Pivot
This project should be a blast and again it will be shown to and graded by your peers.
1st: AUTOMATIC ZERO for VIOLENCE or SEX!!
2nd: A Storyline must be developed today in class and must be POSTED on your blog. Then proceed to use Pivot.
3rd: Once you have completed your pivot project you will have to convert it to a gif file which can then be added to Microsoft Moviemaker. This is where you will put the finishing touches on your Short Story (2 minutes maximum).
Literary Criteria (10 Marks)
The TITLE of your Story: ______________________ (Conquerors of 200 B.C.E.)
The Time Period: _____________________ (Ancient Rome)
The Backdrop/Setting/Background: _____________________ (Colosseum, Boot of Italy, Roman Castle & Knight)
The Plot (Chain of Events): _________________________________ (Roman solider forced to leave beloved family to join the Holy Wars, Family Crisis ensues, Saddened Wife begs husband to stay, he goes forth anyways, never to return.)
The Theme (Message for the Audience): __________________________ (This story shows the power of the religion and the empire during this period and shows the twisted heart of man torn between country and family)
Protagonist (Main Character): _________________________ (Arthur III of Sicily)
Crisis (Problem or Tension): ___________________________ (Leaving loved ones behind)
Climax (Major Turning Point): __________________________ (Arthur dies on the way to battle from Scurvy)
Resolution (Conclusion): _____________________________ (The wife tries to tell her children there was a good reason for the loss of the father…but leaves the audience questioning this themselves).
Multimedia Criteria (39 Marks)
1. Multiple Frames
2. Multiple Characters
3. Multiple Colours
4. Alternate Backgrounds
5. Inserted Objects
6. Multiple Audio Layers
7. Smooth Transitions
8. Plot
9. Theme
10. Crisis
11. Climax
12. Resolution
13. Works Cited
TOTAL MARKS = 49
Some useful sites to help you along:
Collaborative Pivot Projects (Student Zone)
