How to give constructive feedback.
Whats on the inside vs. outside of a character?
Welcome to our lesson on character development.
Overview of film grammar.
Introduction to pitching and feedback.
Welcome to storytelling!
Welcome to structure!
Welcome to Visual Language.
This video, adapted from material provided by the ECHO partners, provides a portrait of IŰ__óíupiaq whaling as a community activity, as told through the story of one hunt.
In this lesson students perform a line dance to reinforce story telling through movement.
Overview of minor vs. major beats.
The goal of this activity is for students to learn how to tell a story in order to make a complex topic (such as global warming or ozone holes) easier for a reader to grasp. Students realize that the narrative impulse underlies even scientific and technical writing and gain a better understanding of the role of myth as a "science" of imagination that helps us to gain insight into human motivation.
The use of motion in visual storytelling.
Obstacles stand in the way of our wants and needs.
This video, adapted from material provided by the ECHO partners, illustrates how Native people preserve history and tradition through art, music, and dance.
An overview of the Pixar in a Box series.
Introduction to pitching.
Week 16, Day 1
Tornado--fiction-- by Betsy Byars, illustrated by Doron Ben-Ami
In this book, the word tornado has two meanings. It is a powerful storm, of course, but it is also the name of a special dog.
Develop or Activate Background Knowledge:
Model a Comprehension Strategy and Ask Questions During Reading
Engage Students in Discussion
Update Text Structure Anchor Chart
Teach Meaning Vocabulary
Teach Sentence Composing
Assign or Model Written Response
Review and Share Written Responses
*Planning Notes
There are many opportunities in this book to make science tie-ins with weather and storms. Many activities are possible for your science time, such as making a tornado in a bottle.
Video clips of tornados are also helpful, through YouTube or educational sites, like www.noaa.gov.
These short activities introduce students to research and storytelling practices to interview a family member and hero from their community.
The use of shape in visual storytelling.