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What is Courage?


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Keywords: Collaboration, Courage, Script Writing, Animoto
Subject(s): Video, Social Skills, Technology, Writing, Reading, Photography, English/Language Arts, Spelling, Grammar, Drama
Grades 4 through 7
School: West Side Elementary School, Rio Linda, CA
Planned By: Gina Ripley
Original Author: Gina Ripley, N Highlands
In small groups, students will use a video camera and/or still camera to capture people showing courage. (Examples: on a skateboard doing a trick, standing up to a bully, etc.)

Students will work collaboratively to brainstorm a list of scenarios that demonstrate courage.

From the list, students will choose at least 3 scenarios to capture.

Students will plan each scenario by writing scripts or sketching the photo shoot.

Students will film/shoot each scenario.

Using animoto.com, students will arrange their material and add text and music to create a final project. Students’ final projects will be posted on our class blog for others to view and comment on.
Cross-Curriculum Ideas
Writing, Social Studies (see below)
Follow-Up
Pick a famous person and write a persuasive essay on why they would be described as a courageous person.
Materials: Video Cameras, Digital Cameras, Tripods, Flash/USB Drives, English/Language Arts
Other Items: 4 Flip Video, $150 each, total of $600.00
4 Olympus T-100, $99.99 each, total of $399.96
2 Gorillapod SLR Tripod, $39.95 each, total of $79.90