Video Production for Elementary Students

1. Video Production
with Elementary
Students
BY: RACHEL MAY

2. Curriculum Structure
 11 Weekly Lesson Plans
 Lesson Objectives
 Assessments
 Instructional Videos
 Activity Sheets
 Exit Slips
 Final Assessment
 Rubric

3. Lesson 1: Introduction to a persuasive video
 Objective: Students will identify what qualities are in
persuasive writing and what a persuasive video is.
 Persuasive Video for students to watch
 Exit Slip for assessment
 Teacher-led instruction on persuasion
 Student discussions on persuasion

4. Lesson 2: Brainstorming a topic
Objective: Students will work with a group to brainstorm
what topic they want to do for their persuasive video.
 Teaching research strategies to students
 Graphic organizer for brainstorming
 Students are working in groups to come up with topic.

5. Lesson 3: Continuing to Brainstorm
Objective: Students will continue to collect information
on their topic and be introduced to script writing.
 Youtube video of script writing for kids
 Reading a portion of an actual screen play of “Toy
Story”
 Exit Slip for assessment
 Graphic organizer to organize research

6. Lesson 4: Planning the Script
Objective: Students will plan the essential elements of
their script: the setting, the characters, the events, and
the plot.
 Story map graphic organizer for planning video
 Persuasive Video for students to watch

7. Lesson 5: Writing the Script
Objective: Students will begin to write the script for their
persuasive video.
 Guidelines for script sheet for students
 Teacher models what script writing looks like
 Students re-read “Toy Story” screen play.
 Students use previous graphic organizers to
help write the script.

8. Lesson 6: Continuing the Script and
Starting the Storyboard
Objective: Students will have the 1st draft of their
script written and begin to create a storyboard
for their video.
 Video on storyboarding for students
 Storyboard layout worksheet
 Exit slip for assessment

9. Lesson 7: Finishing up the
Storyboard and Finalizing the Script
Objective: Students will finish working on their
storyboard and finalize their script.
 Exit slip for assessment
 Students will continue to work with partners to write
script and finish their storyboards.

10. Lesson 8: Starting Video Production
Objective: Students will learn the basics of using an
iPad to record videos.
 Video for iPad usage and camera operations
 Students will use script and storyboard to start
recording video footage.

11. Lesson 9: Continuing to Work on
Video Production
Objective: Students will continue to work with their groups
to record and shoot their persuasive video.
 Students will shoot footage on iPads
 Students will discuss with group members their footage

12. Lesson 10: Editing and Putting the
Video Together
Objective: Student will edit their video clips to make one
persuasive video.
 Teacher will show students how to use iMovie
 Students will work as a group with the teacher to edit
their video

13. Lesson 11: Showcasing Our Videos
Objective: Students will show their videos to the class.
 Students will showcase their videos.
 Students will comment on each other’s videos.

14. Rubric for Assessment