Writing, Reading, and Rehearsing

Objective: Students will effectively write a narrative essay, summarize the essay, and then perform their summary and video it with a flip camera.

1. Students will participate in a technology training session on how to use a Flip Camera. This session will include examples and allow students to use a Flip Camera and transfer the video to a computer.
2. Teach students the proper way to write a narrative essay using the four square writing model.
3. Have students write their own narrative essay including a plot, problem, sequence of events, and well developed characters.
4. Students will then write a summary of their narrative essay.
5. Students will use this summary to create a short skit to perform in front of the Flip camera.
6. Students will film themselves performing their skit.
7. Copies will be made for parents to watch.