Lesson 1.2 A: What makes a good video reporter?
Subjects: Journalism, Language Arts, Social Studies
Estimated Time: One 45-minute class period
Grade Level: Upper Elementary, Middle and High School
Materials: Refer to Worksheets 1.2 A and B
Overview: Students will learn about components that make up a good video report and how to provide feedback effectively.
Warm Up Activity What makes a story interesting?
Pose the question “What makes a video interesting to you?” List student answers and encourage them to provide answers with depth and examples from their personal experiences.
Main Activity Modeling Good Reports
Show students a short compelling video story and then return to your original list and make any additions or subtractions the students decide on as a class.
Refer to Worksheet 1.2 A and Worksheet 1.2 B to students and go through the different criteria that makes a story of good quality and point of similarities between their earlier answers on the board. Using the handouts, explain what makes a video good from a viewer’s perspective (Worksheet 1.2 A) and from the producer’s perspective (Worksheet 1.2 B).
Then ask students to come up with ideas about how to give good feedback on a video report without being too easy or too hard on the team that created it. Explain to students the concept of providing “warm” (i.e. Positive and helpful) and “cool” (i.e. Critical, yet constructive) feedback during critiques. What terms might they use for “warm” feedback, what about for “cool”? Write them on the board and encourage students to write them down on their own papers for future use.
Play another video report for the class and ask students to use Worksheet 1.2 A to guide their evaluation of the piece and to keep in mind that helpful feedback is in terms of “warm” and “cool” rather than “good” or “bad”.
Then as a class have students share their answers and get feedback from their classmates about answers that are volunteered.
Estimated Time: One 45-minute class period
Grade Level: Upper Elementary, Middle and High School
Materials: Refer to Worksheets 1.2 A and B
Overview: Students will learn about components that make up a good video report and how to provide feedback effectively.
Warm Up Activity What makes a story interesting?
Pose the question “What makes a video interesting to you?” List student answers and encourage them to provide answers with depth and examples from their personal experiences.
Main Activity Modeling Good Reports
Show students a short compelling video story and then return to your original list and make any additions or subtractions the students decide on as a class.
Refer to Worksheet 1.2 A and Worksheet 1.2 B to students and go through the different criteria that makes a story of good quality and point of similarities between their earlier answers on the board. Using the handouts, explain what makes a video good from a viewer’s perspective (Worksheet 1.2 A) and from the producer’s perspective (Worksheet 1.2 B).
Then ask students to come up with ideas about how to give good feedback on a video report without being too easy or too hard on the team that created it. Explain to students the concept of providing “warm” (i.e. Positive and helpful) and “cool” (i.e. Critical, yet constructive) feedback during critiques. What terms might they use for “warm” feedback, what about for “cool”? Write them on the board and encourage students to write them down on their own papers for future use.
Play another video report for the class and ask students to use Worksheet 1.2 A to guide their evaluation of the piece and to keep in mind that helpful feedback is in terms of “warm” and “cool” rather than “good” or “bad”.
Then as a class have students share their answers and get feedback from their classmates about answers that are volunteered.