Grading Criteria:
60 seconds or longer (not including the black slugs)
Titles - At least ten titles, free of spelling, punctuation, grammatical errors.
Author's name.
Who is the Protagonist(s)
Who is the Antagonist(s)
Did this book win any awards?
Voice-Over Plot Summary in 5-6 sentences (without giving away the resolution of the book)
Describe the Conflict
Why should we read this book?
Five or more images about the book
Soundtrack (music)
You can record yourselves talking to the camera, or just do voice over narration with no video.
Step 1:
Working solo, or with one other student, select a book to review. Think of it like a book report or a TV commercial.
Tell Mr. Gilley the title and author of the book you have chosen.
NOTE: No Harry Potter Books.
It's not that I don't like Harry Potter, I'm just sick of hearing about them. :^)
Step 2: Open iMovie.
Create a new project with your name in it ("Danny and Juana's Book Review").
In the Projects Folder, click the + "Create New" button to create your project if this is your first time using iMovie.
Choose "Movie."
This is what your editing workspace looks like. The top area called "Events" is just raw footage that you or someone else may have imported. The bottom area is your timeline where you will drag clips to create your movie.
Now you need to import some raw footage. You can do this by surfing the web and finding images of the book you are reviewing. Save those images to the desktop and then drag them into the timeline.
Step 3: Use iMovie to create a 60-second review or commercial of your book.
We NEED A QUIET CLASSROOM FOR THIS PROJECT
-Use earphones to record narration and voice overs. Let me know when you need to record and I will ask the class to get extra quiet.
-Use a background soundtrack. Adjust the volume of this track to 25% - 50% so it doesn't overpower your voice-over recordings.
You can find music in iMovie under the Audio tab:
-Use at least 5 five different images of the book or related images.
Save images from the web by right-clicking on them, select SAVE to DESKTOP, then drag and drop them into iMovie.
