The purpose of the Documentary Unit was to discover an untold story in our community and tell it from different perspectives. I learned how to do this effectively through all of my classes here at Freestyle.

In English, our final product was our paper. However, before we could even begin writing, we had to do research. Not only did we use online sources for research, we also interviewed people related to our topics to learn more about it. I learned how to conduct interviews and how to tailor questions for the people that I was to interview. In Design, our final product was our book. Inserting the text from our papers and the photographs we took, we designed our books. They turned out looking just like a published book: polished and professional. In Web Audio, our final product was this website. My website is a collection of all the work I did in all of my classes and more. In addition to digital versions of my paper and my book, I have also created a slideshow and included a transcript to go along.

I learned a lot during this unit. By learning how to combine factual with entertainment value, I was able to write a better research paper. I was also able to improve the quality of the work I produced by learning how to use new programs and how to apply new techniques.