Idioms and jargons are used everyday in our lives. We know that for our EL Learners and a lot of students in our classes, idioms and jargon can be difficult. As a literary device, idioms are extremely effective and add to “
style” of writing. Idioms are colourful, personal and vivid. I could describe our WWP project as an effective or as a . In order to have students use and understand we need to explore idioms for all our learners. well oiled machine
Exploring the literal meaning of an idioms is fun and allows students to be creative with pen and pencil, or specifically with an app (Pic Collage, Explain Everything, Drawing Box etc) .
Years ago, students and I watched a funny podcasts from Animal Planet called Animal Crackers. In this podcast actors portrayed two fictional and one historical story of where specific idioms originated.
After watching one podcast an activity would be to challenge the students to create a similar type of media presentation.
They could r
esearch meaning and origin of an idiom. Create a literal and actual visual representation of idiom (as above)
Create a script for two fictional origins and true origin. (Pages or Doc)
Use another App to illustrate
Use this poem to create an iMovie.
The Bluebird Poem 1
or on Canada and government
I am Canadian Poem
imovieipad2 for iPads
imovie8greenscreen for Macbooks
Read the poem
Chunk the poem into parts (stanzas, couplets, etc)
Find images for each of the parts (google image search, search tools, usage rights) and save to device
Create a new iMovie
IMovie must include:
Theme music, which fits the poem
Audio of reading of poem, making sure to capture the mood
Using iMovie is a creative way for students to practice the language of Compare and Contrast.
Here is a document with key words used in both compare and contrast.
Compare and Contrast
Use one of the Storyboards to have students compare and contrast two things. Each text line needs to be a sentence comparing or contrasting. The images in the storyboard will link to the text.
their self with a peer
their self with a character from a book
Introduce the book and include a hook
Brainstorm what to include in their book trailer, text and pictures, keeping in mind:
genre of book, the author
connections to self, text and world
theme: friendship, courage, coming of age, injustice, heroism, determination, being different, love, working together
How does the character’s actions connect him/her to this theme?
3. Choose a iMovie trailer theme which links to the theme.
*******Choose a Trailer*******
4. Download the theme trailer storyboard pdf into Notability.
PDF’s from: http://learninginhand.com/blog/2014/8/6/plan-a-better-imovie-trailer-with-these-pdfs
(our server will not let you access PDF’s on above site)
Adrenaline+Trailer Bollywood+Trailer Expedition+Trailer Fairy+Tale+Trailer Family+Trailer Indie+Trailer Narrative+Trailer Retro+Trailer Romance+Trailer Teen+Trailer Scary+Trailer Super+Hero+Trailer Swashbuckler+Trailer Coming+of+Age+Trailer
5. Begin to plan your trailer on the storyboard.
6. Don’t give away too much, give the audience just enough
7. The fewer words on the screen, the better.
8. Find images for your iMovie:
Search internet for images using Search Tools/Usage.
Use camera to take your own pictures
Use voiceovers or small video clips