iStopMotion

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 * iSTOPMOTION **
 * CLAY-MATION **


 * Area of Interaction: Health and Social Education **
 * Significant Concept: Students should understand the positive and negative consequences of an action and should be able to use iStop and Garageband for projects in all subject areas. **
 * Unit Question: How do my choices impact my life? **


 * REQUIREMENTS: **


 * 1) ** Take the Claymation Test on Skyward before you begin. **
 * 2) ** Create a new page on your wiki and name it "iStopMotion". **
 * 3) ** Create a one-minute video using your own clay models, iStopMotion, and iMovie. **
 * 4) ** Your movie needs to answer the question, "How do my choices impact my life". You need to show the positive and negative consequence of a choice. **
 * 5) ** Add real information about you from the questions you answer in the Investigate section. **
 * 6) ** Use iStopMotion to create your video. **
 * 7) ** Use the Design Cycle to create your claymation. **
 * 8) ** Create the background and/or backdrop for your movie. **
 * 9) ** Once the movie is created export it to iMovie. **
 * 10) ** Add your own GarageBand or iMovie song/sound effects to your movie. **
 * 11) ** You must have a title at the beginning and end of your movie. Titles do not count as part of your one minute. **
 * 12) ** Optional - Create a DVD of your movie. **
 * 13) ** Upload your movie onto your wikispace. **

The design cycle applies to the real world because you can use it to solve real world problems and you can also use in it many different subject areas. You can also connect the design cycle to many different things in life and see its use every day in many things that you do, even if you are not using the design cycle intentionally, you are probably still using part of it. The design cycle is used in may things. I have changed a lot since elementary school, they haven't been big changes, but they are still changes. First of all, I think that I have become more responsible and accountable for my choices, mainly because in Middle School there are many different things that I have to be accountable for. I also have to work much harder in middle school, and that has made me work harder in other parts of my life. I think that most of the changes that have happened with me since elementary school are for the better, for example, I have become more caring and started to care a lot of how other people feel when I say things to them. I have also started to care more about what other people think about me. One negative change is that I have become more stressed, which causes me to be more temper mental. This is probably because there are much more things that I will have to worry about in Middle School. Overall, I have had many changes since elementary school. It is important to take care of myself because I am the only one that can take care of myself, and if I don't take care of myself, then I won't be successful in life and it won't affect other people, it will just affect me. That is why I have to take care of myself; so that I can have a good life. We are the only ones that can take care of ourselves. No one else will take that responsibility. It is important to our country that we all take care of ourselves because together we are strong, and if some people were to not take care of themselves, then we would become divided and not be as strong of a country. Tha tis why our country cares about its citizens, because the citizens are what makes up the country. If we aren't strong and don't take care of ourselves, our country will fall. Choices are everything that you do and every single thing that you say. They affect your life because everything that you do has consequences which will change what happens to you, how it happens, when it happens, and more. You have to be accountable for your choices and make choices that will move you forward. Choices are everything in life. My choices can change the lives of others because your choices don't only effect you, they effect everyone around you. For example, if you decide to murder someone, your family will also feel the effects as well as yourself. Even if you think that something that you do will not affect someone else, it probably will. For example, if you lie about something and mention another person, it could effect them negatively. Overall, our choices affect all of the people around us. My choices can change my life both positively and negatively because they can change what happens to me during every moment of my life, and they can change how successful I will be in life. If I make good choices, then my life will be affected positively, if I make negative choices, my life will be affected negatively. The caveat is that you can't be sure which choice is a good choice and which choice is a bad choice.
 * INVESTIGATE: **** 1. Take the test on [|Skyward] **.
 * 2. How does the Design Cycle apply to the real world? **
 * 3. Answer the Design Brief questions below: **
 * -How have I changed since I left elementary school? (Please list the good and bad. But not too bad, because that would be WAY too much information to share with your teacher!) **
 * -Why is it important to take care of myself? **
 * -Why is it important to our country that you take care of yourself? **
 * -How do my choices impact my life? **
 * -How can my choices change the lives of others positively and negatively? **
 * -How can my choices change my life positively and negatively? **

[|story board.pdf]
 * PLAN: **
 * 4. Brainstorm ideas - Here is the chart: [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png height="32" link="http://bradfieldtechnology.wikispaces.com/file/view/IB+Brainstorming+Chart+.pdf"]] [|IB Brainstorming Chart .pdf] **
 * 5. Select one of your ideas and justify your choice: **
 * We decided to do the idea of the guy stealing because we could incorporate many things into it and we could make it at least one minute, also, it is the most interesting idea and has the best consequences. **
 * 6. Does your idea meet all of the requirements in the Design Brief? **
 * Yes, the idea meets all of the requirements. **
 * 7. Does your idea answer all the questions in the Design Brief? **
 * Yes, our idea does answer all of the questions in the design brief. **
 * 8. Use the story board paper to plan your clay-mation. Here is the storyboard: **
 * 9. Explain how you and your group will use your time to get your project finished in 10 days: **
 * ** Day 1: Make objects out of clay **
 * ** Day 2: Make objects out of clay **
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Day 3: Make objects out of clay **
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Day 4: Make objects out of clay **
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Day 5: Film **
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Day 6: Film **
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Day 7: Film **
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Day 8: Film and start working on titles, subtitles, and sounds **
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Day 9: Finish filming and add titles, sounds and subtitles **
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Day 10 (May 25): Movie needs to be on your wiki and all the question on your wikispace answered. **


 * CREATE: **
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Use the computer, software, clay and other materials appropriately. **
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Follow the steps of the plan you made in question #9. **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Follow your storyboard.**
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Pay attention to the quality of your presentation! **

**We didn't change anything, but we did add more things when editing that we originally planned to** **We did not change our storyboard**
 * EVALUATE: **
 * 10. If you made any changes to your plan or story board, explain why you changed it: **
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Why did you change your plan? **
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Why did you change your story board? **
 * 11. How could you improve your movie? We could improve our movie by having smoother movement and maybe a little bit better plot. It could have been more interesting. **
 * 12. Does your movie meet all of the requirements? Yes, our movie meets all of the requirements. **
 * 13. Share your movie with at least one friend. What did he/she like about your movie? We shared our movie with Keegan and she liked the bloopers and the music and effects. **
 * 14. Give yourself a grade for each step of the Design Cycle: (1 - 6) **
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Investigate: 6 **
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Plan: 6 **
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Create: 6 **
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Evaluate: 6 **
 * 15. Were you responsible in using the software, computer, clay, and other materials? Yes, I was responsible. **
 * 16. How do my choices impact my life? Choices impact my life because choices are my life, and the choices that I make affect what will happen in my life. **
 * 17. What did you like the least about iStopMotion? What I liked best about iStopMotion was that it showed you how the previous frame looked. **
 * 18. Did you create a quality movie? Yes, we did create a quality movie. **
 * 19. How does iStopMotion apply to the real world? iStopMotion applies to the real world because similar software is probably used to create major movies. **
 * 20. What grade do you deserve on this project? (1 - 6) I believe that I deserve a 6 on this project. **


 * ATTITUDE: **
 * 21. Reflect on your attitude on each step of the Design Cycle. Did you completely answer each step without complaining, being a whiny baby, or saying "it's too hard"?. Explain your answer: Yes, I did complete all of the steps without whining at all. **
 * 22. Did you complete iStopMotion without complaining, being a whiny baby, or saying "it's too hard"?: Yes, I did complete it. **
 * 23. What grade do you deserve on your attitude? (1 - 6) I deserve a 6 on attitude. **


 * How You Will Receive a Letter Grade: **
 * 1) <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Follow the Design Cycle: +50 **
 * 2) <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Creativity: +20 **
 * 3) <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Quality: +20 **
 * 4) <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Creating a plan and following it: +15 **
 * 5) <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Creating a storyboard and following it: +15 **
 * 6) <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Sound: +20 **
 * 7) <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Titles: +10 **
 * 8) <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** TOTAL = 150 POINTS **