poetry videos student-created poetry videos in the ap classroom
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Poetry VideosPoetry Videos
Student-Created Poetry Videos in the AP Classroom
Student-Created Poetry Videos in the AP Classroom
OverviewOverviewGoals Procedures/adviceControlling timeAssessingMistakes
Goals Procedures/adviceControlling timeAssessingMistakes
Goals for studentsGoals for studentsLiterary analysisSensitivity to all aspects of poem--
imagery, sounds, structure, pace, repetition
Universal themes
Literary analysisSensitivity to all aspects of poem--
imagery, sounds, structure, pace, repetition
Universal themes
Goals for teacherGoals for teacherAlternate assessment of students’
understandingKnow students betterRecommendation lettersEncourage leadership, teamwork,
problem solving, divergent thinking
Alternate assessment of students’ understanding
Know students betterRecommendation lettersEncourage leadership, teamwork,
problem solving, divergent thinking
Rationale for goals Rationale for goals Choice/effect principleLong-term memory of learning goalsSignificant project--worth the energyIt’s permanent--so make it good
Choice/effect principleLong-term memory of learning goalsSignificant project--worth the energyIt’s permanent--so make it good
Additional benefits Additional benefits Pride, fameVPC club/film festivalLasting memory beyond high schoolShow to other classes Comparative interpretations
Pride, fameVPC club/film festivalLasting memory beyond high schoolShow to other classes Comparative interpretations
Why this project and not another?Why this project and not another?
ControlQualityInherent essence to conveyMuch to unpackTradition to build and improve upon
ControlQualityInherent essence to conveyMuch to unpackTradition to build and improve upon
Others I’ve tried with moderate success:Others I’ve tried with moderate success:
Scenes from a play or novelExpositionFarewell speechesLines from a playUpdated literature
Scenes from a play or novelExpositionFarewell speechesLines from a playUpdated literature
Pre-filmingPre-filmingGive assignment parameters in generalView old poetry videosGo over rubricPresent great titles; limit selectionMake choiceParaphrase poemWrite analysisStoryboard or outlinePractice read through
Give assignment parameters in generalView old poetry videosGo over rubricPresent great titles; limit selectionMake choiceParaphrase poemWrite analysisStoryboard or outlinePractice read through
Gathering footageGathering footageVintage VHS files convertedImporting files from their own camerasDeadline for out of school importsClass time--sharing cameras, sharing
actors--limit, after that study hall timeCollect stills as well; Photoshop effectsScan photos
Vintage VHS files convertedImporting files from their own camerasDeadline for out of school importsClass time--sharing cameras, sharing
actors--limit, after that study hall timeCollect stills as well; Photoshop effectsScan photos
EditEditStudents talk it through as they editClip, rearrangeRe-shoot, gather more footage;
conference with peersMonitor sound track--unity with cuts in
and outAdd special effects and transitions
Students talk it through as they editClip, rearrangeRe-shoot, gather more footage;
conference with peersMonitor sound track--unity with cuts in
and outAdd special effects and transitions
MariahMariahEmily Dickinson’s “I felt a funeral in
my brain”
Emily Dickinson’s “I felt a funeral in my brain”
Sound trackSound trackFind a quiet spaceWatch screen and videotape, not
minding what is in the pictureImport, split audio track, delete videoLine up
Find a quiet spaceWatch screen and videotape, not
minding what is in the pictureImport, split audio track, delete videoLine up
DVDDVDGather a few stills or short quick timesMake chaptersPlace imagesDone!
Gather a few stills or short quick timesMake chaptersPlace imagesDone!
Directors’ cutsDirectors’ cutsStudens plan or write commentary after
viewingStudents go in room alone with camera
on tripod; view film (muted or not) as they speak
PIP
Studens plan or write commentary after viewing
Students go in room alone with camera on tripod; view film (muted or not) as they speak
PIP
Kacy’s Director’s CutKacy’s Director’s CutA. E. Housman’s “Oh Who Is That
Young Sinner?”
A. E. Housman’s “Oh Who Is That Young Sinner?”
Controlling timeControlling timeBe mercilessPoint out what is out of your control--
computer time, camera accessPost datesBig sign upsLearn from others’ mistakesFake deadlines
Be mercilessPoint out what is out of your control--
computer time, camera accessPost datesBig sign upsLearn from others’ mistakesFake deadlines
Controlling timeControlling time
MoneyAdvice on limiting scope, being
realistic, limiting amount of footageUsing study hall time; before and after
school timeAnnouncing project a month or two
before it’s even officially started
MoneyAdvice on limiting scope, being
realistic, limiting amount of footageUsing study hall time; before and after
school timeAnnouncing project a month or two
before it’s even officially started
DanielleDanielleEmily Dickinson’s “Apparently with No
Surprise”
Emily Dickinson’s “Apparently with No Surprise”
AssessingAssessingGround rulesRubricChoice/effect chartsDirectors’ cutsAcademy Awards
Ground rulesRubricChoice/effect chartsDirectors’ cutsAcademy Awards
Mistakes We’ve MadeMistakes We’ve MadeOrganizationSaving, deletingBudgeting timeMisunderstanding the poemToo literal, too figurative
OrganizationSaving, deletingBudgeting timeMisunderstanding the poemToo literal, too figurative