MS+127X

Librarian: Deven Black, DBlack@schools.nyc.gov Grade Levels: 6, 7, 81. **__Purchases made with Library REACH Funds: __**Library REACH Funds were used to purchase equipment for use by students in making a variety of types of videos including book trailers, enactments and reenactments, interviews, news reports and others. The equipment includes video cameras that handle sound input from microphones, microphones and booms, lighting and light stands, a light diffusing umbrella, a green screen for placing subjects on different backgrounds, and two Apple MacBook Pros to be used for editing and storing the videos produced.2. **__Content Area Addressed __****: ** Various 3. **__Worked with teachers__:**  The plan was to introduce the equipment with two sixth grade classes and have them make trailers for favorite books. I coordinated the process with their common branch teachers. - Resources Used: book trailers exemplars from [] -, organizer (attached)Grade Levels: 6th- Lesson Goal: Students will be able to write and edit a persuasive book trailer script.- 1 page summary of lesson plan is attached.- How do you know the goal was achieved? **__Lesson Plan: Book Trailers __** GOAL: Students will be able to write and produce a persuasive book trailer.AASL STANDARDS: **#1.6 **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Read, view and listen for information presented in any format in order to make inferences and gather meaning. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">#2.1.2 **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Organize knowledge so that it is useful. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">#2.1.6 **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;"> Use the writing process, media, visual literacy and technology skills to create products that express new understandings. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">#3.1.3 **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;"> Use writing and speaking skills to communicate understandings effectively. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">#3.1.4 **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;"> Use technology and other information tools to organize and display knowledge and understanding in ways that others can view, use and assess. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">#4.1.3 **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Respond to literature and creative expressions of ideas in various formats and genres. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">#4.3.1 **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Participate in the exchange of ideas, both electronically and in person.Introduction: ASK students how they find out about movies they want to see. Someone will answer ‘trailers.’ TELL them books have trailers, too.Show one booktrailer example (available at __<span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">[] __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;"> and <span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">[] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;"> )ASK students what they noticed about the format of the trailer. Record the answers: (short cuts/long scenes, music/no music, announcer/no announcer, atmospherics. etc.) TELL the students that they are going to make trailers for books they recommend. HAND out the book trailer script scaffold. MODEL filling it in, underlining or highlighting key words or phrases, EXPLAIN that these words and phrases are things you want to use in your script.ACTIVITY: Students fill in book information scaffold.SHOW one of more additional trailer examples and ask students to note which types of information off their scaffold sheet is used in the trailer shown.TASK: Students will use the information on the scaffold sheet as the bases for writing a script for a book trailer.FOLLOW UP: Students will edit their script, students will select visuals, create a storyboard, select music and produce a book trailer. Students can use Animoto or a similar service to record the trailer.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">MS 127X: Book Trailers __**
 * 1) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">4. **__<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Title of Project __****<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Book Trailers - Sixth Grade5. **__<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Description of Lesson __****<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Video can be used in all subject areas as a way for students to teach, to demonstrate learning, and to enhance engagement. Every aspect of making videos involves students using executive management and critical thinking skills to set priorities, create and edit scripts, create storyboards, plan production – what equipment should be used in what ways, manage facilities, edit video and sound, and decide when the product is finished.
 * 1) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">6. **__<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Tips on implementing at another school __****<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Brainstorm all the tasks involved in making a video before you start. If students know the variety of things that have to be done they will see that everyone will have a role to play even if not directly involved in the videoing.
 * 1) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">7. **__<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Lessons learned: __**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;"> Never, ever assume thing will go smoothly. Make sure all pieces are in place before long-term projects are started.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">8. **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Plans for usage of material next year: __**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;"> Students at each grade will make book trailers that will continually run in the library. I am collaborating with 7th grade social studies teachers to have students reenact and record debates involved in writing the Constitution. Eighth graders can create video, possiblyabout the Great Depression.

**__<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">BOOK TRAILER: Book Information Sheet __**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">NAME_____________________________________ CLASS ______________________ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Book title________________________________________________________________ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Author___________________________________________________________________Main Character____________________________________________________________ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Other important characters _________________________________________________ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">________________________________________________________________________ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Setting___________________________________________________________________ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Plot summary ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Other important information:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Image ideas: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________