Anne Wilson, RCOE, Appalachian State University
During
my internship, a classmate and I were required to design a web page
for our Media
and Learning class. This web page includes a media literacy
lesson that
was developed for fourth, fifth and sixth grade students, links to
media literacy
resources, and a reflection about teaching the lesson. The
students
are asked to write a script to a movie or television clip that I will
play without
the sound. Then the students will stand in front of the class and
act out their
script.
This lesson
meets the NC Standard Course of study for language arts and
information
skills. These objectives are listed in the lesson. This web
page
will be available
to other teachers with a reflection included that will be
useful for
anyone teaching the lesson.
This lesson
contains links to media literacy resources that would be
beneficial
to teachers when teaching this lesson (10.3).
After viewing a
movie or
television clip without the sound, the students will use the body
language
and stage to determine the dialogue and emotions portrayed by
the actors
(11.1).
By viewing these clips, students can focus on the
importance
of the effects that stage and body language have on the dialogue
and, in turn,
on the viewer (11.4). Students will pair
up with one another to
discuss the
dialogue to the chosen clip (12.5). Finally,
the students will
create the
script to the clip and act it out in front of the class (12.7).