Movie Unit

Here is my movie unit. This is a project I've done with my 12th graders the past two years. The last two chapters of our textbook focus on food concerns and health issues, so a diet and exercise plan video makes sense to me. Since most of my students are infected with senioritis by the end of the year, it's just easy enough to convince most of them to do a decent job.

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M6 English Speaking and Listening Formative 2 Assignment: Exercise and Diet plan video

1.      Your assignment is to come up with a weekly routine that people in Bangkok can follow to maintain a healthy lifestyle

2.      Focus on diet and/or exercise

3.      Your routine should be healthy, affordable, and enjoyable, but not time consuming

4.      Your video should be fun. It can be like an infomercial, an exercise video, a cooking show, a skit, or anything else you want

5.      You will work in in five groups of 7-10 people

6.      You will make a five-minute video (shorter than 4:00 or longer than 6:00= -3 points)

7.      Everyone in your group should speak in your video

8.      I will evaluate you based on three factors:

a.       Your plan (Does it make sense? Is it creative? Is it practical?) 5 points

b.      Your English (Are you using English effectively?) 5 points

c.       Your video (Is it fun, interesting, and filmed/edited well?) 5 points

9.      We will watch your videos on the last day of class.

Due Date: Last day of class

	5	4	3	2	1
Plan	Thoughtful, creative, and practical!	One of the three previous criteria is lacking	Two of the three previous criteria are lacking	All of the three previous criteria are lacking	Not much of a plan at all
English	All group members spoke accurately, clearly, and confidently	All group members spoke, and most spoke well	Several members did not speak, or many did not speak well	Few members spoke, or few spoke well	Not acceptable for M6 English
Video	Very attractive and shows great effort	Nice to look at with good effort	Pretty good video with some effort	Not great to look at and not enough effort	Poorly done

My Sample Video