Masks, Myths & Superheros
4th Grade students have been working in their classrooms on creating modern day myths. Students independently wrote their own modern day myth where they created a superhero who has characteristics of myths from the past. Students then joined groups of 4 to create a group story in which all of their modern day myth characters make an appearance. Below are a few images of the students working on the writing process in Mrs. Babbitt's, Mrs. Bahmer's, and Ms. Brown's classrooms.
Reader's Theater
Students were also able to experience the arts through Readers Theater. Students preformed myths, such as Theseus, Medusa, and Aphrodite. They collaborated and practiced fluency, expression, projection, and stage presence.
To view Mrs. Bahmer's Readers Theater click HERE.
To view Ms. Brown's Readers Theater Click HERE
To view Mrs. Bahmer's Readers Theater click HERE.
To view Ms. Brown's Readers Theater Click HERE
Mask Making
GIS 4th grade art students, as part of the Arts Integration Focus Schools, created paper mache masks representing their Super Hero or Mythical character. The students created the characters in ELA in their regular classroom as part of a unit of study on Myths and Legends. The students brought their
character description folders to art class and created a mask design (2D). They then learned to recreate their design in 3 dimensional form as a mask. Students were very creative in designing and constructing their Super Hero characters. They also created storyboards for the movie trailers they recorded in communications class. They worked in groups of four and used storyboard templates to create the scenes and text for their trailers.
character description folders to art class and created a mask design (2D). They then learned to recreate their design in 3 dimensional form as a mask. Students were very creative in designing and constructing their Super Hero characters. They also created storyboards for the movie trailers they recorded in communications class. They worked in groups of four and used storyboard templates to create the scenes and text for their trailers.
Music
After listening to and analyzing the music of popular superhero movies, students used their character maps to create original theme music based on their character group. Using our prior knowledge of how melodies are created, how to perform on musical instruments, and how music creates a mood or feeling, students composed short themes based on the personality traits they used to describe their characters.
Creating iMovie Trailers
In Technology students worked on brain storming their characters for their stories at the start of the unit. Students worked on finishing their storyboards from Art. They added more information about each scene onto their skit, and planned out their filming locations. Students then spent 3 days filming with their groups and one high school student from the Digital Media class. Once filming was done students watched their final trailers and took an exit survey about the entire filming process.
Mrs. Babbitt's iMoive Trailers
Lost in New York City iMovie Trailer
Lost in New York City Super Hero Theme Song
Lost in New York City Super Hero Theme Song
Ms. Brown's iMovie Trailers
Mrs. Bahmer's iMovie Trailers
Legendary 3 iMovie Trailer
Legendary 3 Theme Song
Legendary 3 Theme Song
The Mighty Misfits iMovie Trailer
The MIghty Misfits Theme Song
The MIghty Misfits Theme Song
Rise of the Underworld iMovie Trailer
Rise of the Underworld Theme Song
Rise of the Underworld Theme Song
The Fearless Fighter iMovie Trailer
The Fearless Fighter Theme Song
The Fearless Fighter Theme Song
Fantastic 3 iMovie Trailer
Fantastic 3 Theme Song
Fantastic 3 Theme Song
Survive the Winter iMovie Trailer
Survive the Winter Theme Song
Survive the Winter Theme Song
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