Digital

Storytelling

Workbook

Using digital storytelling to develop students’ visual literacy skills.

NAME:______

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Lesson Outline

Lesson 1-3 / Outline of digital story process
Oral Storytelling session
Students start writing ‘change’ story (Draft 1)
Homework – finish draft of story
Lesson 4-7 / Introduce Visual Portrait Story (VPS) map
Students plot oral story on map
Students plot their story on map
Students edit their story to fit VPS map (Draft 2)
Homework – students start thinking about and collecting visual images to use in their story
Lesson 8-14 / Students storyboard their stories using Powerpoint.
Use visual image storyboard design
Students start writing their audio narration parts to accompany each image
Homework – students collect and bring visual images in envelope ready to be scanned to computer
ALL STUDENT IMAGES ARE SCANNED AND SAVED TO NETWORK
Lesson 15 / Students present short (1 min) oral version of their story to the class
Students receive feedback from their peers
Groupwork – students present their stories without paper
Homework – students continue editing their story following feedback from peers (Draft 3) and start thinking about music soundtrack
Lesson Five / ICT Session – using computers
Lesson Six / Introduce software – Photostory, Moviemaker
Lesson Seven / Students begin developing their digital story
Students import images, add effects and transitions
Students record voice narration and add music soundtrack
Lesson Eight/Nine/Ten / Begin viewing and assessing digital stories


Oral Storytelling Session

Write down five or more things you remember about the story:

How would you describe the story? What type of story is it?

What feelings and emotions did you have listening to the story?

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My Story

(1st draft)

Write a 1 page story about an episode of change in your life.

My Story

Continued………

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Visual Portrait of a Story (VPS)

Task: Break the oral story down and draw where parts of the story fit on the map below

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Plot your ‘Change’ Story on this map

Task: Think about what is the transformation in your story

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Draw your own Visual Portrait Story (VPS)

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Storyboard

Task: Break your story down using visual images for different sections of your story. Collect images from photos, magazines. These will eventually need to be scanned. Aim to collect 10-15 images. Use powerpoint to create a draft storyboard.

Oral Storytelling

Each student will present a 1 minute oral version of their story to the class in small groups using their draft storyboard developed in Powerpoint. Students will receive feedback from their peers to assist them to develop their stories. Use this page to break your story down into point form notes to help you with your oral presentation to the small group.


Building Your Digital Story

Over the next few lessons you will master the use of Microsoft Photostory and/or Microsoft MovieMaker to build your digital story adding your

soundtrack, music and your pictures.

Or

Microsoft MovieMaker

Images copyright from Microsoft.com

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Digital Storyboard

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Assessment

Your digital story will be assessed using the following categories:

·  Point of View

·  Dramatic Question

·  Emotional Content

·  The Gift of Your Voice

·  The Power of the Soundtrack – Emotion

·  The Power of the Soundtrack – Originality

·  Economy of Presentation of the Story

·  Pacing of the Story

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Digital Storytelling Assessment Rubric

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Draft Story Pages

Use these pages to draft 2nd and 3rd versions of your story

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