Lesson 1 Start Up Project

Introduce project. Teacher introduces project, distributes syllabus.

Select team. (Milestone) Team selected. Students select their teams of 4 members (or 3/5 if the number is odd) and sit down together.

Select team name (1/2). Select topic(1/2). Write short film main idea (1/2). The teams brainstorm and select their team name and short film topic. They have 2 lessons to make their decision.

How to write progress report. Teacher instructs the students on when and how to fill in the progress report (PR). Once they have decided on their topic, teams write down the main idea of their short film on the back of the PR.

Write progress report. Discuss progress and planning. Teams plan their work, fill in the PR and discuss the report with their teacher in English.

Collect documents in portfolio. Teams collect their PR in their portfolio.

Lesson 2 Write Outline

Select team name (2/2). (Milestone) Team name selected. Teams make a final decision on their name and write down the selected team name as team comments / decisions.

Select topic (2/2). Write short film main idea. (Milestone) Short film topic selected, short film main idea written down. Teams make a final decision on their main idea and write down the short film topic as team comments / decisions. Once they have decided on their topic, teams write down the main idea of their short film on the back of the PR.

Write progress report. Discuss progress and planning. Teams plan their work, fill in the PR and discuss the report with their teacher in English. Teacher approves team name, topic and main idea.

How to write an outline. Write short film outline (1/2). Teacher instructs the students on how to write the short film outline. Teams start writing the outline of their short film. They have 2 lessons to write the outline.

Collect documents in portfolio. Teams collect their PR and outline-in-process in their portfolio.

Lesson 3 Write Outline

How to write references. How to use quotations, paraphrase, summary, copyright. Class discussion and exercises on how to write references and  how to use quotations, paraphrase, summarise and respect copyrights.

Write short film outline (2/2). (Milestone) Short film outline ready. Teams finish writing the outline of their short film. If used, they write references on a separate A4.

Prepare to present short film outline. Teams select 2 members to present the outline in the next lesson. There is NO score for this presentation. The other 2 members present the project progress presentation later. All members help prepare the presentation.

Write progress report. Discuss progress and planning. Teams plan their work, fill in the PR and discuss the report with their teacher in English. Teacher approves outline.

Collect documents in portfolio. Teams collect their PR, outline (and A4 with references) in their portfolio.

Lesson 4 Present Outline

Present short film outline. How to present: personal skills. Select best presenter and graphics. 2 members of each team present their short film outline. The presentations are recorded on video for later viewing. Halfway presentations there is a class discussion on personal skills important for a good presentation and presenters receive brief feedback on their personal skills from their peers and teacher. Students select best presenter and best graphics. After tallying the teacher hands out a small prize for the best presenter and the best graphics. There is NO score for this presentation, but detailed feedback is given later together with feedback on the project progress presentation.

Write progress report. Discuss progress and planning. Teams plan their work, fill in the PR and discuss the report with their teacher in English. Today's presenters also write their reflections on their presentations.

Collect documents in portfolio. Teams collect their PR in their portfolio.

Lesson 5 Workshop Record / Edit Film

Workshop record/edit film (1/2). Record/edit film team introduction (1/2). During the course of 2 lessons an expert teaches the students how to record and edit a short film with film-editing software. Teams record their own team introduction as a tryout.

Write progress report. Discuss progress and planning. Teams plan their work, fill in the PR and discuss the report with their teacher in English.

Collect documents in portfolio. Teams collect their PR in their portfolio.

Lesson 6 Workshop Record / Edit Film

Workshop record/edit film (2/2). Record/edit film team introduction (2/2). (Milestone) Film team introduction ready. During the course of 2 lessons the students learn how to record and edit a short film with film-editing software. Teams record their own team introduction as a trial.

Write progress report. Discuss progress and planning. Teams plan their work, fill in the PR and discuss the report with their teacher in English.

Collect documents in portfolio. Teams collect their PR in their portfolio.

Lesson 7 Write Script

Present film team introduction. Select best film team introduction. Teams show their film team introduction. Students select best film. After tallying the teacher hands out a small prize for the best film. Teams to keep the film to write on DVD later.

How to present: visual aids. Class discussion on the use of visual aids in a presentation and detailed discussion on the use of PowerPoint.

Prepare to present project progress (1/2). The 2 members that did not present the outline are going to present the project progress. All members help prepare the presentation with PowerPoint. The teams have 2 lessons to prepare the presentation.

How to write a script. Write short film scripts (1/5). Teacher instructs the students on how to write the short film script. Teams start writing the script of their short film by hand. 

Write progress report. Discuss progress and planning. Teams plan their work, fill in the PR and discuss the report with their teacher in English. Teacher approves film team introduction.

Collect documents in portfolio. Teams collect their PR in their portfolio.

Lesson 8 Write Script, Record / Edit Film

How to present: English for presentations. Class discussion on English expressions to be used for presentations.

Prepare to present project progress (2/2). (Milestone) Presentation project progress PowerPoint ready. All members help prepare the presentation with PowerPoint.

Write short film scripts (2/5). Teams correct the mistakes made in the previous lesson's script and type a new draft in MS Word. Teams also start writing new scene(s) of their film by hand.

Record/edit short film (1/5). Teams start recording the parts of the scripts that were approved after verifying the pronunciation with the teacher. Recording is done outside class. They have 5 lessons to record and edit the film. If used, they write references on a separate A4.

Write progress report. Discuss progress and planning. Teams plan their work, fill in the PR and discuss the report with their teacher in English. Teacher approves PowerPoint.

Collect documents in portfolio. Teams collect their PR, (A4 with references) and corrected draft scripts in their portfolio.

Lesson 9 Present Project Progress

Present project progress. Select best presentation. 2 members of each team present their project progress with a PowerPoint presentation. The presentations are recorded on video for later viewing. Students comment on every presentation and select the best one. After tallying the teacher hands out a small prize for the best presentation. PowerPoint presentations are handed in to be commented on by the teacher.

Write short film scripts (3/5). Teams correct the mistakes made in the previous lesson's script and type a new draft in MS Word. Teams also start writing new scene(s) of their film by hand.

Record/edit short film (2/5). After practising the pronunciation with the teacher in class, teams start recording the parts of the scripts that were approved by the teacher. Recording is done outside class. In class they can edit the scenes they recorded earlier.

Write progress report. Discuss progress and planning. Teams plan their work, fill in the PR and discuss the report with their teacher in English. Today's presenters also write their reflections on their presentations.

Collect documents in portfolio. Teams collect their PR, corrected drafts and final (approved) scripts in their portfolio.

Lesson 10 Feedback Presentation

Feedback presentation project progress and outline. Teams watch part of the video of their project progress and outline presentations with the teacher and criticise themselves and each other. Teacher gives feedback on the presentation, and informs them of their score. The teacher also returns the corrected PowerPoint presentation.

Write short film scripts (4/5). Teams correct the mistakes in made in the previous lesson's script and type a new draft in MS Word. Teams also start writing new scene(s) of their film by hand.

Record/edit short film (3/5). After practising the pronunciation with the teacher in class, teams start recording the parts of the scripts that were approved by the teacher. Recording is done outside class. In class they can edit the scenes they recorded earlier.

Write progress report. Discuss progress and planning. Teams plan their work, fill in the PR and discuss the report with their teacher in English.

Collect documents in portfolio. Teams collect their PR, printed PowerPoint with teacher comments, corrected drafts and final (approved) scripts in their portfolio.

Lesson 11 Write Script, Record / Edit Film

Write short film scripts (5/5). (Milestone) Short film script ready. Teams correct the mistakes made in the previous lesson's script and type a final draft in MS Word. The script should now be ready. If used, write references on a separate A4.

Record/edit short film (4/5). After practising the pronunciation with the teacher in class, teams start recording the parts of the scripts that were approved by the teacher. Recording is done outside class. In class they can edit the scenes they recorded earlier.

Prepare to present short film and self-reflections. All team members start preparing to present their self-reflections with a PowerPoint presentation, and their short film. The film should be ready for the next lesson.

Write progress report. Discuss progress and planning. Teams plan their work, fill in the PR and discuss the report with their teacher in English. Teacher approves script.

Collect documents in portfolio. Teams collect their PR, (A4 with references), corrected drafts and final (approved) scripts in their portfolio.

Lesson 12 Record / Edit Film

Record/edit short film (5/5). (Milestone) Short film ready. Teams finish editing their short film. The film should be ready for the next lesson. Titles and credits can be added later. If used, they write references on a separate A4.

Prepare to present short film and self-reflections. (Milestone) Presentation self-reflections PowerPoint ready. All team members finish preparing to present their self-reflections with a PowerPoint presentation and their short film.

Write progress report. Discuss progress and planning. Teams plan their work, fill in the PR and discuss the report with their teacher in English. Teacher approves PowerPoint.

Collect documents in portfolio. Teams collect their PR, (A4 with references), and PowerPoint in their portfolio.

Lesson 13 Present Film and Self-reflections

Present short film and self-reflections. Select best short film. Teams present their self-reflections with a PowerPoint presentation. The presentations are recorded on video for later viewing. Students select best film. After tallying the teacher hands out a small prize for the best film.

Write progress report. Discuss progress and planning. Teams plan their work, fill in the PR and discuss the report with their teacher in English. Today's presenters also write their reflections on their presentations. Teacher approves short film.

Collect documents in portfolio. Teams collect their PR in their portfolio.

Lesson 14 Feedback Presentation

Feedback self-reflections and short film presentation. Teams watch part of the video of their presentations with the teacher and criticise themselves and each other. Teacher gives feedback and informs them of their score for the self-reflections presentation.

Write DVD with both films (1/2). Teams write a DVD in proper DVD format containing at least the team introduction and the short film with credits and titles. Other components are optional. They have 2 lessons to write the DVD.

Write progress report. Discuss progress and planning. Teams plan their work, fill in the PR and discuss the report with their teacher in English.

Collect documents in portfolio. Teams collect their PR in their portfolio.

Lesson 15 Finish Project

Evaluate course (questionnaire). Students fill in the course evaluation form. Teacher leaves the room.

Write DVD with both films (2/2). (Milestone) DVD Ready. Teams hand in a DVD in proper DVD format containing at least the team introduction and the short film with credits and titles. Other components are optional.

Collect documents in portfolio. (Milestone) Portfolio ready. Teams hand in their portfolio.