Day One

Silent Storytelling: Motion Speaks Louder than Words

• Play. Watch. Enjoy. Language not required. • Students and staff explore story through

action, emotion through motion. Visual storytelling through short films.

The Girl and the Fox

http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2012/06/06/the-girl-and-the-fox/

Au sommet du monde, le Roi a Froid

• And, [At the Top of the World, the King is Cold] https://vimeo.com/29412675 or at http://www.maudebbreton.com/#!/8/

Storyboarding

• Students then draw one picture from the selected story that they think nobody else will draw. Emphasize that qualification: something that nobody else will draw.

• As a group, you are going to put the pictures into the proper sequence silently, just by pointing.

• Then discussion…

Day Two

Survival? We’re Flipping Out

Animation, whether a flip-book or full-length Disney movie, is simply telling a story by finding the right sequence of pictures and words. That is a powerful skill for kids to master.

Why Flipbooks?

Flip books offer the most versatility and creativity in hands-on animation projects. They are not limited in length or materials, they’re

inexpensive, require no viewing devices, and the process used to make a flip book forms the basis

for all of the more sophisticated animation techniques, including filmed animation.

Watch the ‘animatic’ or storyboarded version of Le Roi a Froid with students at https://vimeo.com/29976775.

Count ‘em Up!

You can watch the number of frames click by in the bottom right hand corner to see how many ‘flip pages’ or storyboard sheets the animator

had. Then students get the chance to become

animators and make their very own stories come to flippable life.

Six Word Stories

Students now turn their wordless tales into short

stories. Really short stories. Ones made of only six

words. They look at some examples:

“Rapunzel! I am slipping! A wig?!”

And then work on writing their own before having a class read-&-guess-aloud.

Day Three

Stranded?!• Discuss how lovely it can be

for travelers in the mountains and a few of the challenges we might face.

• Option: Read excerpts from Hatchet about what it’s like to be stranded alone in a strange and hostile environment and what you might need to survive.

Image Credit: Karl Simon. Copyright 2010. All Rights Reserved.http://karlsimon.blogspot.com/2010/02/plane-crash.html

Survival of the FittestFeeling a little low on funds, you’ve volunteered your students as part of a reality TV show where they have to try and stay alive.

Survival of the FittestDepending on the whims of they game (and their ability to answer some critical questions) they gain and lose resources their group needs to make it to the end. This is one game where they can’t phone a friend!

Day Four

Yoo Hoo! Big Summer Blowout!

Inspired by the fabulous sale shown in Frozen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_w105aWPNY) students participate in a fun exploration of supply and demand. They read examples and then put what they’ve learned into practice and see if they can supply the demand during an icy exchange!