Summary:
In preparation for the making of a film, students will create a storyboard that conveys a typical day in the Year 3 classroom. The lesson was authentic in its real world context, as the video was intended to be displayed on the school website.
Australian Curriculum Links:
Media Arts – Year 3/4:
- Creating a sequence of images, sounds and text or a combination of these to clearly establish the beginning middle and end of a story or event. (4.1.1)
Lesson:
Introduction:
- Inform students a video promoting Year 3 has to go on the school website.
- Brainstorm the important conventions to include in a film (text, sound, images)
- Scribe the answers on the butchers paper, display so all students can see.
- Recap how to fill in a storyboard.
Body:
- Put students in groups. Assign which groups will be filming the beginning/middle/end of the school day. Each section is only to be 1 minute long.
- Students brainstorm what aspects of the Year 3 classroom they want to showcase.
- Students complete storyboard in their groups (See Resources).
- Groups complete the media checklist and attach to their storyboard template (See Resources).
Conclusion:
- Students share their storyboards in sequential order to the class
Assessment:
- Informal assessment for learning: Check storyboards as students are working on them the ensure students are using sound, text and images on storyboards.
Resources:
- Our Classon Camera StoryBoard (A4) (Doc)
- Our Classon Camera Media Checklist (A4)
- Large sheet of butchers paper for writing of media conventions
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