Making a music video is not only fun but also educational! Materials: Brainstorming worksheet, syllable count chart, song chart, storyboard, video recorder, computer, song recording program, editing program Steps:
Select a topic and ask students to come up with words on that topic. Copy all the words students give onto the brainstorming worksheet.
Practice counting out syllables with students. Then ask students to copy all the words on the brainstorming worksheet onto the syllable chart.
Have students select a song they like, or give them songs to choose from. (Short songs likeFrere Jacque are great to begin with and longer songs like Hokey Pokey and I Love the Mountains are great once you get comfortable.) Have students count out the syllables in each line of the song. (Or you can have already done this for them, if they are beginner or younger students.)
Have students create lines to a song using the syllable count of the song and the words from their syllable chart. Show examples. Have students come up with practical topics that they can videotape during the school day. You can do a vocabulary song using historical events, math problems, or science topics; you can just have them put words together to show sentence structure, or you can create songs that rhyme. Whatever works for you!
Students think of ways to visualize their song. Have students story map their song by drawing pictures of each line and what they can videotape to represent that line.
Students go out and videotape their visuals. They should be creative.
Students record the song into Garage Band (or a song recording program) and practice the song until it is perfect. They download the perfect song into iMovie (or an editing program).
Older students can sequence the video into the proper order using iMovie (or an editing program). Younger students may need this done for them. Students should make sure their clips go along with the words to the song. If necessary students should edit and add to clips. Some students may find they have to record more video.
Students debut their music video for the class at a video award ceremony.
Brainstorm Bubble As though the student is trying to write a paragraph or essay, they should use a brainstorm bubble to write down vocabulary words they associate with the topic chosen. Syllable Chart Using a syllable chart, students should count out the syllables to each word and place it under the correct number of syllables.
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Song Chart Using the syllable chart, students should add up their words to create lines on the song chart. For example, I Love the Mountains is a 5-syllable line. Students look at the 5-syllable blank line and change the words to only have 5-syllables.
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_ _ _ _ Videotaping Students should stick to the shots they have recorded in their story map. With different colors they should categorize shots by location, person, etc. For example, red might be outside, green in the classroom, blue in the hallway, etc. Explain to students that all shots within a category are to be recorded one after the other, no matter where the shot is in the video. This will save time and students will be able to sequence their video since the shots will be out of order. Recording Students will need to record their song into a recording program (GarageBand is my favorite!). Students should practice this and record as many times as it takes to get the rhythm and the pronunciation of the lyrics correctly. Download the recording into your editing program before you begin editing the videos. Editing Students should edit their work using an editing program (iMovie is great!). They should sequence the shots into the correct order using the lyrics of the song and their storyboard as a guide. Debut What a great way to show off their masterpieces by having a Red Carpet Event or a Music Video Award Ceremony for family, friends, peers, and/or teachers. Examples of completed songs are on my website: 1. Go to www.wyckoffps.org 2. Select: Coolidge School 3. Click on: Visit Our Classroom 4. Find: Katherine Howard 5. Click on: Jan-June 2010 Videos Other Great Activities With Video:
· Write your own play, create puppets and videotape it!
· Write your own play, get all the props together, figure out who is what character, and videotape it!
· Create virtual books by using powerpoint or keynotes to record student stories. Then use the recording feature to have them read the story and time the slides!
Feel free to contact me with questions: khoward@wyckoffschools.org
Creating Music Videos in the ELL Classroom
Making a music video is not only fun but also educational!Materials:
Brainstorming worksheet, syllable count chart, song chart, storyboard, video recorder, computer, song recording program, editing program
Steps:
- Select a topic and ask students to come up with words on that topic. Copy all the words students give onto the brainstorming worksheet.
- Practice counting out syllables with students. Then ask students to copy all the words on the brainstorming worksheet onto the syllable chart.
- Have students select a song they like, or give them songs to choose from. (Short songs likeFrere Jacque are great to begin with and longer songs like Hokey Pokey and I Love the Mountains are great once you get comfortable.) Have students count out the syllables in each line of the song. (Or you can have already done this for them, if they are beginner or younger students.)
- Have students create lines to a song using the syllable count of the song and the words from their syllable chart. Show examples. Have students come up with practical topics that they can videotape during the school day. You can do a vocabulary song using historical events, math problems, or science topics; you can just have them put words together to show sentence structure, or you can create songs that rhyme. Whatever works for you!
- Students think of ways to visualize their song. Have students story map their song by drawing pictures of each line and what they can videotape to represent that line.
- Students go out and videotape their visuals. They should be creative.
- Students record the song into Garage Band (or a song recording program) and practice the song until it is perfect. They download the perfect song into iMovie (or an editing program).
- Older students can sequence the video into the proper order using iMovie (or an editing program). Younger students may need this done for them. Students should make sure their clips go along with the words to the song. If necessary students should edit and add to clips. Some students may find they have to record more video.
- Students debut their music video for the class at a video award ceremony.
Looking for other ways to incorporate music into your classroom? Check out the musical intelligences website.http://musicalintelligencenyu.bravehost.com/
Brainstorm Bubble
As though the student is trying to write a paragraph or essay, they should use a brainstorm bubble to write down vocabulary words they associate with the topic chosen.
Syllable Chart
Using a syllable chart, students should count out the syllables to each word and place it under the correct number of syllables.
Song Chart
Using the syllable chart, students should add up their words to create lines on the song chart. For example, I Love the Mountains is a 5-syllable line. Students look at the 5-syllable blank line and change the words to only have 5-syllables.
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StoryBoard
Students take each line of the song (or part of the line) and write it below the box. Then they draw a picture of what they want to video for that line.
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Videotaping
Students should stick to the shots they have recorded in their story map. With different colors they should categorize shots by location, person, etc. For example, red might be outside, green in the classroom, blue in the hallway, etc. Explain to students that all shots within a category are to be recorded one after the other, no matter where the shot is in the video. This will save time and students will be able to sequence their video since the shots will be out of order.
Recording
Students will need to record their song into a recording program (GarageBand is my favorite!). Students should practice this and record as many times as it takes to get the rhythm and the pronunciation of the lyrics correctly. Download the recording into your editing program before you begin editing the videos.
Editing
Students should edit their work using an editing program (iMovie is great!). They should sequence the shots into the correct order using the lyrics of the song and their storyboard as a guide.
Debut
What a great way to show off their masterpieces by having a Red Carpet Event or a Music Video Award Ceremony for family, friends, peers, and/or teachers.
Examples of completed songs are on my website:
1. Go to www.wyckoffps.org
2. Select: Coolidge School
3. Click on: Visit Our Classroom
4. Find: Katherine Howard
5. Click on: Jan-June 2010 Videos
Other Great Activities With Video:
- · Write your own play, create puppets and videotape it!
- · Write your own play, get all the props together, figure out who is what character, and videotape it!
- · Create virtual books by using powerpoint or keynotes to record student stories. Then use the recording feature to have them read the story and time the slides!
Feel free to contact me with questions: khoward@wyckoffschools.org