ESL Grade 8- Emotive Language in Movies.

Above are some words that could be used to make an audience feel the emotion of "Misery". Do I know what all of these words mean? Yes. Did I know what all of these words meant when I was in Grade 8? No! That is why it is important to use a dictionary to help you understand the meanings of words which you may not know when doing this assignment.

Assignment:

1.) Last class, I asked you the question: "What emotion do you want the audience to feel when they watch your documentary?", and you wrote your answers in a Google Doc. Now take a look at your answers.

2.) Next, go online and find 3 words that you feel would show this emotion in your movie. If you don't know what they mean, LOOK THEM UP! Write these words with your emotions in the Google Doc.

3.) Using Flickr.com/Creative Commons to search, find one picture for each of your 3 words that shows what the word means. This is when it will be very important to UNDERSTAND the meanings of the words that you picked, so if you haven't looked them up in a dictionary yet, do it now! Download and save each picture.

*Remember to make sure that the picture is OK to use (Search only Creative Commons, and if it says "All Rights Reserved", it is NOT OK to use the image. If it says "Some Rights Reserved", it is OK).

** Remember also to copy the URL for each picture that you use (this is the address of the page in the address bar at the top of the screen- just highlight and copy the whole thing). Then, paste the URL next to the correct word on the Google Doc for this project. I've put an example in the Google Doc, as well.

*** Please remember that each picture you choose must be appropriate for school!

4.) Using Picnik.com, upload each picture that you chose and make a slide of it. To make a slide you, will need to:

-Edit (any way you like)

- Create- This is where you add text (see Text in the menu bar between Effects and Stickers). Your text should be simple: Just the word that the picture shows. Make sure that the font color and style matches the mood of the picture (so if your picture is a dark room that shows "gloomy", you would not want to pick a funny font and make the color of the font pink!).

-Save and share. This will create the slide of your picture. Make sure that you are saving them! Here is an example slide that I made for the word "suffering":

So, you should end up with 3 slides with pictures and the words which they represent.

Good luck and have fun!

Storyboarding with Storybird- Grades 6 & 7

Storybird Quick Tour from Storybird on Vimeo.

We are talking about making storyboards in class. We have gone over what storyboards are (they are a plan that you make before you actually write a story, and has the order in which things happen), and why we write them (so that you don't get stuck or mess up while you are writing your story, and so that you make sure to include everything that is important).

Now, I want you to practice making a storyboard using a website called Storybird. Storybird is a great site for making storyboards because it has amazing artwork that you can use, and there is a very large selection of pictures. In this post, I have included a video explaining how to use Storybird. Please be sure to watch it if you have any problems, or just if you want to be sure that you understand the tasks assigned.

Here are your tasks for this assignment:

Step 1: Go to the Storybird.com and sign up for an account (be sure to follow ALL of the steps, including checking your email and clicking on the link in order to finish signing up).

Step 2: Create a storyboard:
a.) Click on Create
b.) Choose the artwork with which you want to make your story
c.) Click on "Start a Storyboard"
d.) Make a storyboard that has 15 pages. This storyboard should have pictures ONLY and have NO WORDS.
* Your goal is to create a story that people can understand even though there are no words explaining what is happening. This means that your pictures should be good for the story which you are telling , and the order of things that happen should be clear.

Step 3: Add scene descriptions to each page of your storyboard.

Scene descriptions are very brief. They should be 1-3 sentences that tell what is going on in a scene without giving many details!


Here is an example storyboard that I made on Storybird:

The Magic Flowers by mrsraisdana on Storybird
Please look at this example if you are not sure what a scene description looks like, or how long it should be.

Good luck and have fun!

Grade 8 Unit Overview- The Power of Words

In order to save trees and become as paperless as possible, I will be posting your Assessment Overviews here on the blog. You can read it below, download it or even print it out (if you really need to. Otherwise, let’s save a tree!).

Grade 8 ESL Cover Sheet- Power of Words Copy

This will be stored in the category Assessment Overview Grade 8, if you need to find it in the future.

Grade 7 Unit Overview- Spoken Words

In order to save trees and become as paperless as possible, I will be posting your Assessment Overviews here on the blog. You can read it below, download it or even print it out (if you really need to. Otherwise, let's save a tree!).

Grade 7 ESL Cover Sheet- Spoken Words

This will be stored in the category Assessment Overview Grade 7, if you need to find it in the future.

Grade 6 Unit Overview- Spoken Words

In order to save trees and become as paperless as possible, I will be posting your Assessment Overviews here on the blog. You can read it below, download it or even print it out (if you really need to. Otherwise, let's save a tree!).


Grade 6 ESL Cover Sheet- Spoken Words

This will be stored in the category Assessment Overview Grade 6, if you need to find it in the future.

ESL Grade 8- Emotive Language

Hello, Grade 8! Yesterday we started talking about Emotive Language, which is specific language that is used in order to bring out some emotion or emotions in others. I asked you to choose an emotion, then start searching the internet for an image which YOU feel shows this emotion . Continue this today, using Google Presentation. Once you have found your image and saved it, log into your Gmail account, and there should be an invitation from me to a Google Presentation called ESL G8 Emotive Language. Open this and create your slide in this program.

Once you have finished that task, go to the Google Doc which I have also shared with you, called Emotive Language in Advertising. In this document, you will find examples of advertisements which use emotive language. I would like you to carefully study each advertisement, then complete the two tasks listed in the instructions.

Good luck and have fun!

Why Do We Tell Stories?

Hello, grades 6 & 7! Today we are going to continue with our storytelling unit. Yesterday, we heard examples of dull vs. interesting stories, and we discussed what makes storytelling boring or exciting.

Today, I'd first like you to watch this video about storytelling:




Then I want you to think about the answers to the question: Why do we tell stories?

Using all of this information, I now want you to do the following tasks:

1.) Think of some of your favorite fairy tales, movies and/or stories from your culture.

2.) Write a paragraph describing these, answering the questions:
- Why do you like them so much?
- Which ones does everybody know?
- What is it about them that makes them fun to listen to?

3.) Copy your paragraph and paste it AS A COMMENT ON THIS BLOG POST. If you do not remember how to do this, please ask me or another student in the class for help.

Good luck and have fun!

Let's Talk About Technology!

Welcome back! Today let's talk about technology and its uses in our lives. What I would like you to do is follow this link to a technology survey. While you are taking the survey, I would like you to remember to do three things:

1.) Read all of the questions carefully and think about your answers before clicking on them.

2.) Write complete answers.

3.) Ask me if you are confused about what any of the questions are asking.

Take your time! When you are finished, MAKE SURE THAT YOU HIT "SUBMIT"!

Next, start on a little introductory activity that is designed to help me learn a little bit more about my students:

Step 1: Choose another student in the class to interview.

Step 2: Ask them questions about their likes and dislikes in the following areas: Music, movies, books, class subjects, and sports. Ask them why they like or dislike certain things.

Step 3: Type up a paragraph about that person. Introduce them to me with their name, then write what you learned about them during your interview. Again, this should be written AS A PARAGRAPH.

Step 4: Save the document, give it the title: "ESL Student Interview", and email it to me at mrsraisdana@gmail.com

Have fun!

Hello and Welcome to My New Students in Jakarta!

Welcome to Mrs. Raisdana's ESL class at SWA! I am so happy to meet all of you and to finally begin our new journey together. Before we start, though, I have a few short tasks for you to complete today. Don't be afraid! They are quite simple.

1. The first thing I would like you to do is set up a Gmail account. You can get started by clicking here or just goggle Gmail. I hope you can figure it out on your own. If you need help, you can work with another student or watch a YouTube video about setting up your account.

2. Once you have done that, please email me your new address to mrsraisdana@gmail.com I will create a group for you and send you a quick response.

3. After you have done that, see if you can leave a comment on this blog. Simply click on this post, scroll to the bottom and click on comment. Leave a line or two that says hello and introduces who you are. Use your first name only and which class you are in! Then tell us THREE THINGS that you like to do in your free time.

This will get us started during our first class session together! Welcome again, and let's have a great year!

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