Lesson Plan By: Jocelyn Werner

OVERVIEW: Music lyrics as a form of poetry

Step 1 of Project:

1. Find a contemporary song that you like that also has figurative/poetic language devices in it.

2. Print out the song lyrics to your song and bring it to class.

Step 2: Homework: Part 1

1. Go through the song stanza by stanza and write in what figurative/poetic language devices are being used in the song. Write notes in the margins or on a separate sheet of paper and bring back to class tomorrow.

Step 2: Homework: Part 2Bring in a copy of the music selection you want to use for your poetry project on a flash drive. It must be in MP3 format.

Step 3:

1. Open Moviemaker and begin putting your project together step by step.

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The 4 panes of WMM

Using the task pane3 Tasks:

1.Capture/Import

2.Edit

3.Finish

The Timeline/Storyboard5 Tracks

VideoTransitionAudioAudio/musicTitle

When we edit our movie, different parts will go in these tracks

Import Media into Moviemaker

Capture video clips or pics from digital camera, or import from files saved on your computer.

Click on import video/pics

Move video/pics to the timeline

Each item will appear in the collections pane

Drag each item to the story board and drop them in the order you wish them to appear.

Picture timeYou can also change the length of time that the

picture is shown in the movieBy default each picture will be shown for 5

secondsIf you want to change that amount of time drag

the “end trim handle” (shown below). Notice when you click and drag the amount of time will show in the window.

If you are using video you can crop the length of the video using the same process.

Preview your movieYou can preview the video at

any time by simply clicking the play button at the bottom of the preview screen (or at the top left of the storyboard)

The preview will start where the timeline marker is set… you can drag the marker anywhere you choose by grabbing it at the top

You can also click on the full screen button to see it big

Note: when you preview a movie it may be choppy.

Timeline marker

Full screen

Video EffectsYou can employ

different effects that will jazz up the video.

In the task pane, under step 2, click on “view video effects”

The collection of effects will appear in the collections area

Drag the effects downOnce you have

found the effect that is perfect… click and drag it down to the clip in the storyboard

You can use multiple effects on an item

Video Effects Part 2You will notice on the

picture that a star will appear to represent an effect is on the picture

You will notice that there are 2 overlapping stars on a picture with 2 effects

You can preview the effect on your pictures/video

Full screen

TransitionsYou can employ different

transitions to jazz up the video

In the task pane, under step 2, click on “view video transitions”

The collection of transitions will appear in the collections area

Drag the transitions downOnce you have found

the transition that is perfect… click and drag it between the clips in the storyboard.

A blue line will appear to show where the trans will go

Transitions Part 2You will notice that the 2 clips will slightly overlap,

and in the track beneath the clips, the name of the transition will appear.

Unlike effects, only one transition can be used at a time

You can also speed up or slow down a transition by clicking on the picture and sliding it forward or back to increase or decrease the transition’s speed

Titles / CreditsAgain, in the task

pane, under step 2 click on “Make titles…”

This will appear and you can choose where you want to put the title/credits

TitlesType whatever you want in the text boxBelow, you can change the animation or the font and

colorOnce complete, click on Done.

AudioAdd music (mp3)

to your movie

In the task pane, click on “import audio…”

Choose the file(s) you want to use and click “import” (you must first save your music to a file folder using your flash drive)

Drag audio down…In the

collections pane, click on the audio file and drag it into the Audio/Music track.

Adjust the audioTo adjust the volume,

push the Control key and U

Or you can right-click on the track and get this menu which shows volume, fade in and out.

For video clips, you can mute the recorded sound in the same way

Trim the audioBe sure to make the music the same length as the video. Click on the end of the track and drag it left or right to

trim the length.You can add more audio tracks before or after this track

Finish the movieFirst go to File-Save

to save your project as a Movie Maker File.

This will enable you to go back and make changes, if necessary.

Go to Step 3: Finish Movie. In the Save Movie Wizard box, enter and name and choose where to save.

Saving OptionsWhen you save,

you have many options based on the quality that you want

Leave it as “recommended”

SavingThe amount of

time that it takes to save depends upon how long it is and the quality options you chose.

The next screen will tell you it is finished and will ask if you want to see your work.

Watching the videoThe video is now set

to play back in Window media player

If you go to the folder you saved it in and double click it will open and play for you

Then you can burn the file to cd or flash drive to take with you

Step 8: Present to the classOnce your slideshow is created, you

will need to present it to 2 other of your classmates.

Your classmates will score you based on the requirements for this project.

If you would like to present your project to the whole class, you will need to sign up for a day and time to do so.

Grading

You will be graded on the following components of your project worth a

total of 100 points:1. Complete Moviemaker project with the

following parts: Title page with song title and your

name/date/class etc. Music lyrics playing to your video Images that go along with music lyrics (at least

10) figurative/poetic language devices from song

(at least 8) written out on slides in video

References

Joanne Stecklingjoanne@jsteckling.com

Powerpoint courtesy of Scott Bell, Chaminade College Prep, St. Louis, Mo.