PSA+Resources

=PSA Collaborative Groups= Click here to find out who is in your group. You will collaborate with your group to create a PSA together. Can you figure out what the word __collaborate__ means?

=Creating a Endangered Species Story Arc Using iMovie= Use the information from your "Endangered Ocean Animal Species PSA Planning Template." Select important information with a highlighter. Tell the story. media type="custom" key="22817948" =Endangered Ocean Animal Species Task Card= Remember the final goal of the PSA project: ensuring the survival of your animal species. The task card describe the PSA project in further detail. So...if someone asks you what you are learning, or why you are learning it, show them this task card! or change the task card) || Task Card in PDF (you can't change the task card) ||
 * Task Card in Microsoft Word (you can modify,
 * [[file:Ocean PSA Task Card.doc]] || [[file:Ocean PSA Task Card.pdf]] ||

=Endangered Ocean Animal Species @PSA Rubric= Use this rubric as you work on your PSA. This rubric will help you include all the components (parts) of the PSA to get the top grade! Remember, the top grade means more than a grade on your report card. It means that you are doing your part in preserving a healthy environment for all of us!!! And you just may earn a spot for your PSA in the South Bronx Environmental Film Festival. or change the rubric) || Rubric in PDF (you can't change the rubric) || =Endangered Ocean Animal Species PSA Planning Template= Use this planning template to prepare your research. This planning template will assist you in taking all your research into a story arc. A story arc is a plan for a story, or movie or even PSA! Next you will use the iPad movie templates. You will use a highlighter to select the **key information** on the planning template to use in the iMovie. View the video above or click here for more information. or change, the planning template) || Planning Template in PDF (you can't change the planning template) ||
 * Rubric in Microsoft Word (you can modify,
 * [[file:Endangered Ocean Animals PSA Rubric.doc]] || [[file:Endangered Ocean Animals PSA Rubric.pdf]] ||
 * Planning Template in Microsoft Word (you can modify,
 * [[file:Ocean Endangered Species PSA Planning Template.doc]] || [[file:Ocean Endangered Species PSA Planning Template.pdf]] ||

=How to Take Notes= Remember how we take notes. We do not write down every word we hear or read. We write the key words about the topic. Watch Mr. Czarka taking notes. =Information Gathering Graphic Organizer= Use this graphic organizer as you begin your research. This graphic organizer will help you collect lots of information. Some of this information might get used. Some of this information might not get used. You are simply gathering (collecting) information. Do not forget to write the citation at the bottom of the page. Citation means the name of where your information came from. Here are some examples: title of the book you read, website you visited, video you watched, or expert you spoke to.

=Endangered Ocean Animal Species Research Graphic Organizer= Use this graphic organizer as you investigate different ocean animal species that are endangered. You will find the following information: a) name of the endangered animal; b) 2 facts about the endangered animal; and, c) reason the animal is endangered. Read the article, "Thirteen Threatened Animals of the Ocean."

=iPad iMovie Templates= Use these templates to plan out the text (words) and images (photos) that you will incorporate (put) in your PSA. Decide which theme will fit your PSA's message best. then print those pages out from the following template files. Coming of Age Template (print pages 3-4) Narrative Template (print pages 5-7) || || =Tips for Using iMovie= Click here to review the different steps for using iMovie on the iPad. Have some fun! Make a difference for the environment!
 * Adrenaline Template || [[file:Adrenaline Template.pdf]] ||
 * Romance Template (print pages 1-2)

=PSA Teaching Ideas= You can use these ideas to teach others to create a PSA.

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