Tag: 22-A9

Student Group: 1st-2nd grade English

Activity: Practice using illustrations and context clues to figure out the meaning of new words/ideas.

Instructions:

1. Teacher will play this video to the whole class

2. Teacher will pause when the video says, or when any word/phrase that student’s do not recognize is read

3. When video is paused, the teacher will explain how students can figure out the meaning based on the pictures and context clues, or ask students to demonstrate understanding

4. May use glossary at the end of the video to double check and go over definitions

Ex. Figuring out that the word “pipipi” is a type of a snail based on the picture, and that the sentence also said “tiny snails” in it.

Context: Students will be creating their own video through Adobe Creative Cloud Express Video Maker dedicated to the hero’s journey.

Grade Level: 4th/5th Grade

Subject: English Language Arts

Instructions:

1. Students will be assigned to draft a hero’s journey and then create the final product in Adobe Creative Cloud Express Video Maker.
2. When first opening the video maker, students will be asked to follow the directions of choosing the hero’s journey as the format for video making.
3. From there students can input there: the setup, the call to adventure, the challenge (or rising action), the climax, and finally, the resolution.
4. After creating their posts, students will then have time to share the creations with one another in small groups to show what their process was like and how their story fits that of the hero’s journey.

Photo by Arkinasi from NounProject.com