MONITORING YOUR GAME PLAN PROGRESS

I have decided to adjust my GAME Plan somewhat because I may have some difficulty in securing a workshop for my students on making a documentary with the local television station. They are very busy filming other Carnival related activities, so I may have to reschedule and use alternative resources.

I would encourage my students to use online resources to locate how to film documentaries, and use any available tutorials as a guide for implementation. This should be very interesting, because they would be enhancing their online research skills, instead of viewing a live demonstration of documentary filming. I would also like students to film segments of our school´s Carnival celebrations, which would be included into the final production. Finding information about Carnival is not difficult, so we should not have any problems. While they are conducting their research, they would be assessed through observation while they work collaboratively in groups, and how they are able to manipulate the technology to locate reliable and valid information which is related to the topic. Rubrics will be provided for students to use as guides to help them understand what I will be looking for in a successful documentary which is both informative and creative.

Pauline Branker