Integrating Media in Teaching Literature

Getting Students Started With AYV

At Namirembe Hillside High School

Ssebunnya Christopher SsennyonjoEnglish/Literature teacherAYV-EducatorNamirembe Hillside High School

Sempangi Henry SanyulyeAYV-Lead Educator

Introducing Adobe Youth Voices

The Aim of Introducing AYV Program at Namirembe Hillside

To integrate media and media production into the teaching and learning of literature by motivating the learners to participate in the AYV activities and training them to use media making tools, to generate content for use in the literature classes and to be part of the AYV network.

Introducing the Program to the School Administration

Prepared a detailed document about AYV program for the headmaster.

Verbally answered the few questions that were asked.

Explained on needs basis to each administrator on duty.

Used my knowledge of the school to purposively decide who was to contact and when.

Introducing the AYV program to Students

Students were given a background to the AYV program, the program’s aim and objectives as well as the Partner Organizations.

They were also introduced to the AYV online community, some of the AYV opportunities and linking AYV to their future dreams.

The Work Plan

This was mainly dictated by the availability of the computer room as well as the students.

We set out to work objectively and dynamically.

We planned bearing in mind there were many possibilities of following the plan to the dot.

We worked back and forth to ensure we finish off Pre-production stage

The Process

Pre-Production: (Planning, Brainstorming, Scripting, Storyboarding, Organizing files)

Production: (Filming, Photography and Audio recording)

Post-Production: (Editing using Adobe PS & PR, Adding Music and Narration)

Critiquing and Reviewing: (Project Pitching, Reversing and Re-editing)

Exhibition and Distribution: (Uploading media Online, Burning media on DVD)

LIST POEM ACTIVITY

1. Students Create a Personal Paper and and Picture list poem

2. They create a digital list poem using Adobe Photoshop to set a ground for Post production

3. Students plan and Organize file also Introducing Pre-production stage

LIST POEM ACTIVITY

Skills Learned

Critical Thinking

Organization

Photoshop

MEDIA VIEWING

HOW

Students view media pieces producedBy the other youth artists in the Adobe Youth Voices program

They View the media and give critical Feedback basing on the criticalResponse worksheet

WHY THE ACTIVITY

To Prepare the learners for pre-production stage

They Become the Audience for theMedia and it helps them to knowthe importance of produce media withAn intended audience in mind

Being aware with the philosophy of “Create with a purpose”

Skill gained from the Media Viewing Activity

Analytical Skills

Media Literacy Skills

Project Description

Project description is when students shareTheir sketch vision of the issue they would Like to work on.

HOW

Learners are asked individually write about An issue they would take about if given A chance including (What is the Issue?, Why the Issue?)

Project Description

Project description is when students shareTheir sketch vision of the issue they would Like to work on.

HOW

Learners are asked individually write about An issue they would take about if given A chance including (What is the Issue?, Why the Issue?)

Result: Project Pitching

Students Individually Pitch their Project descriptions to the team as aWay Indentifying the Issues young peopleAre concerned about and would want to Work on.

Skills Learned

Public Speaking

Assertiveness

Critical thinking

GROUPING and PROJECT PLANNING

Learners are not group to work in teams to create a mediaOn one Issue they are all concerned about as a group.

The Importance of the Activity

Learners learn by doing

They are Introduced to pre-productionStage as a group and work with theirIssue

Learner realize that Media making is A group task

During this stage the learners continueTo watch more media while working on their own

Skills

Team Work

Collaboration

Decision making

Leadership

Pre-Production/Media Planning

Learners are introduced to the Different Brainstorming methods

First Method is KWH Method, this helps them gather questionsGroup members have about the issue Individually

Second method is the Webbing Method, this helps the digDeeper into the issue to know the Effects, Causes, Solutionof the Issue etc

Why Media planning

To generate as much information on the issue as possible

To have hands on experience with the method

Skills

Teamwork

Collaboration

Critical thinking

Exposition to creating a media plan

Elements of a media plan Creating a media plan which includes: the issue, why the issue is important, the story, the audience the message, the style

Exposition to the concept of SAMS

S-Story ,A-Audience, M-Message, S-Style

Students learn to plan with theproduct in mind

Students get introduced to different styles of media

Students learn the value of planning

Project pitching

Students were given time to present tothe group about their media plan:

The issue and why they feel it needs voiceCritical information/facts about the issue.

The results of the brainstorming on the issue.

Their story, script and how they developed it.

They Pitch to get feedback from others to improve their plan.