Stop Motion Animation & Learning Goals

This week we read through and sorted our literacy learning goals. Then, to prove how easy it is to make a stop motion animation video, I took the photos from that activity and created one using the program Frames 4.

We have Frames 4 on our computers at school and soon students will receive training on it so that they, too, can make cool videos of all kinds to showcase their learning!

PS. Here are the learning goals listed in the video (WALT stands for We Are Learning To...)

Oral Language:

WALT: speak effectively and listen attentively, evaluating these abilities in self & others

Reading:

WALT: determine the main idea in written (& oral) texts, using key words and inferences

 WALT: define, explain and locate examples of metaphors & similes

WALT: determine & compare basic story structures in texts & media to explain their differences & similarities

WALT: determine and rationalize reading preferences

WALT: make predictions about texts & media using C.A.T.S. and other strategies

Writing:

WALT: evaluate and judge the effectiveness of different writing forms based on their specific criteria

WALT: use specific & descriptive language to improve the clarity of our writing

WALT: write a short paragraph explaining the main idea, providing evidence to support that explanation

WALT: write a review (persuasive) and a news report, using expected criteria

WALT: develop brainstorming abilities through ‘quick write’ activities

We've also a media literacy goal:

WALT: ID & interpret media texts, evaluate their effectiveness, explain their elements & create and evaluate our own