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In this Crazy Talk Timeline of Canada project,
you should complete the following steps:
1. Decide on an important event in Canadian
history that you would like to research
2. Now it is time to find your resources
so that you can start researching. Find at least two secondary
sources and one primary source that relate to your topic.
3. Make notes on each of your sources. Since
you have three sources, you will make three notecards. At
the top of each notecard, record the information that you
will need for your bibliography.
Make sure that your notes contain the answers
to the following questions about your event?
- Who was involved
- What happened?
- Where did it happen?
- Why did it happen?
- When did it happen?
- How did this event affect the course of Canadian history?
4. Once you have completed your notes, you
need to think of a creative way to present your information.
For example, you could pretend to be a gun that took part
in an important battle or you could be a rat who lived on
one of the "coffin ships" that brought early settlers
to the New World. Create an interesting character and then
write about your historical event from their perspective.
5. Find a picture (in jpg format) that you
would like to use for your character (or use one of the
ones that are already made for you in the Crazy Talk Program)
Use the CrazyTalk program to make your character come alive.
6. Using the CrazyTalk Program, record your
voice reading the script. Save your work and export it as
a "wmv" file so that you can use it in moviemaker
later on.
7. Find at least 5 pictures (in JPG format)
that relate to the information in your script. If you want
to add words to your pictures you can do so by creating
powerpoint slides. Make your slides and then save them in
JPG format.
8. Open moviemaker. Import your CrazyTalk
WMV file. Import your pictures or slides. Use Moviemaker
to create a show.
Before you upload your movie,
make sure that it is complete. You movie needs to have the
following elements:
1. A main character with
a well developed and appropriate personality
2. A script that contains
accurate and detailed historical information about your
event
3. A title
4. at least five pictures
5. At least one question
and answer that relates to each of the following areas:
who, what, where, when, why, how. Make sure that you create
some questions that involve higher level thinking skills
6. Bibliography (that
includes pictures).
Click
here is you need help on how to write a bibliography
9. Upload your video to youtube
or teachertube
10. Send a link for your video to shawna@mapleleafpro.net
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