The students received a project assignment for The Canterbury Tales. This group assignment will be worked on further after we return from break.
The Canterbury TalesPhoto Story Project
30pts
Using Photo Story 3 you are to create a narrated slideshow of the tale your group is assigned. You must use images that relate to your story.
Requirements:
• Rewrite an abbreviated version of the story and read it.
• Provide background music/sounds that add to the atmosphere of the story
• Provide appropriate images to help tell the story
• Provide text over several slides. Must use specific lines from the story.
• You must present your final product.
1. Presentation must include:
• Explanation of themes and symbols
• Explanation of what the story says about medieval life
• Explanation of morals or lessons from the story
You may do a Google image search for good pictures. You may bring in music or sounds from home. You can also download sound effects to use.
I will provide microphones for narration.
You will have 3 full periods to complete this assignment.
Steps:
1. Read the prologue to the story and the story itself.
2. Write the story. I will collect the final copy of it. Include dialogue when necessary.
3. Decide on appropriate pictures. Search for them and save them.
4. Import them and put them in the right order.
5. Narrate the story to the slides.
6. Add sounds/music
7. Save to the computer.
