Saturday, June 12, 2010

Student Created Video, Project 2

This is the type of video I might have students do in class. The purpose would be to show how writing applies to more than just pen and paper. it applies to the Utah State Core:

Objective 3
(Revision and Editing): Revise and edit to strengthen ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency and conventions.

Evaluate and revise for:
Sufficiently developed key ideas and specific details that directly support and advance the thesis statement.
Control of organizational elements in multiple paragraph texts (e.g., thesis, details, leads, conclusions, and transitions).
Correct use of active and passive voice.
Consistent, appropriate voice.
Words intentionally and skillfully used.
Rhythm created through sentence construction (i.e., parallel sentence structure).

The assignment might be presented as thus:

For your assignment, you will create a book trailer. The purpose of this assignment will be to create an interesting video that will get your audience interested in reading the book. You will be expected to do the same things as you would in a typical writing assignment, inquiry, revision, editing, and drafting. Your finished product should look something like this:




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