Storyboarding Literacy
Writing stories can be difficult and getting the pace and descriptions is a common difficulty. Students from George Salter High School used the storyboarding software Kar2ouche to create a storyboard about an attack by a creature. The students had been reading Jaws and looked at how to the book and the film built up the tension, some cases leading to a false alarm and others leading to a real attack.
The students had to create a storyboard to set the scene, then build up the tension to a false alarm and then build up the tension to a real attack. The students had seen the following storyboard and finished story as stimulus. They then created their own storyboard and then used it to help create a piece of original writing.
The students are currently immersed in writing and redrafting their stories, using the storyboards they created to help them to structure their writing.
It has been very beneficial to them in terms of ‘keeping them going’ and ensuring that their stories have a clear, well thought-out structure. The trip to the CLC was also very enjoyable and motivating to some students who are reluctant writers. It has given them a sense of ownership of their work which is invaluable!
Comment by E.Plumpton — December 12, 2006 @ 3:59 pm
its was good reppin from georges crew rrrrrrrrrrreg respect
Comment by big heaD and kayl — December 14, 2006 @ 2:56 pm
I thought that it was very good and i learnt a lot about story writing i thought as well that Steve was very helpful while we was there. I wish we could go back there again. It made it easy because you had different things to help you with and pictures . thaqtv made it easy for me because it was easy to think of a story
Comment by Nicole — December 14, 2006 @ 10:25 pm