21st Century Lesson:

Grade: 12 Subject: Multimedia

Driving Question: How can I create a story that is told primarily with still pictures?

Curriculum Outcomes:

Engage in co-operative exercises that demonstrate an understanding of equipment basics,

storytelling, storyboarding, sound, camera set up, art direction, and wrapping up of the
equipment.

Participate in the process of writing and shooting a short movie.

Identify key elements of a story as expressed in film.

Expected Time: 3 hours

Resource: Internet, PC computer, Personal Device, Camera, LED Projector, Comic Life App

Lesson Procedure 21st century skills

Teacher does (I Do): find, validate
The purpose of this lesson is to give students experience in remember, understand
how to generate story lines, as well as to plan effectively collaborate, communicate
how to express stories visually. analyze, synthesize
critical thinking
Explain the importance and usefulness of creating story boards for
videos. evaluate, leverage
Show examples of how professional directors have used story create, publish
boards to help visualize and brainstorm how the actual filming of citizenship
scenes will be done.
Introduction to storyboarding
Lord of the Rings- Storyboard to film comparison
The Mummy- Storyboard to film comparison

Discuss basic parts of a story, and brainstorm some examples of

ideas.
Demonstrate the basic use of Comic Life

Comic Life Tutorial- McQuatter's

Comic Life Introduction
Comic Life "How To" Work Sheets

Show examples of some past successful projects.

Comic Life Examples

Individual student work (You Do): find, validate

Work in groups of 3 or 4. remember, understand
Each group member designs a simple short story involving an collaborate, communicate
incident that can be expressed by breaking it down into a analyze, synthesize
sequence of events. This sequence of events will be
critical thinking
represented by a series of photographs which will be arranged
evaluate, leverage
in, and manipulated using Comic Life.
Narration, and dialogue captions will be inserted to help create, publish
understand the images and overall story. citizenship
Each story is to have: a title
a beginning, middle, and end.
a clear conflict, and resolution.
1.Considering such things as: location, actions, and vantage
points, create a series of pictures (minimum 8 pics) that will
communicate the story to the viewer.
2.Import the pictures into the Comic Life program and create a
graphic novel style story board.
3.Using the tools within the program, adjust images to look like
that of a graphic novel.
Include a Title. You can also include narrative boxes, and
speech bubbles to help clarify and reinforce actions of pictures.

Group work (We Do): find, validate

remember, understand
(WE DO) collaborate, communicate
Group members will help each other with story lines, and analyze, synthesize
participate in each others pictures as needed. critical thinking
Students can assist in helping each other understand how to evaluate, leverage
manipulate the Comic Life Program. create, publish
Citizenship
 Class share (We Share): find, validate
Using an LED Projector, view results and discuss. remember, understand
collaborate, communicate
analyze, synthesize
critical thinking
evaluate, leverage
create, publish
citizenship

Lesson Wrap Up: See class share

Differentiation/Modification/Enrichment:
Demonstrate process steps as needed.
For students with high needs and challenges, assistance may be needed to manipulate computer
mouse, device, and or camera.
Students are encouraged to challenge themselves with complexity of story line, and software
manipulation.

Assessment: Rubrics and checklists

Comic Storyboard will be evaluated on the following criteria: Points

Sequence of Events- Beginning 3
Middle
End
Clarity of Action- Title 6
Use of camera angles and shots
Use of narration, and speech bubbles
Layout and Effects 2
Evidence of thought 2
Use of class time- Participation 4
Cooperation
Total 17

Collaboration Rubric
Critical Thinking Rubric
Presentation Rubric