Poetry VideosPoetry Videos

Student-Created Poetry Videos in the AP Classroom

Student-Created Poetry Videos in the AP Classroom

NicoleNicoleSylvia Plath’s “The Mirror”Sylvia Plath’s “The Mirror”

OverviewOverviewGoals Procedures/adviceControlling timeAssessingMistakes

Goals Procedures/adviceControlling timeAssessingMistakes

Goals for studentsGoals for studentsLiterary analysisSensitivity to all aspects of poem--

imagery, sounds, structure, pace, repetition

Universal themes

Literary analysisSensitivity to all aspects of poem--

imagery, sounds, structure, pace, repetition

Universal themes

Goals for teacherGoals for teacherAlternate assessment of students’

understandingKnow students betterRecommendation lettersEncourage leadership, teamwork,

problem solving, divergent thinking

Alternate assessment of students’ understanding

Know students betterRecommendation lettersEncourage leadership, teamwork,

problem solving, divergent thinking

Rationale for goals Rationale for goals Choice/effect principleLong-term memory of learning goalsSignificant project--worth the energyIt’s permanent--so make it good

Choice/effect principleLong-term memory of learning goalsSignificant project--worth the energyIt’s permanent--so make it good

Additional benefits Additional benefits Pride, fameVPC club/film festivalLasting memory beyond high schoolShow to other classes Comparative interpretations

Pride, fameVPC club/film festivalLasting memory beyond high schoolShow to other classes Comparative interpretations

JoeyJoeyAnn Stanford’s “The Beating”Ann Stanford’s “The Beating”

Why this project and not another?Why this project and not another?

ControlQualityInherent essence to conveyMuch to unpackTradition to build and improve upon

ControlQualityInherent essence to conveyMuch to unpackTradition to build and improve upon

Others I’ve tried with moderate success:Others I’ve tried with moderate success:

Scenes from a play or novelExpositionFarewell speechesLines from a playUpdated literature

Scenes from a play or novelExpositionFarewell speechesLines from a playUpdated literature

JoeJoeWilfred Owen “Dulce et Decorum Est”Wilfred Owen “Dulce et Decorum Est”

Procedures and adviceProcedures and advicePlanFilmEditDirectors’ cuts

PlanFilmEditDirectors’ cuts

Pre-filmingPre-filmingGive assignment parameters in generalView old poetry videosGo over rubricPresent great titles; limit selectionMake choiceParaphrase poemWrite analysisStoryboard or outlinePractice read through

Give assignment parameters in generalView old poetry videosGo over rubricPresent great titles; limit selectionMake choiceParaphrase poemWrite analysisStoryboard or outlinePractice read through

Gathering footageGathering footageVintage VHS files convertedImporting files from their own camerasDeadline for out of school importsClass time--sharing cameras, sharing

actors--limit, after that study hall timeCollect stills as well; Photoshop effectsScan photos

Vintage VHS files convertedImporting files from their own camerasDeadline for out of school importsClass time--sharing cameras, sharing

actors--limit, after that study hall timeCollect stills as well; Photoshop effectsScan photos

EditEditStudents talk it through as they editClip, rearrangeRe-shoot, gather more footage;

conference with peersMonitor sound track--unity with cuts in

and outAdd special effects and transitions

Students talk it through as they editClip, rearrangeRe-shoot, gather more footage;

conference with peersMonitor sound track--unity with cuts in

and outAdd special effects and transitions

MariahMariahEmily Dickinson’s “I felt a funeral in

my brain”

Emily Dickinson’s “I felt a funeral in my brain”

Sound trackSound trackFind a quiet spaceWatch screen and videotape, not

minding what is in the pictureImport, split audio track, delete videoLine up

Find a quiet spaceWatch screen and videotape, not

minding what is in the pictureImport, split audio track, delete videoLine up

DVDDVDGather a few stills or short quick timesMake chaptersPlace imagesDone!

Gather a few stills or short quick timesMake chaptersPlace imagesDone!

TylerTylerRobert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”

Directors’ cutsDirectors’ cutsStudens plan or write commentary after

viewingStudents go in room alone with camera

on tripod; view film (muted or not) as they speak

PIP

Studens plan or write commentary after viewing

Students go in room alone with camera on tripod; view film (muted or not) as they speak

PIP

Kacy’s Director’s CutKacy’s Director’s CutA. E. Housman’s “Oh Who Is That

Young Sinner?”

A. E. Housman’s “Oh Who Is That Young Sinner?”

Controlling timeControlling timeBe mercilessPoint out what is out of your control--

computer time, camera accessPost datesBig sign upsLearn from others’ mistakesFake deadlines

Be mercilessPoint out what is out of your control--

computer time, camera accessPost datesBig sign upsLearn from others’ mistakesFake deadlines

Controlling timeControlling time

MoneyAdvice on limiting scope, being

realistic, limiting amount of footageUsing study hall time; before and after

school timeAnnouncing project a month or two

before it’s even officially started

MoneyAdvice on limiting scope, being

realistic, limiting amount of footageUsing study hall time; before and after

school timeAnnouncing project a month or two

before it’s even officially started

DanielleDanielleEmily Dickinson’s “Apparently with No

Surprise”

Emily Dickinson’s “Apparently with No Surprise”

AssessingAssessingGround rulesRubricChoice/effect chartsDirectors’ cutsAcademy Awards

Ground rulesRubricChoice/effect chartsDirectors’ cutsAcademy Awards

TonyTonyAnn Stanford’s “The Beating”Ann Stanford’s “The Beating”

Mistakes We’ve MadeMistakes We’ve MadeOrganizationSaving, deletingBudgeting timeMisunderstanding the poemToo literal, too figurative

OrganizationSaving, deletingBudgeting timeMisunderstanding the poemToo literal, too figurative

KateKateKatharyn Howd Machan’s“Leda’s

Sister and the Geese”

Katharyn Howd Machan’s“Leda’s Sister and the Geese”