There are many context in which video projects can be carried out. Producing videos is suitable for young adults and adults in secondary schools or adult education as well as in intensive English programs.
Video projects can be freestanding or connected with other subject matter included in the course. of intensive English program. One of the courses that is centered around reading longer is the works of literature, viewing and film adaptations. The course is designed to appeal to students who are inter-
rested in artistic expression . It targets all four skills through the smorgasboard of listening, speaking, reading and writing activities.
Students often ask to read novels or plays and which movies as part of their classes, since many novels and plays have been made into movies .Teachers should pre read and preview all potential choices to eliminate works unsuitable in language or content .
Before the students start reading the novel or play in the class , we conduct a free association activity
For this exercise, we can select a visual such as a poster, magazine picture ,photo, or drawing that is related to the theme of the selected work of literature . Students sit in a circle and share what they think or feel when they see the picture . the students’ free associations included environmental concerns, stereotypes of native Americans that persist in the students’ home countries , and memories
of recent fishing excursions.
Two or three weeks are set aside for reading the novel. Students complete 10 to 15 page reading the assignments at home , after which we spend one or more class sessions working with the content of the passages. At the beginning of the class session after an assignment. We can administer a short true-or-false comprehension quiz . This quiz encourages students to come prepared and allows us to clarify the basic premise of the reading assignment when we discuss the answers to the questions after the quiz .
During the post quiz discussion of the reading assignment , questions are initiated by the students or the teacher . The discussion works best if a variety of topics is addressed: plot development,, character profiles, cultural issues , literary themes, personal reactions .When we compared mental health institutions across countries ,analyzed metaphor content in the passage ,and learned about individual student’s personal experiences with hospitals in general.
Vocabulary development is another integral part of class work following a reading assignment . We can vary activities: vocabulary journal discussions , vocabulary card games , and group activities focused on vocabulary development . Students keep vocabulary journals of unfamiliar words they find interesting or important. They share the journal in small group sessions , determining which words they want to use for the vocabulary game s and which for some of the vocabulary development group activities. Vocabulary games are played with card pairs featuring a picture prompt and a matching sentence card. Shows a sentence containing a synonym for that word .Any number of games can be played with the cards. Including matching games such as Concentration. One game requires each student to express the meaning of the word depicting on his or her picture card through paraphrases, synonyms or antonyms while other students try to guess the word.
In addition to the vocabulary card games, a number of group activities serve as catalysts for vocabulary development . For instance , students can use words from their journals to crete group poems, search the reading passage for words describing a certain character or object , or translate slang expressions into more journal English.
We can also conduct other group activities that are not vocabulary oriented but instead focus on content Working in small group s as a homework assignment , students create plot summaries and character sketches ,conduct role-playing based on situations from the text, or design surveys to be administered to native speakers.
Finally, each reading passage is accompanied by writing task .Students write journal entries on issues of interest, essays on controversial themes, speeches that a character from the novel might have delivered , fictitious letters from one character to another ,newspaper article about occurrences in the book ,description setting on the book and a variety of other papers related to the content of the passages.
After the novel is read and before we watch the movie version, we conduct the video project , when the video project is finished , we can turn to the movie adaptation of the novel.and after viewing the film we could compare the book and the movie.
By: Leilani I. Pangilinan | Teacher I | Pagalanggang National High School | Dinalupihan Bataan
