Photo Story Task Card
Center Three
Developed by Lori Benoit, Sulphur High School
GLEs:
3. Identify and explain the significance of literary devices, including:
·  mixed metaphors
·  imagery
·  symbolism
·  flashback
·  foreshadowing
·  sarcasm/irony
·  implied metaphors
·  oxymoron (ELA1H2)
4. Draw conclusions and make inferences in oral and written responses about ideas and information in texts, including:
·  nonfiction works
·  short stories/novels
·  fiveact plays
·  poetry/epics
·  film/visual texts
·  consumer/instructional materials
·  public documents (ELA1H3)
5. Explain ways in which ideas and information in a variety of texts (e.g., scientific reports, technical guidelines, business memos, literary texts) connect to reallife situations and other texts (ELA1H4)
Introduction:
Big Idea: Most people feel that companionship and social interaction are a valuable part of life. Think about relationships that give meaning to your life. Friends, family, and even strangers provide social interaction on a daily basis. In the poem “The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be,” Nikki Giovanni communicates an overwhelming need to connect with others. How important are family and friend relationships in your life? How does social interaction ease the pain and loneliness of life?
To complete this activity, you will work with a team of peers. As a team, you will read and analyze “The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be” for literary techniques and devices used in the poem. Notice how Nikki Giovanni expresses the need for human connection and interaction.
Task:
·  You will be assigned a role.
·  Assist teammates in preparation for the assigned task.
·  Your team will create a photo presentation. You will use a poem “The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be” to incorporate images, text, and music to create a PhotoStory which demonstrates the need for human connection and interaction that the community center would provide.
·  Your team is competing in a poetry contest for a summer program for at-risk kids called Link to Life. Link to Life’s purpose is to encourage at-risk kids to develop healthy relationships which encourage their success. Your team will use Photo Story to illustrate and analyze “The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be” by Nikki Giovanni. Your presentation will be entered in a contest judged by the Link to Life directors. Your team’s presentation and analysis should wow the judges and convince them to select your entry as the winner of the contest!
Process:
1.  Your team will read and discuss “The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be” by Nikki Giovanni.
2.  Your team will complete the TPFASTT Chart to analyze the poem. The Poetry Terms to Know worksheet is included to aid the analysis. Both of these can be found in the folder.
3.  Using the analysis, discuss how this poem conveys the need of all human beings for human interaction.
4.  Each member will select a job:
·  Image Selector –Locate and insert images using the PhotoStory Library which most aptly express the poem’s meaning and specific lines.
·  Audio Coordinator – Locate and insert music using the PhotoStory Library which most aptly expresses the poem tone, mood, and atmosphere. Integrate the narration of the poem using the Record Narration feature of Photo Story.
·  Entry Specialist - Divide and type the text of the poem on the slides of the Photo Story, paying careful attention to the effect of the poem. Add the motion and transition features of Photo Story to effectively present the poem.
·  Script Writer – Use the analysis in Steps 1 and 2 to create a script for the Photo Story.
5.  Collaboratively, use the storyboard and develop a script for the Photo Story presentation. Pay careful attention to the timing and transitions of each aspect of the presentation. See center folder for rubric which establishes all requirements. The first part of the Photo Story should use pictures, music, narration (the poem), and text (the poem) to convey the poem and use it as a means of persuasion. The second part of the Photo Story should use pictures, music, text (TPFASTT) to analyze the poem. Images and music can be found by clicking on the shortcut TTC/Handouts/E3/E3_modellesson/center3_photostory/Photo Story Library.
6.  One member on your team will save the final product to the E3 folder on the H drive. Click on the TTC shortcut found on the desktop and then click on the following path: Saved/E3/Day2_Projects_fall_11/photostory. For the project name, use your color and letter and then the product name (i.e. blueA_photostory).
Photo Story Quicktips are available in the folder.
Evaluation:
Rubric for Photo Story presentation (see center folder)
Conclusion:
1.  How did this project help you analyze the poem? Specifically, how did the use of music, pictures, and the Photo Story software (motions and transitions) help portray your analysis and convey the meaning of the poem?
2.  What three aspects of poetry (figurative language, sound devices, theme, etc.) did this project help you better understand? How did this project help you understand those aspects better?
3.  Brainstorm about the types of communication tools available today? Do these communication tools enhance relationships and human connection? Why or why not? How highly do you value human connection in your everyday life?
Post your response as a group in the appropriate discussion board forum in Blackboard. Each member must respond to at least one other group.
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