Fourth Grade Film Makers

The fourth-grade class has been busy writing scripts for the films they are creating. They have recently discovered that the first European encounters with the Lenape did not go well. The volley between the Dutch and Swedes for control of land from the mouth of Delaware Bay to Philadelphia proved to be devastating to the Lenape and to the students learning about it as well.

The students are taking all that they have learned and are deciding how they want to tell the story. Our imaginative and creative students immediately started brainstorming and listing all they wanted to do. It was quite amazing listening to their ideas and interpretations. Some of the students' choices included documentaries, newscasts, puppet shows, animation, and plays. Students were given the choice to work independently or collaboratively in groups of two or three.

Those students working together assigned each other portions of the script to write. Once the scripts were all edited, the creative design and filming began. Over the next week or so, when they are done with their filming, the students will add backgrounds to their green screens, voice-overs, music, and sound effects. This is where they get to share their technological wizardry.

Then we will have a movie viewing class once all the films are completed. Popcorn most likely will be involved.