CLAY ANIMATORS UNITE!

Animation Technology Project

First the students will be grouped into 4 to 5 students.  Next the students will read various short genre stories.  Next they will determine which short story they would like to retell making clay characters. Then they will use a Storyboard to map out the contents and direction of the project. Using this storyboard to show what will happen on each page of the story. After the students are done with the storyboards, it will be followed with discussions within the group and the other groups of any suggestions they may have to improve their story. They will work with the teacher for any suggestions.  Next each group will decide what background(s) they would draw for their clay characters.  They will use the digital camera and take turns taking pictures of their clay characters using stop motions in retelling their short story. Using a Clay Animation Kit with a software called Frames 4 they will develop their clay animation story. Here the children will add title and text if needed. They will add voice over and music to their animation.  Then save it on Quick Time as a movie. At the end of the year the students will present their animation at "The Culmination of Learning" to their classmates and parents.