about the unit, i wanted to add the rubric for the film:a

length- at least 45 seconds- 8 pnt

at least 10 sentences about myself using 4 new vocabulary words- 25 pnt

at least 8 photos- 15 pnt

fluency-20 pnt

accuracy- correct use of new vocabulary, correct use of our grammatical rules-25 pnt

show me the draft and correct if needed- 7 pnt

here is the link to the movie!
thank you Elaine for helping me put it up:)

i caanot post the tour with the new opening and ending. i tried doing ot the regular way, but it did not work. i am stuck with it for such a long time

I thought of a unit involving movie maker and I am realy excited because I want to use it already in my 8th grade.

I teach a very weak 8th grade. Some of the pupils are non readers and we work on elementary school's vocabulary. We work with the book Up Grade. Now we are learning a unit about free time. I asked the pupils to fill in the missing blanks in a passage about themselves and what they like doing in their free time (e.g.: My name is _______ and I live in _________. I am _____ years old. In my free time I like________ and_________. My brother's hobby is _______, and my sister likes_________ etc). I want them to know the passage by heart. I can use the movie maker as a tool to mark them. Instead of testing each student separately during class work, I can ask them to film themselves saying the passage and add photos from their daily routine. They will like it much better and they will be able to film themselves as many times as they need till they are pleased with the product. Sharing the movies can be a nice closure for the unit.
In the unit:
*Vocabulary about free time activities (listening to music, playing the computer, etc)
*A conversation between two girls on the phone talking about what they are doing in their after noon- listening comprehension.
*Reading a letter from a boy to his friend describing the fun things he did during the summer vacation- access to information.
*Write a passage about yourself and what you do on your free time
*Make a movie about yourself
*Present it to the class.