Day 11:

Prep - VHS tape of final movies, Rubrics, Grade book, Lecture hall prep

Pre-Lunch: (in lecture hall)

• Introduction of critique process

• Agenda for the class:
  o Watch all invisible movies
  o Pass out rubric for assignment and review
  o Watch all movies again and each person write down their movie choice for each category
  o Separate into groups and discuss movies. Come up with one for each category.
  o Do same process for Self-Portrait Montage movies

Post-Lunch: (in lecture hall)

• Get feedback on assignment

• Finish watching movies and reflect about process about making these sequences.

Reflection:
This was the first time I had organized a video critique this way. I felt that standing up there and having me point out the strengths of the films and how they relate to what we have been learning, did not maximize their own learning. I wanted to see what they learned and make the critique a group experience. I used the rubrics for the assignment as “ballots” and they worked in groups to choose the best films that represented each area of the assignment. The results were great and the feedback was very enthusiastic. I heard, “why don’t we always do it this way?” It was so interesting to me to hear their critique on the films and justifications. It helped with my final grading for the assignment and showed them that their opinions matter. I also passed out an anonymous survey with some general questions about the unit. The responses were very interesting. Some films were more successful than others, take a look….