Digital Storytelling Journey

A lesson introducing students to mobile and browser-based video editing. Students will learn core editing concepts like standard cuts, jump cuts, and J/K cuts, and complete a hands-on 30-second mini-documentary project.

A comprehensive lesson that breaks down the structural, rhythmic, and poetic elements of hip-hop and rap lyrics. Students learn complex rhyming, flow cadence, figurative imagery, and wordplay, then plan and write a complete 16-bar verse using highly visual scaffolding.

A comprehensive self-evaluation and growth-tracking lesson for art students. Students reflect on their artistic process, compare initial drafts to final works, and evaluate their studio habits and citizenship.

Production plan and storyboard guide for the 'AI Superstar' promotional video. This lesson contains the visual storyboard detailing framing, presenter actions, and specific 3D cartoon image prompts to help the presenter record and edit the promotional video.

A collaborative art and reflection project where students design individual symbolic quilt squares representing their growth and memories, combining them into a grand classroom legacy mural.

A spiritual journaling curriculum designed for young girls at church camp, integrating meaningful Christian devotions with engaging art, drawing, and collage prompts.

An engaging guitar lesson focused on Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Fortunate Son', introducing intermediate rock strumming patterns, chord transitions (G, F, C, D), and visual lyric tracking.

A fun-filled, competitive trivia challenge centered around the history, mechanics, and recent community updates of the sensation Geometry Dash. Perfect for gaming clubs, brain breaks, or student-led activities.

A lesson centered on scene work, characterization, and dramatic performance. Students analyze characters, rehearse scripts, and engage in peer feedback to elevate their physical and vocal choices before final performance.

Students transition from planning to production. They explore recording etiquette, monitor input decibels to avoid 'The Red Zone' clipping, and conduct interviews and narration recordings following Figure 4.2 Steps 5 and 6.

Students script their podcast host introductions (Intros) and closing thoughts (Outros) using Figure 4.7 (Intro/Outro Organizer). Teachers model vocal modulation and review Figure 4.1 Rubric standards.

Students define the narrative structure of their podcast using Figure 4.4 (Podcast Treatment), organizing their show into a three-act structure. Teachers introduce WeVideo/Google Vids workspace setup and establish asset organization expectations.

An introductory studio lesson on the fundamentals of acrylic painting. Students explore brushwork textures, color mixing mechanics, and structural layering through hands-on practice and a guided landscape project.

Introduce students to copyright, public domain, the four factors of fair use, generative AI complications, and interview release ethics.

Learn the ethical and technical aspects of scripting for audio, focusing on writing for the ear, citing audio sources, and research fact-finding using the Five Fascinating Facts Form.

Introduce students to podcasting and the concept of 'Theater of the Mind.' Students explore how sound paints pictures, select topics, form groups, and complete Figure 4.3 (Topic Selection).