Aim: How can we use actual game footage (and actual games) to write effective game stories?

Tueday: SWBATo further practice writing in the game story format

Aim: How can we use actual game footage (and actual games) to write effective game stories?

Do Now: Based on what you learned yesterday, what were the easiest and hardest parts of writing your game stories yesterday? (3-5 min.)

Mini Lesson- Using Abbreviations to take notes. (Please pay attention to the handout!)

Kindly click on the link from the blog:

http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=7120153

What I want each of you to do is first watch at least five of the clips from the World Series Game 6. Gather around in your Groups and use one computer, so we don't have to use extra bandwidth on the network and get a slower speed. Watch three clips that relate to the action and two clips that relate to the post-game celebration. Take effective notes.

Use bullets and jot down details
Abbreviate names
Get player names and the inning that it took place
Use the announcer’s information to help you

Remember what we learned yesterday:
1. Begin the story with a quick summary of the outcome of the game. Include key players and impressive plays.
2. Follow with a chronological timeline of the game.
3. Include the player who scored the most points and any other important statistics. Make sure to include at least one stat.
4. If possible, include a quote from a player or coach.
5. Incorporate the atmosphere and crowd into the story. Was the crowd large small? Day or night game? Weather?
6. Always end your story with a preview of the next game and include date, location and possible opponent information.
Since some of you probably watched this game, you can also activate your prior knowledge by including details that you are aware of in your notes.

(15 min.) I anticipate the videos being a problem to load, so I am allowing additional time for that…

Group Work:

Now exchange your notes with at least two other people, since we are all going to be writing about the same game, you have my permission to copy the notes of your classmate.

We all want to have enough notes so that an effective story can be written.

Notice if your classmate took better notes than you… How do they take notes?

(5 min.)

Now, take out a piece of paper, or open up a NEW WORD DOCUMENT and begin writing a game story based on Game six of the World Series.

It should be brief, effective, exciting and informative…

When there is 2 minutes left, I will instruct students to save their work and attach their stories to an e-mail and send them to me: ROliver2@schools.nyc.gov

DO NOT USE THIS METHOD IF YOUR E-MAIL SERVER IS ONE OF THOSE (AOL, ETC.) THAT WILL NOT OPEN ON THESE MACS!