1. Entry Task May 2, 2016 Pick up a Graph Sheet as you come into the room. Be in your seats by the time the bell rings. While I Check Vocabulary: 1.Plot out your seven(ish) vocabulary tests on the graph above. 2.Leave the bottom ½ of your sheet blank for now! 3.On the back: Based on the plot of your vocabulary test scores, what seems to be the trend of your vocabulary test scores? Based on this trend, what would be a fair summative (overall) grade for your achievement on vocabulary this semester?

2. Today’s GoalsToday’s Goals You will be able to: Understand the basic expectations of the final project for the class. Understand the use and application of basic documentary film techniques. You will show this by: Overviewing the final prompt and rubric. Taking notes on basic documentary film techniques.

3. What’s Your Job?What’s Your Job? Prompt: Your assignment is to research an environmental conflict and present a solution to that problem in the form of a documentary film. You will need to use research-based evidence, persuasive appeals, and documentary film techniques to engage an audience and convince them of your judgment. You may work together. What I Need To Produce How My Product Will Be Assessed Make this chart on Page 14 of your packet.

4. Coming UpComing Up May 2—20: Foundational Knowledge For Documentary Films (packet pages 1—6) May 23—27: Library time for researching your project May 30—June 10: Planning, Filming, Editing (in-class assignments will be given as necessary) June 13: Projects begin to be shown. Time slots will be assigned How Documentaries Are Built

5. Basic Documentary Film Techniques Packet Pages 1—2 Film Makers Must Take Into Account: What their audience will see. Primary footage – scenes shot specifically for the film (i.e. locations, interviews) Archival footage – scenes taken from other sources (i.e. news & home video, interviews) Still images – photographs as opposed to video What their audience will hear. Dialogue v. Narration Diegetic sounds – Sounds from the location or subject Non-Diegetic sounds – Sounds added later for effect (i.e. music) What their audience will read. Subtitles words that add additional information to the images Labels & Graphics images that add additional info. to spoken words How to put it all together. Sequence is how the film makers decide to order different film elements Transitions are techniques (visual and audio) that film makers use between film elements When you watch the video, you will use the film techniques from the notes we took to describe HOW film makers use each of these techniques. Refer to pages 15 & 16 of the packet for additional terms worth extra points.

6. Points Vocabulary Assessment +10 – Perfect Score +5 – Missed One -1 – F Vocabulary Assessment +10 – Perfect Score +5 – Missed One -1 – F Vocabulary Definitions & Sentences +2 – Complete -2 – Incomplete Vocabulary Definitions & Sentences +2 – Complete -2 – Incomplete

7. Extra Vocabulary PracticeExtra Vocabulary Practice On the bottom ½ of your sheet, legibly write: Three sentences, starting with your assigned number.  Does the sentence fit the theme? (Star Wars)  Does the sentence show that you understand the word’s definition?  Does the sentence use the word correctly? Going up on the document camera.