In the lab today we started work on the revisions to our quarter one essays about the Ideals found in the Declaration of Independence. Access this link to see the revision instructions. The revisions are to be complete by October 28th and we will spend only two half periods in the lab to make these revisions. This should be enough time but those who need more will need to find it outside of the class time.
Upon returning to class we started work on Plain English Videos about the American Civil War. We will work in class with this video project which must be complete by 3:30 on Friday the 21st. Here is one example of a Plain English style video (zombies) and here is another (US Presidential elections)
The content will will be about the causes of the American Civil War and the War itself. The sections of the textbook that address this content include chapter 8 section 4 through chapter 10 section 7.
The steps include:
- Quickly read the portion of the text addressing this content
- Discuss the content with your group of three and develop a story line
- Reread the text while writing the narration for the video including details
- Test the recording and uploading video
- Create visuals and rehearse narration
- Record the video in a single take
- If errors exist in recording delete the video and rerecord
- Upload the video and share the link with Mr. Williams (Qik was a recommended resource for easily recording and uploading this type of video - which requires a free account to be created. Students can also opt to use a device belonging to Mr. Williams)
