Introduction
(12) Reading/Media Literacy. Students use comprehension skills to analyze how words, images, graphics, and sounds work together in various forms to impact meaning. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater depth in increasingly more complex texts. Students are expected to:
(A) compare and contrast how events are presented and information is communicated by visual images (e.g., graphic art, illustrations, news photographs) versus non-visual texts;
(B) analyze how messages in media are conveyed through visual and sound techniques (e.g., editing, reaction shots, sequencing, background music);
(C) compare and contrast coverage of the same event in various media (e.g., newspapers, television, documentaries, blogs, Internet); and
(D) evaluate changes in formality and tone within the same medium for specific audiences and purposes.
Task
Students will take a picture and built a story from the picture they have taken. This will take about two weeks to process.
Process
- Student will choose a picture
- Students will write and outline
- Students will have a rough draft
- Students will have a Writers Workshop.
- Students will work on paper.
- Turn in Final Draft
- Students will present a small section of their story.
Evaluation
| Category | Unacceptable (1) | Acceptable (2) | Target (3) | Final Thoughts |
| Creativity | Used a picture from the internet. | Simple picture from home. | Used a picture from the city. | |
| Story Plot | Not a complete story. | Semi complete story. | Full complete story. | |
| Presentation | Was rushes and not informed. | Did not use time wisely. | Managed time well. | |
| Outline | None present | Semi complete | Complete |
Conclusion
Student are using digital modes to constuct a short story about their pictures. This allows students to use pictures to stimulate another form of the writting process. I did not want them to pick a picture form the internet beacuse I wanted them to explore their surroundings. This makes them aware of backgrounds they might have over shadow. I also dont want them to take a picture from their house. I want them to get out from their home and explore a new ideas.