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Unit Plan One: Storytelling in the foreign Language Classroom

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Introduction

Digital storytelling combines stories, music and images to create a movie as the finished product. Some movies can last anywhere from 30 to 5 minutes. Sometimes when he movie is shorter in time, the more likely the main idea will get across. While in the foreign language classroom students are just starting to learn the language. If the class is more advanced the digital stories will be longer in time and they will get more complicated.When thinking of storytelling don't forget to include are folk tales, fables, fairy tales, classic children’s stories, or poems. You could also write a play based on a life experience or family story. This is a very important addition in the foreign language and in storytelling all together. When students believe that the lesson has a personal connection with them.

Unit Objectives

  • Students will learn what a digital story is.
  • Students will understand what things go into creating a digitaal story.
  • Students will learn where digital story started.
  • Students will learn about the many programs and Web 2.0 websites that are available to create a digital story.

Digital Storytelling Lesson 1

At the end of this lesson you will be able to answer the following questions.

What is Digital Storytelling?


How does digital storytelling benefit the students in the classroom?



Task:

Digital Storytelling Lesson 2

Digital Storytelling is a little more complicated than what many think. Storytelling is complicated that is why it is a great way to have students create and learn with the use of storytelling. IN the foreign language classroom one way to implement grammar is to have students create meaningful work. In storytelling students get to share their own experiences and when students hve connection with the lesson they are more likely to learn and create.

Task:

  • Watch the video The seven elements of storytelling after watching the video please return back to this site to finish the task.
  • Once you have watched the video, watch a sample student video Student Sample
  • Write a short bio, What is your name, where are you from, what do you like to do?
  • Create your own digital story using MovieMaker. Find images that represent you and narrate YOUR story.
  • Post your finished video to the your blog. Sample Blog website

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