This document provides instructions and questions for a student to plan a multimedia presentation on a historical topic. The student is asked to brainstorm how three historical lenses could be applied to their topic and how one lens would affect their research approach. They are also prompted to consider how historians are influenced by biases and their times, how history relates to modern issues, and their opinion on whether history repeats itself based on what they learned in the course. The outline section guides the student to create a 10-12 slide presentation addressing these elements, including slide titles, text, and ideas for visuals and audio to engage their audience.

1. HIS 100 Multimedia Presentation Planning Worksheet
Part 1: Brainstorming
Instructions: Brainstorm your thoughts on each question in
preparation for creating an outline of your multimedia
presentation, including specific examples as appropriate.
State three historical lenses that could be applied to your topic
and explain how each lens can be applied.
Describe how one of the lenses you just identified might change
how you approach researching your topic, thus affecting the
historical narrative.
Discuss the conclusions you can draw from thinking about how
history is told. Consider how historians are persuaded by their
own biases, motivations, and influences of their time.
Describe how your research of a historical topic can help you
understand contemporary issues in our lives, and try to list at
least two related contemporary issues
After taking this course, what is your opinion about the
statement “history repeats itself”? Do you think this is accurate?
What information from the course guides you to this
conclusion?
Discuss your obligation as a citizen of your society to
understand the history behind issues that impact you every day.
(Note that this does not specifically have to relate to your
topic).
Part 2: Outline

2. Instructions: Create a plan for your presentation. You will need
to create 10 to 12 slides that respond to the critical elements in
the Project 3 Rubric. (If you are using Microsoft Word, your
multimedia presentation should be 4 to 5 pages long.) The slide
title suggestions are provided to help you develop your
presentation. The field for slide text is a place for you to
develop your ideas for your presentation’s content, drawing
from Part 1. The field for slide visuals and audio ideas is a
place to develop ideas for visuals and audio el ements that can
enhance your presentation and engage your audience. As you
develop your ideas, you are encouraged to provide details as to
how you will use these elements to engage your audience.
Slide Title
Slide Text
Slide Visuals and Audio Ideas
Historical Lenses and History’s Value
My Topic
Three Historical Lenses
Lens 1
Lens 2
Lens 3
Historical Narrative

3. Conclusions
Our Lives
Does History Repeat Itself? (My Opinion)
Does History Repeat Itself? (Evidence From the Course)
Are Citizens Obligated to Know History?