Grade 8 Ottawa Trip

Parents and Student below is a link to a google drive folder that includes information regarding the Ottawa Trip.

I will let students know when there is updated information so that you are kept up to date with all that is going on.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B8nREI-9eM1zdmJpX3NEbDJNdk0?usp=sharing

WeVideo Grade 8

Create a 2 - 3 minute video on the topic of The Famous Five and the Persons Case.

Step 1: Research - gather the information that will guide your video
Step 2: Resources - look online for images and other resources that you need for your video
Step 3: Plan - plan out the flow of your project - make use of a timeline, write out what is going to be "said" in the video
Step 4: Edit - edit your video all together
Step 5: Share - share your video with one or two people to get their suggestions on how to improve

Things to include in your video:

  • Title Screen
  • Animations
  • Transitions
  • Scrolling Credits
  • Music / sound effects

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WeVideo Grade 7

Create a 2 - 3 minute video on the topic of the Great Wall of China or the Taj Mahal.

Your video must be historically based. It can be a fictional story or it can be a historical video.

Things to include:

  • Title Screen
  • Animations
  • Transitions
  • Scrolling Credits
  • Music

Link to Pictures file

Go to the link below.  Choose pictures that you want to use and make a 30 seconds to 1 minute video.

Things to include:

  • Title screen of movie
  • Transitions of different lengths
  • Fade in / out of music
  • Animation (movement of pictures)
  • Lower Thirds telling the story
  • Music to fit the mood of the movie
  • Moving credits

Homework for Canadian History

Watch the following video (we watched the up to 7:20 in class) and write out a 1/2 page response.