The final phase of the project is to use the writing and the art in their journals to create movies. These are being done on the iPads, using voice over, green screen, and stop action animation. These parts will eventually come together into individual iMovies. All of the students will eventually film at least one scene, and many have already gone beyond that requirement. To further expand the project, Ms. Schlageter and Ms. Lewis have started an After School Movie Making Club. We will definitely share these exciting projects when they are completed.
The third and fourth graders worked on an exciting integrated project around the book, The Fantastic Flying Books of Morris Lessmore by William Joyce. The students listened to, and discussed the book, both in the classroom and library, and watched an Academy Award Winning Film connected to the book. Morris Lessmore is writing a book about his life, “... his joys and sorrows, of all that he knew and everything that he hoped for.” Students also wrote about their lives, focusing on one specific time, a series of events or their hopes and dreams. The emphasis was on writing with more passion, adding detailed descriptions, dialogue or other techniques to make their writing more powerful. They used their writing as a springboard for an art journal, continuing and expanding their ideas. As part of this project, Elissa Campbell worked with the students during some extended art times to help them create their journals.
The final phase of the project is to use the writing and the art in their journals to create movies. These are being done on the iPads, using voice over, green screen, and stop action animation. These parts will eventually come together into individual iMovies. All of the students will eventually film at least one scene, and many have already gone beyond that requirement. To further expand the project, Ms. Schlageter and Ms. Lewis have started an After School Movie Making Club. We will definitely share these exciting projects when they are completed. Comments are closed.
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