Video Summary

Video Summary Instructions

Purpose:

• Reinforce learning outcomes for competency in Information Literacy. Students will be able to:

  • Conduct research for specific items in the Jerry Falwell Library.

  • Collect and evaluate the sources found

  • Access and use information legally and ethically, using discipline-specific practices for citation.

  • Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.

• Introduce the process of identifying and locating sources

Summary:

Choose three videos from the “Alexander Street Videos” list to view and analyze.

Each video must be chosen from a different category on the list, and no 2 videos can be from the same category. For example:

You could choose 1 from Ancient Civilizations, 1 from Medieval Europe, and 1 from Eastern Civilizations.

Write an essay, consisting of a properly formatted title page, body and bibliography page. Follow the most up to date Turabian guidelines, using the resources at the Liberty Online Writing Center, and the citation tools on the Alexander Street website, for guidance.

Before submission, review the “Video Summary Example” to ensure that you have followed the required formatting guidelines.

Research:

1. Open the Jerry Falwell Library website. http://www.liberty.edu/library/

2. Open Collections, and click on Electronic Databases. Search Databases by subject – history.

3. Open World History in Video and search for your chosen videos by title. Note that some videos may have similar titles, so also use the series information provided to find the correct video.

4. Take down the bibliographic information for each video before starting it. You can find bibliographic information, and formatting, on the page – look for “cite” or “citation.” Please note that Chicago Manual of Style is the same as Turabian. Your paper will be graded using this format, and it will lose significant points if you do not follow this standard.

5. Take notes on the video as you watch. Avoid long quotations – most of your supporting information should be summarized/paraphrased.

Writing Process:

1. Write two paragraphs for each video. The first, a summary, second, a reflection. Each paragraph should be a minimum of 100 words, and should not exceed 250 words.

1. Summary: include a clear explanation of the purpose of the video (main argument) as well as the main points and key details of the presentation. This will be informative in nature. Write in third person (he, she it, they, them, etc.) Do not include direct quotes in this portion.

1. Reflection: provide your response to the video. Focus on what you learned from watching the video, its strengths/weaknesses, and whether or not you would recommend the video to others and why. Write in first or third person (I, you, me, we, us, etc.). Direct quotes are acceptable in this portion, but only use them if necessary to make your point.

1. Separate each summary/reflection set with a subheading of the title of the video. See “Video Summary Example.”

Submission:

• Before submission, review Grading Rubric to make sure that your paper meets all the formatting and content requirements.

• “Grammar Guidelines” within the Additional Information folder in Course Guides is a good resource for checking your paper for basic grammatical errors.

• Submit your Word document through the assignment link in Blackboard before the deadline.