Multimedia Presentation

Your group will prepare a multimedia presentation using iMovie, Pinnacle Studio, Powerpoint / Keynote, or a website to illustrate the poem under study.  Use pictures, music or sound effects to explain your interpretation of the poem.  Images and sound can illustrate either a literal or figurative interpretation of the poem.  Obey copyright rules: make sure you use copyright-clear images and photographs or ones that you have taken yourself, or received written permission to use.  A good source for copyright-clear photographs is: http://imagesproject.ednet.ns.ca.  Your presentation must include at least 3 images (either photographs or clip art) and sound effects or music that enhance the presentation.  Your group will present the project to the class.

You have one cycle (5-6 classes) to complete this project. Follow this general guideline: 
•	Class 1: Brainstorm and plan. 
•	Class 2/3: Find or make copyright free images or sounds.
•	Class 3-5/6: Assemble and edit your project in preparation for presentation to class.
•	Class 6: Presentations 

1.	With your group, brainstorm ideas for what images or sounds you could use to illustrate your poem.  Use Inspiration or record your ideas on chart paper.

2.	Prepare a storyboard, using the attached document or Inspiration.  This storyboard will include, in sequence, details of the illustrations and sounds that you will use in your presentation.  Get your storyboard approved by the teacher.

3.	Decide who will do what for the project.  Complete the attached Task List and get it approved by the teacher.

4.	Schedule your computer or video camera time on the sign-up sheets.

5.	Decide which software you will use to make your presentation:  iMovie/Movie Maker, Pinnacle Studio, Keynote/Powerpoint, website software.  Save your work to your project folder using the instructions on the sheet entitled Project Storage Information.

6.	Collect images, and compile your project.  Visit sites like http://imagesproject.ednet.ns.ca  to collect the images you need for your project:  Please remember Canadian Copyright Law. Ensure that all images come from a source that is copyright free and allows use of images for educational purposes, or that you have received written permission to use images in your presentation.  Cite your sources. Or use a digital or still camera to take your own pictures.  Save all images and sounds in your project folder (see page entitled Project Storage Information).   

7.	Your presentation will be marked according to the attached rubrics. 

8.	Rehearse your presentation before you present it to the class.  How will you introduce your project, who will do what?

9.	Present your project to the class.  

Project Storage Information

1.	Set up a folder in the documents folder on your machine, or in your server space.  Label it PoetryProject/your intials (PoetryProject/ascs)

2.	Save all files created in that folder by choosing File Save As … and directing the computer to your folder.

Repeat process for all project files. 

Storyboard

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Task List

Group members:

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Multimedia Presentation

Teacher Name: _________________________________________ Date: _____________________________

Student Names: ________________________________________ 

CATEGORY 	4	3	2	1	
Required elements 
(Storyboard, Task List, images and sounds)	All required elements completed. 	Most elements completed.	Some elements completed.	No required elements completed. 	
Content 	Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. 	Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good. 	Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. 	Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors. 	
Matters of correctness	No misspellings or grammatical errors. 	Three or fewer misspellings and/or mechanical errors. 	Many misspellings and/or grammatical errors. 	Numerous errors in spelling or grammar. 	
Originality 	Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive. 	Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights. 	Product uses other people's ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of original thinking. 	Product shows no evidence of original thought.  Uses other people's ideas, but does not give them credit. 	
Presentation / Technology	Presenters introduce project speaking clearly and audibly.  Students are able to use required technology competently.  Product makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects to enhance the presentation content. 	Presenters introduce project speaking clearly and audibly.  Students are able to use required technology competently.  Product makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects to enhance the presentation content.	Presenters have not rehearsed their introduction.  Speech is hard to hear.  Font, color, graphics, effects occasionally detract from the presentation content.	Presenters do not introduce project. Students are unable to use required technology competently.  Use of font, color, graphics, effects detract from presentation content.	

Copyright law complied with (permissions received, sources correctly cited)	_____  Yes		_____ No

Group Work

Teacher Name: _________________________________________ Date: _____________________________

Student Names: ________________________________________ 

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1	
Contributions 	Routinely provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. A definite leader who contributes a lot of effort. 	Usually provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. A strong group member who tries hard! 	Sometimes provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. A satisfactory group member who does what is required. 	Rarely provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. May refuse to participate. 	
Quality of Work 	Provides work of the highest quality. 
Consistently stays focused on the task and what needs to be done. Very self-directed.	Provides high quality work. 
Focuses on the task and what needs to be done most of the time. Other group members can count on this person.	Provides work that occasionally needs to be checked/redone by other group members to ensure quality. Other group members must sometimes nag, prod, and remind to keep this person on-task.	Provides work that usually needs to be checked/redone by others to ensure quality. 
Rarely focuses on the task and what needs to be done. Lets others do the work	
Time-management 	Routinely uses time well throughout the project to ensure things get done on time. Group does not have to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's procrastination. 	Usually uses time well throughout the project, but may have procrastinated on one thing. Group does not have to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's procrastination. 	Tends to procrastinate, but always gets things done by the deadlines. Group does not have to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's procrastination. 	Rarely gets things done by the deadlines AND group has to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's inadequate time management. 	
Problem-solving 	Actively looks for and suggests solutions to problems. 	Refines solutions suggested by others. 	Does not suggest or refine solutions, but is willing to try out solutions suggested by others. 	Does not try to solve problems or help others solve problems. Lets others do the work. 	
Attitude 	Never is publicly critical of the project or the work of others. Always has a positive attitude about the task(s). 	Rarely is publicly critical of the project or the work of others. Often has a positive attitude about the task(s). 	Occasionally is publicly critical of the project or the work of other members of the group. Usually has a positive attitude about the task(s). 	Often is publicly critical of the project or the work of other members of the group. Often has a negative attitude about the task(s). 	
Working with Others 	Almost always listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Tries to keep people working well together. 	Usually listens to, shares, with, and supports the efforts of others. 	Often listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others, but sometimes doesn’t work well with team members.	Rarely listens to, shares with, or supports the efforts of others. Often does not work well with team members.