Planning: The Wri.ng Assignment
Whattypeofwri.ngwillstudentsdo?
• Personalstories
• Academic(research,etc.)
• Reviews(film,books)
• Descrip.on(physical,scien.fic)
Planning: Choose Media
• Drawings
• Photographs
• Video
• Music
• Spokenlanguage
Example Assignment 1: Illustrated Wri.ng
• Wri.ng:Astudent-generatedessayorstory
• Reading:Anessayorstorythey’veread
Assignment 1 “Recipe”
Ingredients:• Studentwri.ng
• Photosordrawings- Googleimages- Opensource:Pixabay.com,NewYorkPublicLibraryOnline,manyothers
Assignment 1 “Recipe”, con.nued
Instruc.ons:1. Studentswritetheirassignment.
2. Students/teachersearchforimages,orcreatedrawings.
Subs.tu.on:Startwithapictureandaskstudentstowriteaboutitanduseitintheirwri.ng.
Student Example: Images with Essay
Example Assignment 2: Maps
• Geographicalpointsinastory
• Areasofinterestinone’stownorcity
• Historicalbackgroundofapartofacityorregion
• Touristsugges.ons
Assignment 2 “Recipe”
Ingredients:
• Onlineorpapermaps
• Smartphoneswithcameras
• WriUeninforma.on
Assignment 2 “Recipe,” con.nued
Instruc.ons:
1. Locateonlineorpapermaps.
2. Studentswriteinforma.on.
3. Studentsaddimagestothemap.• Theymightusesmartphoneswithcameras
Trees of Berkeley 3Tasks:
–Takeaphotoofthetree.–Askapasserbytotakeaphotoofstudentsnexttothetree.–Write2-3paragraphsaboutthetree.Then,addthephotosandinforma.ontoamapshowingtheloca.onofthetree.
Trees of Berkeley, cont.
Trees of Berkeley, cont.
Trees of Berkeley
Completeinstruc.onsat:“ARoutetoCommunica.on:GoogleMaps”TESL-EJ,December,2011tesl-ej.org/wordpress/issues/volume15/ej59/ej59int/
Ifyoudon’thaveaccessor.metodothiswithanonlinemap,howcouldyoudothiswithoutcomputers?
Example Assignment 3: Video
• Studentnarra.onofastory
• Useanima.onorpictures
• Addmusictoastory
• Shootlivevideoandeditit
Assignment 3 “Recipe”
Ingredients:• Ascript(mostimportant!)• Audiorecordingsobware• Videoedi.ngsobware• Imagesorvideo
Subs.tu.ons:• iPadortablet+stylus• Drawingapplica.on• Screenmo.oncaptureapplica.on
Assignment 3 “Recipe,” con.nued Instruc.ons:
1. Studentswriteascriptorstoryforthevideo.
2. Studentsgatherpictures,music,oranyotherpartsof
thevideotheywanttouse.
3. Studentsplanouttheirvideo–whatcomesfirst,
second,etc.• Useastoryboard
Storyboard
Assignment 3 “Recipe,” con.nued Instruc.ons,con.nued:
4.Studentsrecordthemselvesreadingtheirstoryoressay.
5.Studentsaddthepicturesandmusictotheirstoryusingvideo
edi.ngsobware.
6.Studentsshowtheirvideosinclass.
Student Example: “Chinese: My Language, My Iden.ty”
Thisstudentsubs.tutedsomepartsoftherecipe:
- UseddrawingsobwareonaniPad
- Recordedherdrawings“live”usingCamtasia
- Recordedherspokenessay
- Putthepiecestogether
“Chinese: My Language, My Iden.ty”
For All Levels: Share Early and ORen
• Provide.meforlearningunfamiliarmedia:hands-on
• Allowforplayandsharingatearlystages
• Askstudentstobringmedia,drabwri.ng,andother
ideastoclass
• Shareinformally,oringalleryac.vi.es
Evalua.on
Howcanweassessnon-tradi.onalworks?
Assessment
• Dotheassignmentyourselftounderstandthechallenges,etc.
• Useself-assessmenttoguideteacherassessment
• Setupassessmentguidelinesinadvanceandsharewith
students
• Therearemoreideasat“AssessingMul.modalStudentWork”
ontheKentStateUniversitywebsite
Example Self Assessment
Takeintoaccountthecommentsfromyourclassmatesonyourvideo,mycomments,yourownthoughtsabouttheprocess,andtheendresult.Describe:• Whatyou'remostproudof• Whatyoulearnedfrommakingyourvideo• Whatyouwouldchangeifyouhadachance• Asummaryofwhatyourclassmatessaidintheircommentstoyou• Whatgradeitdeserves,andwhy
What are your ideas?
Shareinthechatbox:• addi.onalideasyouhaveaboutmul.modalwri.ng• waysyoucouldadaptanyofthestrategiesandassignments
Resources
• MaUern,ShannonChris.ne,“Evalua.ngMul.modalWork,Revisited,”JournalofDigitalHumani5es,Vol.1,No.4,2012,hUp://journalofdigitalhumani.es.org/1-4/evalua.ng-mul.modal-work-revisited-by-shannon-maUern/• Reilly,Peter,”UnderstandingandTeachingGenera.onY,”EnglishTeachingForum,No.1,2012.• Sokolik,Maggie,“ARoutetoCommunica.on:GoogleMaps,”TESL-EJ,Vol.15,2011,hUp://tesl-ej.org/wordpress/issues/volume15/ej59/ej59int/