BATTLE OF THE BOOKS 2014/15Creating your animoto video from the ground up

WARMUP 5 MIN.

What is your favorite part of the book and why?

What lesson do you think could be learned from that part?

SHARE OUT- 4 MIN.

In your group, take turns reading your response to the warmup aloud.

BRAINSTORM-6 MIN.

Take out one piece of paper & writing utensil per group

Assign a group scribe

Create a circle in the middle of your paper with lines sticking out of it (aka a web)

BRAINSTORM EXAMPLE

BRAINSTORM-6 MIN.

In the middle of the circle write the words “main ideas in _____”

You have 6 min. to brainstorm with your group- you may include ideas from your warmup but you need to add at least 2 new ideas to your web

GUIDING QUESTIONS-GROUP DISCUSSION & NOTES=4 MIN. EACH QUESTION

How could this book change the way a reader views the world?

What does this book tell us about society?

So what? Why is this book important?

STORYBOARDING

A storyboard:

Is a visual telling of a story scene by scene

Allows you to keep the events of your story in order for your movie

All movie directors create a storyboard before they make a film

STORYBOARD EXAMPLE

CREATE YOUR STORYBOARD-15 MIN.

Work together in your group to create your storyboard for your Animoto movie!

Remember, you can make changes later! The point is to get down some ideas.