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A Web Quest for Fourth Year High School (English)

Simel M. Nano

Kathrene F. Jumawan

While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions.

-Stephen Covey

INTRODUCTION TASK

PROCESS

CONCLUSION

RESOURCES

EVALUATION

As a member of the community, foreseeing the consequences of your actions is significant. This is because your action may contribute to the destruction of something in your community and also in your life. In other words, you have to understand the relationship of cause and effect to be able to weigh the actions and decisions that you will undertake.

When you indulge yourselves into playing computer games, for instance, do you consider the possible effects of this in your study? What about the effects of this in your relationship to your family? What could be the possible cause of playing computer games most of the time?

Aside from playing computer games for a long time, there are more problems in Zamboanga City that need to be addressed to the public. Isn't it wonderful if you can help in addressing these problems so that the dwellers in Zamboanga City will be aware of the consequences of their actions? Making a documentary film will be of great help to address these problems.

You can be the stewards of change!

As concerned members of the community, you need to create a documentary film about the problems in Zamboanga City. By emphasizing the cause and effect of the problems in the documentary film, you will be able to help the government in addressing to the people the problems that was caused by their actions and the effects of their actions.

DAY 1

DAY 6

DAY 2 DAY 4

DAY 9DAY 10

DAY 8

DAY 3

DAY 7

DAY 5

You will be assigned to a team of eight students. Each member should have a role.

DAY 1

Leader: He/ She will lead the group in achieving the goal.

Member # 1: He/ She will join the other members of the group in reading the websites and on answering the questions.

Secretary: He/ She will write the answer of the group.

Member # 2: He/ She will join the other members of the group in reading the websites and on answering the questions.

Computer Operator: He/ She will operate the computer when opening the websites.

Member # 3: He/ She will join the other members of the group in reading the websites and on answering the questions.

Timer: He/ She will remind the group if its already time to submit their work.

Member # 4: He/ She will join the other members of the group in reading the websites and on answering the questions.

Click the websites under the title “Cause and Effect” in the Resources. Read the articles and then outline in a whole sheet of paper the important details that you have read. You will be given only 45 minutes to read and outline what you have read.

Discuss your outline of cause and effect as a group.

As concerned member of the community, you will make a documentary film that will show the causes and effects of some problems in Zamboanga City. In relation to this, you need to assign each member of the group a role to play.

DAY 2

These are the roles:

Director:

Your responsibility as the Director is to come up with the overall vision for the documentary. It is your job to ensure that the material you and your team will shoot is technically and creatively of a high standard, is truthful, fair, entertaining and is of interest in terms of subject matter or narrative.

Camera Operator: Your responsibility as the Camera Operator is to work alongside the Director, taking instruction from them and functions as an integral part of the production team.

Sound Recorder: Your responsibility as a Sound Recorder is to isolate exactly what kind of kit will be needed to record good sound in the circumstances in which you will be recording it. So, you will need to give consideration to both microphones and auxiliary kit.

:Production Assistants:

As Production Assistants you are one of the most important people in a documentary crew. Your primary role is to support the director and to do anything that helps the Director to move the production forwards.

Editor:

Your responsibility as an Editor is to do the technical work of editing the documentary. You work to ensure that the story is told in specified length.

Interviewer:

Your role as an interviewer is to interview the interviewees that are proficient in their field. You need to have friendly tone when interviewing and need to be sure that you have asked the significant details.

Now that every member of the group has a responsibility to do, your task today is to read the websites under the title “ Documentary Film Making” in the Resources. Outline what you have read because that will be used next meeting for the workshop on documentary film making.

Today will be the workshop on documentary

film making. You will be taught how to make a documentary film in the animation laboratory. An IT professor will conduct the workshop. Use the outline that you made to be able to activate your prior knowledge so that understanding the professor’s lecture will be easier.

DAY 3

Today, you will choose the topic for the

documentary film making through drawing of lots. After the drawing lots, you need to plan and discuss on how to make the documentary film out of that assigned topic. The rubric will be given as your guide in making the documentary film.

DAY 4

These are the topics:

Cause and Effect of Playing Computer GamesCause and Effect of Water PollutionCause and Effect of Electricity ShortageCause and Effect of Dengue

You will go out to gather information on the topic you are assigned to. You should be equipped with all the things needed for the documentary film.

DAY 5

Consultation

Each group needs to present what they have done so far and what information they have gathered.

DAY 6

You will continue gathering information and apply the teacher’s suggestion during the consultation.

DAY 7

Today, you will edit the videos and organize the information for your documentary film.

DAY 8

Today, you will present your documentary film. Your documentary film will be rated by using the rubric in the Evaluation. After each presentation, there will be a processing of your work.

DAY 9

Today is the continuation of the presentation of the documentary film.

DAY 10

Cause and Effect Documentary Film Making

http://languagearts.pppst.com/cause-effect.htmlhttp://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/documents/729_01.pdfhttp://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/CILL/exercises/cause&effect.htm

http://www.slideshare.net/acarvin/documentary-making-101http://www.ehow.com/how_2188105_film-short-documentary.htmlhttp://pov.imv.au.dk/Issue_13/section_5/artc1A.htmlhttp://pov.imv.au.dk/Issue_22/section_1/artc1A.html 

CATEGORY 5 4 2 0 Score

Script Quality

Word choice is highly effective

in presenting documentary; information is

very educational.

Word choice is effective in presenting

documentary; information is educational.

Word choice is slightly

ineffective in presenting

documentary; information is

not educational.

Word choice is ineffective in presenting documentary; information is

not educational

Filming Quality

Camera movement is verysmooth and lighting quality is effective

Camera movement is smooth and lighting quality is good

Characters have okay composition, camera movement is jerky; lighting quality is problematic

Camera movement is very jerky and lighting quality is very problematic

Camera Shots

Uses a high variety of effective shots.

Uses some variety of decent shots.

Uses little variety of shots.

Weak, repetitive shots

Sound Editing

Audio is very clear and very audible. Uses very appropriate sound effects.

Audio is clear and audible. Uses appropriate sound effects.

Audio is not clear and not audible. Uses inappropriate sound effects.

Audio is not clear. Did not use sound effects.

Transitions and Effects

Excellent variety of effective transitions and effects; very smooth blend between scenes.

Good variety of transitions and effects; smooth blend between scenes.

Poor use of transitions and effects; jerky blend between scenes.

Little to no use of transitions and effects; very jerky blend between scenes

Continuity Scenes flow perfectly

from one to the next;

no errors in continuity.

Scenes decently flow from one to the

next; a minor error

in continuity.

Scenes flow poorly from one to the

next; errors in

continuity.

Scenes flow weakly

from one to the next;

many errors in

continuity

Originality Approaches story or

documentary in a highly

unique and original

way.

Approaches story or

documentary in a

unique way.

Copies elements

from other films; lacks originality.

Merely takes all elements

from other sources

Length Meets 10 minutes requirement with few seconds excess.

7-8 minutes 5-7 minutes Less than 5 minutes

Organization of cause and effect relationships of the assigned topic

Presents clear, consistent organizational strategy to show cause and effect.

Presents clear, organizational strategy with occasional inconsistencies to show cause and effect.

Presents inconsistent organizational strategy to show cause and effect.

Demonstrates a lack of organizational strategy to show cause and effect; creates a confusing presentation.

TOTAL Score /45

You have finally presented your documentary film where cause and effect relationship is emphasized. Hopefully your documentary film will make the people realize the consequences of their actions. Aside from learning how to make a documentary film, you were able also to identify the cause and effect relationships in real-life situations