I use Animoto a great deal as it is a way to give an overview snapshot of a topic. For this text, I wanted to familiarize students with the contextual situation before beginning close study of the text itself. The text had been handed out for pre-reading and journal responses and this Animoto clip along with other resources such as a prezi presentation made by another teacher.
http://animoto.com/play/ydBWUBGRmKO10eu4D90zuA
I also used a ppt for covering 'The Great Depression' as another important aspect that students needed to understand to really come to grips with the text.
'Issu' was another important resource for designing the response booklet that had analysis questions on the text.
The poem/song 'Strange Fruit' also works well as a related text but obviously it needs to be kept for older students who can better deal with the confronting issues that are addressed within the book and related texts.
Below are the online website guidelines for the first part of this study unit
For this Area of Study unit, your
interpretive response to this text will largely be based on 'online learning' tasks. You will be asked to work your way through a number
of resourced steps that will be provided on this site. Each stage will require
submission of varied tasks to show your evaluative understanding of 'Roll of
Thunder, Hear My Cry' as a Journey text that explores another time and place.
You will be evaluating how
the text reflects inner journeys where individuals struggle to cope with the social
issues and attitudes of an important period in time.
The aim of this unit is to develop analytical writing as well as time-management and self-directed learning skills.
Stage One: Evaluating historical,
social and economic context
This stage will involve examining a number of resources that offer details about the novel's context. Such information will be needed to support your extended response about the novel. An online copy of the novel has also been provided so that you can highlight any quotes that you think might be useful to keep as textual reference for use later.
This stage will involve examining a number of resources that offer details about the novel's context. Such information will be needed to support your extended response about the novel. An online copy of the novel has also been provided so that you can highlight any quotes that you think might be useful to keep as textual reference for use later.
Animoto Clip
Write two paragraphs
that detail your first impressions of the era in response to this animoto clip.
You need to support what influenced your ideas by making close reference to
what has been presented.
Useful Websites
Watch unitedstreaming.com video called:
Civil Rights: The Long Road to Recovery.
Hope you find the animoto resource useful.Barbara
Hope you find the animoto resource useful.Barbara
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