Project Exchange
ACTIVITY: "The Tempest" video project launch
Project: "The Tempest" Video Project
SUMMARY
Goals
To begin to understand the possibilities for creating an original video based on "The Tempest."
Details
Duration: 45 minutes
Assessments: Student discussions
Materials: Projector, internet access
Description
When we had finished reading the play, I showed the students a few short video clips from youtube of other people's videos based on the Tempest. We discussed different approaches for modernizing their video and various video techniques for making interesting videos. Lastly, I passed out the Tempest Video Project description and explained the scope of the project.
ACTIVITY RESOURCES
(e.g. rubrics, examplars, websites, etc.)
"The Tempest" Video Project Description
This is the handout that I gave students to introduce the project. I also stapled it in the back of their group's folde...
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REFLECTIONS & COMMENTS
Author Reflections
Some of the youtube videos were not great. This was ok because we talked about how the students' videos would be better. In the future, I think I would use a few clips from this project as examples.