https://padlet.com/slinneman/rzg5nnogcu75 en-us 2017-08-05 00:56:04 UTC 2017-08-05 01:13:24 UTC hello@padlet.com slinneman https://padlet.com/slinneman/rzg5nnogcu75/wish/180156170 -At the end of the year Mrs. Jodi met with 8th grade ELA teachers to suggest a screenplay writing unit.
- Teachers felt it was important to teach, and the most effective way would be to actually produce a film for the screenplay.
- A lot of work would have to go into it, so it would have to wait until next year. ]]> 2017-08-05 00:58:27 UTC https://padlet.com/slinneman/rzg5nnogcu75/wish/180156170 slinneman https://padlet.com/slinneman/rzg5nnogcu75/wish/180156205 - Teachers still had concerns about unit, but said they'd teach it.
    1. Decided to hold a film festival for audience viewing.
    2. It will take 7 weeks for the unit.
    3. Determined sequence for instruction, helpful websites, rubrics, assessments, got cameras, planned film festival.
- Had to teach themselves the process of film-making.
- Decided to divide students into collaborative teams with different jobs.
- Created a Film Festival Wiki with downloadable handouts and rubrics, as well as resources.
- Split teams up and watched video examples for ideas.

STAGES OF PROJECT
1. Movie proposal
2. Storyboard/Screenplay script
3. Filming
4. Editing/Final Production
5. Film Festival]]> 2017-08-05 01:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/slinneman/rzg5nnogcu75/wish/180156205 slinneman https://padlet.com/slinneman/rzg5nnogcu75/wish/180156273 **Lots of positive feedback.
**Something that will be looked forward to.

- Good- 
 1. Diving responsibility between two teachers. 
 2. Having a director in each group.
 3. Wikis were helpful in leaving messages for group members.

-Next Year's Focus- 
 1. Improve ability to create life-like dialogue
 2. Analyze more deeply how scenes express mood.
3. Add an assistant director to each group.]]> 2017-08-05 01:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/slinneman/rzg5nnogcu75/wish/180156273 slinneman https://padlet.com/slinneman/rzg5nnogcu75/wish/180156305 Students can make up their own tests using information they have gathered over the course of the unit. Making a test that they can take will put the information through their brains another time as they put the information down into a test. The repetition will help them remember. They could also take the tests they created and trade with a partner for extra practice. This will help prepare for assessments. ]]> 2017-08-05 01:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/slinneman/rzg5nnogcu75/wish/180156305