Show Me the Money!

Prior to this lesson, we studied persuasive writing including advertising and propaganda. At the end of the unit my students completed this project.

In groups students will:
1. Write a plan to convince "the school board" to give us more funding for technology to make our classrooms technologically equal. Brainstorm ideas for their films.
2. Gather data: survey students about technology, photograph (digital cameras) or videotape (digital video cameras) various classrooms, interview teachers or students, etc. This step takes several days because they must request permission to video/photograph by writing letters to teachers and schedule appointments to do so. They must write surveys, interview questions, letters, etc.
3. Create a storyboard with visuals (photos and video), text, and audio (music, narration).
4. Using editing/movie software, students will create films to support the position that we need more money for technology.