Six exceptional 6th and 7th graders are learning what it takes to become the next Martin Luther King Jr. In our Speaking Truth to Power unit they will develop public presentations to persuade, to invigorate, and to embolden their classmates to stand up and speak with passion and conviction.
These students are enrolled in a middle school reading intervention program.
We were inspired by the Chevron Classroom Challenge to raise the stakes for our Speaking Truth to Power unit and incorporate a video presentation that will accompany each student's oral presentation. Because these students commit two periods each day to their English Language Arts studies, they give up an elective course in favor of building power as readers and writers. One of the foundational skills that helps students with comprehension and fluency is oral communication. Our Speaking Truth to Power unit will focus on helping students develop a powerful academic vocabulary, and put that vocabulary to work in both their oral presentation and in an accompanying video project that will expand on a topic of their choosing.
My Project
These small video cameras are easily used to capture high quality video. The students will work in pairs, one as a videographer, the other as a director. (Each student will have the opportunity to play both roles.) Using our school's existing computer lab and video editing software, each student will create a short video to accompany their oral presentation. The cameras interface directly with the software and will provide an extremely useful tool for creativity. Having three cameras will allow each team to work on their project concurrently. A USB flash drive for each student will allow for transporting project files between editing sessions in the computer lab.
Some of these students are struggling to read at grade level, but by engaging them in a project that inspires their passions and their creativity, and building on the state standards for language arts, we will open a door that inspires them to read and communicate using the vocabulary of power.
(Academic language, and the languages of business and the arts.) Be part of this transformational experience!
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