Integrating Video Production into the Curriculum
Video Production Title
   
StarvationNations in TransitionStarvation

Video Type 5 minute PSA: Public Service Announcement
Description/Overview

Integrated with the Nations in Transition Research Model

Your new employer is the recently appointed Minister of Finance. Your boss has an appointment with the United States Secretary of State, whose purpose is to obtain foreign aid for your new government. You must present a strong case for your country's needs. You will need to include societal, economic, and political issues. You are to prepare a five minute video presentation for your boss to use as part of the proposal for financial support.

You and your team will be assigned a country in transition by your teacher. Your final product is the presentation and should address the following:

  • How does the change in political structure affect the economy?
  • How does political transition effect the society?
  • What steps is your government currently taking and which of those appear to be successful?
  • What alternatives would you suggest as a solution?
Approximate Time Needed Varies (research/write, film, edit)
Curriculum Connections/Outcomes MSDE VSC Social Studies Content Standard 2.0: Students will understand the diversity and commonality, human interdependence, and global cooperation of the people of Maryland, the United States, and the world through both a multicultural and historical perspective.
B. Cultural Diffusion: Foreign Policy
1. The student will analyze economic, political, and social issues and their effect on foreign policies of the United States.
d. Evaluate how international issues and interests, such as terrorism, regionalism, and human rights affect federal government policy.
e. Examine U.S. foreign policy related to human rights, such as foreign aid, subsidies to developing countries, and economic sanctions.
f. Evaluate the role of the U.S. government in promoting the spread of democracy.
h. Analyze contemporary concerns that affect international relationships including issues such as world health, nation-building, national security, and weapons of mass destruction.
Information Literacy AASL: 1, 2, 3
Technology Literacy

MSDE MTLSS: 1, 2, 3, 4 (5 if Internet research is used)

ISTE NETS: 1a, 1b, 2b, 3b, 4b

Media Literacy CML Core Concepts 1, 2, 3, 4
Learning Styles Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, Tactile, Active, Reflective, Global, Analytical, Field Dependent
Skills
  • Research
  • Script Writing
  • Story boarding
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Public Speaking
  • Interviewing
  • Performing
  • Camera Techniques
  • Computer Editing
Production Environment Field Production or Studio
Activities
  1. Show an example of a PSA
  2. Research topic
  3. Organize research
  4. Gather B-roll and stills
    • of your selected country
    • statistics supporting your country's need for Foreign Aid
  5. Storyboard
  6. Write script
  7. Plan production
  8. Rehearse
  9. Shoot and compile
  10. Edit final product
  11. Present/ share
Differentiation
  • Assign production roles appropriate to student needs and/or abilities
  • Extended time
Assessment Suggestions Video rubric
Extension
  • Submit to a contest
  • Peer critique and/or gallery walk
  • Submit to BCPS Education Channel
  • Upload to Safari or SchoolTube
  • Embed in a PowerPoint presentation
  • Add to electronic portfolio
  • Broadcast school wide