GoAnimate.com ACTIVITY #1

Students will be asked to create a short video with at least 3 characters and 5 scenes. Students will have to choose a topic and write a dialogue around it. The topics must deal with current issues.

Level: Intermediate - Advanced


Activity Development:

1. Students will be told that they will be using a new web tool for their following project. They will be shown the tool and the sample that can be seen here.
2. After watching the sample video, they will be asked to choose the topic. (They will be provided with newspapers in English and access to the Net.)
3. After they have chosen the topic, the teacher will ask them to think about how they would talk to a classmate about the issue they have picked. (For example, urban tribes or drug abuse). Then, they will be asked to write a short dialogue on the topic and send it to the teacher by e-mail.
4. The teacher will correct the ‘scripts’ with the students and they will put together the final draft.
5. Once the dialogue is ready, they will be shown a tutorial on how to use the GoAnimate.com that can be seen here.
6. Students will now create a short video using the dialogue and the different characters the site offers.
7. Once they have finished, the teacher will post the final results on the class blog or wiki.

Evaluation Criteria:
Students will be evaluated following the chart below:

	Poor	Good	Very Good	Excellent
Overall impression
Language
Mastery of tool
Development of topic
Organization