Lesson Plans Video Production Curriculum Grades K-12

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400 East Lake Mary Boulevard Sanford, FL 32773

Lesson Plans Video Production Curriculum

Grades K-12

Dr. Paul J. Hagerty, Superintendent

Dr. Marion G. Dailey Executive Director of Instructional Support Services

Dee Schumacher, Director Department of Curriculum Services

Bettie Hogle, Director Applied Technology

Gary H. Becker, Manager Media Production

Information Services Department

Lesson Plans For

Elementary Schools (K-5)

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Lesson Plans TV Production Curriculum

Activity Name:

Acrostic Poetry using Keys to Character

Activity Number: 1.1.3C

Grade Level: K-5

Items/Equipment Needed:

SCPS Keys to Character Website (scps.k12.fl.us/curriculum/character_ed/home.htm),

ScholasticNetwork (),

camcorder, videotape, cordless lavaliere microphone

Activity Description:

1. Visit the Scholastic Network with your students and discuss "acrostic poetry" and how it is made. 2. Now go to the SCPS Keys to Character web site. Students will select a one-word character trait to use when writing their acrostic poem. Poems could be written on paper which is in the shape of a large key. 3. Videotape students as they read their poems independently. Students should be focusing on appropriate body posture in front of the camera.

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Lesson Plans TV Production Curriculum

Activity Name: Men & Women in Television

Activity Number: 3.1.2A

Grade Level: 3-5

Items/Equipment Needed: Videotape of credits from old TV shows, Videotape of credits from students' favorite TV shows (current-day), TV, VCR, blank chart

Activity Description: 1. Give students a chart with the following television career categories written down the side: producer, assistant producer, executive producer, director, assistant director, writer, makeup, hair . At the top of the chart, students should have two columns entitled males the other... females . 2. Divide your class into groups, assigning each group one of the above categories. Play the Students' Favorites program credits. While the tape is playing, students are to record the number of males and females in their assigned category. Repeat the process for the Older TV Shows . 3. Students will compare the Older TV Shows and Students' Favorites charts. Discuss whether employment opportunities in this field have increased, decreased, or stayed the same throughout the years.

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Lesson Plans TV Production Curriculum

Activity Name: Storytelling Workshop

Activity Number: 1.1.1A

Grade Level: K-5

Items/Equipment Needed: Scholastic Network (), Camcorder, cordless lavaliere microphone

Activity Description: 1. Visit the Internet site, Scholastic Network's Storytelling Workshop, with your students. Click on Meet the Storyteller. Discuss the difference between storytelling and reading a story outloud. Using a Ven diagram, have a discussion as to what a live theater performance is like and how it compares with reading a book. Chart its similarities and differences. 2. While at this website, click on the "Listen and Watch" button and view the story provided. The students should observe the storytellers face, voice and body expressions. These observations will help the students become aware of elements needed in order to tell a story. 3. Students can work in groups to select a story to retell, write the script, and practice acting the parts out. 4. Videotape the presentations.

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Lesson Plans TV Production Curriculum

Activity Name: Weather Forecasting

Activity Number: 1.3.1.A

Grade Level: K-5

Items/Equipment Needed: videotape of the local weather report, newspaper clippings of the weather report, The Weather Channel website (), camcorder, lavaliere microphones, video cassette tape

Activity Description: 1. Go to the website, The Weather Channel, to view the daily 5-day for their city. Type in your zipcode or city to see your city's weather report. 2. The students will watch a local weather report that the teacher has videotaped prior to class. Focus on the technique used by the meteorologist as he/she conveys the weather for the day. Pay special attention to the props, maps and symbols that are used to present the report. 3. Bring in copies of the local newspaper. Students will find the weather section and view the format of the report, focusing on maps, symbols, pictures, and any additional visuals that were used. 4. Conduct a class discussion on the techniques of the weather forecaster. Discuss the props, symbols, maps and pictures that were used in the presentation. 5. Conduct a class discussion on the weather report that was represented in the newspaper focusing on the symbols and pictures that were used. 6. Each student will prepare a 1-2 minute weather report to present to the class. The student will use appropriate props, symbols, maps, and pictures to present the weather. 7. Videotape each presentation or ask your school's TV Studio director if your students could be responsible for presenting daily weather reports on the morning announcements.

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Lesson Plans TV Production Curriculum

Activity Name: Writing a Biographical Sketch

Activity Number: 3.1.1A

Grade Level: 3-5

Items/Equipment Needed: Biography Writing Website: (), camcorder, microphone, library resources

Activity Description: 1. Have each student select a favorite TV actor or actress. 2. Students should try to find information about their special person. Books, newspaper/magazine articles, or the Internet are a few suggested resources. 3. After taking notes, students should cross-reference their facts in approximately 3 different sources. If sources contradict each other, students should state that along with the sources. 4. When writing the report, students should represent their actor/actress in a truthful and honest manner, being as accurate as possible. 5. Students will read the report while being videotaped.

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Lesson Plans For

Middle Schools

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