Students who have generously shared their technology for the movie trailer projects are asked to download Real Player on to their laptops. A link to the Real Player website.
I am still learning how to keep videos for iPad users for iMovie. If you know of a way, an app, program, website etc, please let me know.
*** update a student shared the website www.keepvid.com as a way to convert Youtube clips for iMovie.
next update for Mac Users - Real Player SP for Mac OS X for free Mac users, can you please let me know if this link works. It should allow you to download videos from YouTube.
**** another update. Check out this website to learn about how to convert Youtube videos for iPads
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Sunday, 6 January 2013
Short Stories for Movie Trailers
To help ensure you are making meaningful connections, I have selected the following short stories for the movie trailers project. You will be put into groups based on availability of technology and story preferences.
Here is a list of stories that are available. You are required to choose from this list. I have included some of my selections from the presentations. You are welcome to choose one of those stories, as long as it was not what you presented on.
Comedy
The Star - very selfish actor who is faced the actual end of the world
Hermann the Irascible - the King of England makes a law that women MUST vote, and what women do to stop this.
Uncomfortable Bed - friends who play practical jokes and the results
Mystery
The Cobweb - a family inherits an old farm, with a crazy old woman.
A Diagnosis of Death - a man learns he can predict his own death
The Boarded Window - a man dealing with the death of his wife
Fairy Tales
The Frog Prince - a young princess who befriends a frog
Rumpelstiltskin - a young princess who can spin gold and the curse that comes from that
Sci-Fi
A Most Ambitious Experiment - scientist learns how to time travel and hopes to make money by learning from the future.
Drama
The Lottery - a game everyone wants to play, but no one wants to win
The Most Dangerous Game - when man becomes the hunted.
Lamb to the Slaughter - how a wife gets away with murder
Children's Story
The Hockey Sweater - young boy's drama of wearing the wrong hockey sweater
The Paper Bag Princess - classic Robert Munch!
Here is a list of stories that are available. You are required to choose from this list. I have included some of my selections from the presentations. You are welcome to choose one of those stories, as long as it was not what you presented on.
Comedy
The Star - very selfish actor who is faced the actual end of the world
Hermann the Irascible - the King of England makes a law that women MUST vote, and what women do to stop this.
Uncomfortable Bed - friends who play practical jokes and the results
Mystery
The Cobweb - a family inherits an old farm, with a crazy old woman.
A Diagnosis of Death - a man learns he can predict his own death
The Boarded Window - a man dealing with the death of his wife
Fairy Tales
The Frog Prince - a young princess who befriends a frog
Rumpelstiltskin - a young princess who can spin gold and the curse that comes from that
Sci-Fi
A Most Ambitious Experiment - scientist learns how to time travel and hopes to make money by learning from the future.
Drama
The Lottery - a game everyone wants to play, but no one wants to win
The Most Dangerous Game - when man becomes the hunted.
Lamb to the Slaughter - how a wife gets away with murder
Children's Story
The Hockey Sweater - young boy's drama of wearing the wrong hockey sweater
The Paper Bag Princess - classic Robert Munch!
Friday, 4 January 2013
Making Movies!
If you missed your last class before the holiday break, you missed hearing about our movie trailer work that will will be focusing on to finish up our Short Story unit.
In groups, you will read a short story that I've selected (this helps to ensure that the connections you are making are meaningful and relevent) and create a movie trailer for it.
We will be going over the elements of a trailers and creating success criteria together (and then merged for all 8 classes) during the first week of class, and then off to the library to use the iPads.
We will be using the iPads to search for movie clips and graphics as well as creating your own videos and graphics. The mobile computer lab is booked solid, so we don't have access to it.
Students who are comfortable bringing in their iPads or laptops to schools with iMovie or Movie Maker on it to actually create the trailers. The iPads at our school do not have iMovie on them currently (it is on our school wish list). Our success with this project will be dependent on availablity of student technology. In class, approximately 4-5 students confirmed that they could bring in their own technology.
iMovie is available for download for $4.99
Windows Movie Marker is available for free
In groups, you will read a short story that I've selected (this helps to ensure that the connections you are making are meaningful and relevent) and create a movie trailer for it.
We will be going over the elements of a trailers and creating success criteria together (and then merged for all 8 classes) during the first week of class, and then off to the library to use the iPads.
We will be using the iPads to search for movie clips and graphics as well as creating your own videos and graphics. The mobile computer lab is booked solid, so we don't have access to it.
Students who are comfortable bringing in their iPads or laptops to schools with iMovie or Movie Maker on it to actually create the trailers. The iPads at our school do not have iMovie on them currently (it is on our school wish list). Our success with this project will be dependent on availablity of student technology. In class, approximately 4-5 students confirmed that they could bring in their own technology.
iMovie is available for download for $4.99
Windows Movie Marker is available for free
Friday, 21 December 2012
Short Story Due Dates
Wishing everyone a relaxing and enjoyable holiday break. Your short stories will be due at the beginning of class following the break. You need to demonstrate the following
You will need to hand in the following
Due Dates:
8A - Tuesday, January 8
8B - Tuesday, January 8
8C - Thursday, January 10
8D - Wednesday, January 9
8E - Tuesdasy, January 8
7C- Tuesday, January 8
7D - Tuesday, January 8
7E - Thursday, January 10
- understanding of the elements of a short story (project is heavily weighted in this area)
- point of view
- audience
- descriptive language
- Grade 8 - overall solid story with clear audience and point of view
- Grade 7 - solid rising action and resolution
- taking part in the writing process
- using feedback to improve story
You will need to hand in the following
- graphic organizer/plan
- rough copy
- self edit
- peer edit
- teacher feedback (students who had group conferences will not need to hand this in)
- final copy
- rubric and short story check list sheet
Due Dates:
8A - Tuesday, January 8
8B - Tuesday, January 8
8C - Thursday, January 10
8D - Wednesday, January 9
8E - Tuesdasy, January 8
7C- Tuesday, January 8
7D - Tuesday, January 8
7E - Thursday, January 10
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
Short Story Conferences
Short Stories conferences are taking longer than I had originally hoped! Please ensure that you have your conference sheet ready (see blog below) to ensure we have the must fruitful conversation that we can have in our short time together (and we're not waiting for you to get organzied!)
Reminder that I would appreciate your short story before the holiday break, but it isn't officially due until you return. Once handed in, free choice during Daily 5 fully returns.
You need to hand in
We have lost some time for conferencing to performances, job action, and assemblies. If you want, you can come see me during my extra help time to conference ahead of schedule. Once you and I have conferenced, you are welcome to hand in your work ahead of the due date.
Reminder that I would appreciate your short story before the holiday break, but it isn't officially due until you return. Once handed in, free choice during Daily 5 fully returns.
You need to hand in
- the rubric
- rough draft
- self edit (a different typed copy, or maked with pen).
- peer edit
- final product (typed is perferred)
We have lost some time for conferencing to performances, job action, and assemblies. If you want, you can come see me during my extra help time to conference ahead of schedule. Once you and I have conferenced, you are welcome to hand in your work ahead of the due date.
Thursday, 6 December 2012
Word Work and Short Story Presentations
Short Story -I have been impressed by the majority of the quality short story presenations, and blown away by the few who chose to knock me out of the park by your indepth and insightful presentations!
As you know, I like to scan all rubrics/checklists before returning them. I have a few more catch up presenations to go, so you should be recieving yours back the next time I see you.
Word Work - I enjoyed how I had to look up many of the interesting words that some of you chose! My vocabulary has been expanded.
I appreciated the time and dedication that some of you put in to ensure you followed the posted rubric in the classroom and on the blog and from the many classroom discussion we had about the expectations of the assignment.
Some of you will be disasppointed in your assessment. Many students forgot to reflect on their word choice or only completed part of the actual Word Work assignment, or that five word sentences were quality for Grade 7 and Grade 8. Students will have the opportunity to resubmit if they want.
Currently, I have marked 4 out of 8 classes. (Previous to this, I was marking your graphic organizers!). I hope to return these assignments as soon as possible as well.
Only two weeks to go! We can do this! How did all this time fly by so fast?!?
As you know, I like to scan all rubrics/checklists before returning them. I have a few more catch up presenations to go, so you should be recieving yours back the next time I see you.
Word Work - I enjoyed how I had to look up many of the interesting words that some of you chose! My vocabulary has been expanded.
I appreciated the time and dedication that some of you put in to ensure you followed the posted rubric in the classroom and on the blog and from the many classroom discussion we had about the expectations of the assignment.
Some of you will be disasppointed in your assessment. Many students forgot to reflect on their word choice or only completed part of the actual Word Work assignment, or that five word sentences were quality for Grade 7 and Grade 8. Students will have the opportunity to resubmit if they want.
Currently, I have marked 4 out of 8 classes. (Previous to this, I was marking your graphic organizers!). I hope to return these assignments as soon as possible as well.
Only two weeks to go! We can do this! How did all this time fly by so fast?!?
Short Story Conference
I hope you are all feeling a bit more relieved about putting down the novel study, as I know I am!
Please ensure that you have your copy of your short story ALWAYS at school. You are welcome to work on it at home,. When you save your on the ugcloud so you always have access to it no matter where you are!
We are starting our short story conferences in the coming days. You have signed up for a day in class this week. Please come prepared with your short story conference sheet completed to make the most of our time together.
A reminder that ALL rough copies are due sometime during the week of December 10. All self/peer edit copies are due the last week before the holiday break.
If you have gone through the entire writing process, including teacher conference, you are welcome to hand your work in before the holiday break.
Your final copy is officially due once we return in January, but come on, if you're done, why wouldn't you hand it in??? You can return to Daily 5 free choice for the remainder of our time together in 2012.
Please ensure that you have your copy of your short story ALWAYS at school. You are welcome to work on it at home,. When you save your on the ugcloud so you always have access to it no matter where you are!
We are starting our short story conferences in the coming days. You have signed up for a day in class this week. Please come prepared with your short story conference sheet completed to make the most of our time together.
A reminder that ALL rough copies are due sometime during the week of December 10. All self/peer edit copies are due the last week before the holiday break.
If you have gone through the entire writing process, including teacher conference, you are welcome to hand your work in before the holiday break.
Your final copy is officially due once we return in January, but come on, if you're done, why wouldn't you hand it in??? You can return to Daily 5 free choice for the remainder of our time together in 2012.
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