THE TASK: In groups of ____________ you will create a visual representation of Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men or the life of Rubin Hurricane Carter using Microsoft Photo Story. In particular, you will be asked to highlight key events or themes in the plot of the story (Of Mice and Men) and biography (Rubin Hurricane Carter). You will create a Photo Story (a visual representation), including music, voice-overs and captions with at least ________ slides (including your title page image).

STEPS TO TAKE:
Choose your topic (listed below) and decide:
a) What kind of slides you want to create that best represent the chapter assigned, the theme assigned or event in Rubin Hurricane Carter’s life.
b) What kind of music will best suit your slides (rap, hip-hop, country, soft rock, metal, jazz, classical).
c) What kinds of pictures you will incorporate into your slide show as they could include a symbol (an object which fits your visual representation), a setting (a barn, beside a creek, a bunkhouse), “characters” from the novel (a picture of George and Lennie walking to the ranch), etc.
d) What captions will be critical in each slide and which ones will have “voice over”?
• you must include two-sentence captions for at least ____________ of the slides in your slide show and you must have at least _______________ slides which include a voice over, which narrates your required sentences and give a little bit of extra information about the picture.
e) What kind of title page you want which must include: your names, a unique title which summarizes your photographic gallery, and a picture which suits your title.

TOPICS FOR PHOTO STORY:
i) A Photo Story of Chapter One in Of Mice and Men
ii) A Photo Story of Chapter Two in Of Mice and Men
iii) A Photo Story of Chapter Three in Of Mice and Men
iv) A Photo Story of Chapter Four in Of Mice and Men
v) A Photo Story of Chapter Five and Six in Of Mice and Men
vi) A Photo Story of the theme ‘Dreams’ in Of Mice and Men & The Hurricane
vii) A Photo Story of the theme ‘Loneliness’ in Of Mice and Men & The Hurricane
viii) A Photo Story of the theme ‘Friendship’ in Of Mice and Men & The Hurricane
ix) A Photo Story of the theme ‘Racism and Injustice’ in Of Mice and Men & The Hurricane
x) A Photo Story of the ‘Life and Trials of Rubin Hurricane Carter’
xi) A Photo Story of the ‘Life and Trials of George and Lennie’

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER:
• Mr. Nevin will be giving our class a workshop on Photo Story on ___________________________.

• Your work periods will include: __________________ and ___________________ and _______________________. The very last day to work on this project for ‘finishing touches’ will be _____________________.

• You will present your Photo Story, to Mr. Robinson and Mr. Nevin, in the seminar room on _____________________________.

***Make sure you have followed the “checklist” provided and also given your ____________ to Mr. Robinson before your presentation.

“A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words”
Of Mice and Men and The Hurricane: Photo Story Culminating Unit Task

CHECKLIST:

? I have a minimum of 15 slides on my topic

? I have a title page that includes an image and title that clearly summarizes my visual representation and our names

? My pictures are representative of my topic and include symbols, settings and people/characters

? I have included 2-3 sentence captions (text) for at least 10 of my slides which describe the picture, person, place or event and explain how it is significant in my Photo Story

? At least 8 of my slides include a ‘voice over’ narrative which highlights my caption (text) and gives added information to my image

My Fifteen Visuals (including symbols, settings, and people/characters) are:

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Rubric: Of Mice and Men and The Hurricane: Photo Story Culminating Unit Task

Categories Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Knowledge/
Understanding - displays limited understanding of and rarely identifies key events - displays some understanding of and occasionally identifies key events - displays some understanding of and frequently identifies key events - displays excellent understanding of and always identifies key events
Thinking/
Inquiry - demonstrates limited synthesis of audio & visual devices

-shows obvious & similar pictures with limited information - demonstrates some synthesis of audio & visual devices

-shows obvious & varied pictures with adequate information - demonstrates considerable synthesis of audio & visual devices

- shows complex & varied pictures with sophisticated information - demonstrates sophisticated synthesis of audio & visual devices

- shows complex & varied pictures with subtle and sophisticated information
Communication - uses appropriate images, language & voice with limited effectiveness & consistency

- photo story is unclear and difficult to understand - uses appropriate images, language & voice with some effectiveness & consistency

- photo story is sometimes unclear and occasionally difficult to understand - uses appropriate images, language & voice with considerable effectiveness & consistency

-photo story is mostly clear, smooth & fluent - uses appropriate images, language & voice with a high degree of effectiveness & consistency

- all of the photo story is clear, easy to understand, smooth & fluent
Application - shows limited ability to locate and summarize information from a source

- shows limited command of the media & technology used
- shows some ability to locate and summarize information from a source

- shows some command of the media & technology used
- shows considerable ability to locate and summarize information from a source
- shows considerable command of the media & technology used
- shows sophisticated ability to locate and summarize information from a source
- shows strong command of the media & technology used

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