A Family History Tale
Grades: 6th-8th
The idea for my lesson plan came from the PBS website: http://www.pbs.org/pov/blog/povdocs/2015/11/media-literacy-and-documentaries/ .
The purpose of creating this family documentary style video is to allow students a wider range of creativity versus a standard family tree written report. The documentary will give students time to spend interviewing family and capture genuine reactions to the history of their own family members. Students will be given time on computers to edit film they take via various devices of their choice. They can use traditional video camera, tablets, iPhone/smartphone or a combination. Software will allow them "jazz" up their documentary with various post production items like credits and music.
Items needed:
Any one or combination: smartphone, table or video camera
Desktop/Laptop with video editing software
Outline and "script" of their documentary
The following resources have great tips and advice on creating a lesson plan involving a documentary style video:
http://www.pbs.org/pov/behindthelens/lesson-plan-4/
http://www.pbs.org/pov/behindthelens/lesson-plan-1/
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