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ESL Digital Storytelling

Fall 2010

Instructors:

Elizabeth Clarke (760) 795-8702 Aide: Charlie Medina


eclarke@miracosta.edu cmedina@miracosta.edu

Ruth Gay (760) 795-8734


rgay@miracosta.edu

Class blog:
http://esldigitalstorytelling.blogspot.com/
Contents:
1. Making a project folder on the desktop. – page 3

2. Using Audacity: Recording your voice, mixing with music and sound effects,

saving and exporting a soundtrack. – pages 3 - 6

3. Finding images on the internet and saving. – pages 6 - 7

4. Finding music and sound effects on the internet. – pages 8 - 9

5. Using Movie Maker: Importing images and audio, applying special effects and

transitions, adding titles and credits, saving a project, finishing a project. –

pages 10 – 23

6. Ripping music from a CD. – pages 23 - 26

7. Copying a folder onto a USB device (flashdrive). – pages 26 - 27

8. Burning a CD. – pages 27 - 28

9. Self Checklist. – page 29

10. Program and File Icons Types. – page 30

11. Regular Verbs. – pages 31 - 35

12. Irregular Verbs. – pages 36 - 44

13. Feedback / Revision Form. – page 45

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Making a project folder on the desktop.
It is important to first create a folder on your computer and put all media (video, pictures, sound files)
that you plan to use into that folder. You can make a folder on your desktop by right-clicking with
your mouse, choosing New and Folder.

Then type a name for the folder.

Using Audacity: Recording your voice, mixing with music and sound
effects, saving and exporting a soundtrack.
Audacit is a free audio recorder and editor that you can download at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/.
Click the Download tab.

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Amplify (increase volume) by selecting a section (drag across). Then click “Effect” and “Amplify.”

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Delete (take out a part), such as a cough or a click, by selecting and pressing the delete key or
clicking the scissors.

Move or copy a part by selecting, clicking the copy icon, putting your mouse (cursor) where you want
the move or copy to go on the track and clicking, and then clicking the clipboard icon.

Apply an effect (such as fade in, fade out, etc.) by selecting the part of the track where you want an
effect. Then click “Effect” and choose the effect you want.

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Import music and sound effects files (.mp3 or .wav) by clicking “Project” and selecting “Import
Audio.”

Browse to the folder where the file is saved. Click on the audio file and click “Open.”

The imported audio file will appear on another track under any other tracks.

Save project (to be changed later) by clicking “File.” Chose “Save Project As…” Remember to give
the project a file name and to save it in the folder with your other project media.

Export sound file as a .wav file for use in Movie Maker by clicking “File” and choosing “Export As
a .Wav.” Choose to save the file in your project folder. All tracks will be saved together as one audio
file.

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Finding images on the internet and saving.
It is best to use your own photos, artwork, and other types of visuals for your digital story. Bring your
digital camera or photos, etc., to scan. However, if it is difficult to locate such items, there are several
websites for finding high-quality images on the internet, listed on the class blog at
http://esldigitalstorytelling.blogspot.com/.

For example, to use an image from Google (http://images.google.com), type in a search word for the
type of image you want in the blank box. Click on “Search Images.” Choose the picture you want by
clicking on it and choosing “see full size image.” Right-click on the picture and choose “Save Picture
As.”

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Browse to the desktop and choose the folder where you want to save the image. Click “Open.” Type
in a file name and click “Save.” Remember to save all your project images in the same folder (on the
desktop).

Finding music and sound effects on the internet.


It is best to use instrumental music for your digital story. Bring your own CDs or borrow the
instructor’s CDs. However, if it is difficult to locate the music or sound effects you like, there are
several websites for finding free downloadable audio on the internet, listed on the class blog at
http://esldigitalstorytelling.blogspot.com/. Just make sure that the audio file is a .wav or .mp3 for
easiest import into Audacity.

Many sites that offer free downloads have a “download button.” If not, right click on and choose “Save
Target As…”

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Choose Desktop, click on the project folder, click “Open” and then click “Save.”

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Introduction to Movie Maker
Movie Maker is a video editor that comes standard on Microsoft Windows operating systems. It can
be used to create Windows Media Audio/Video files from video, digital photos, and sound files. The
movies can be shared via the Web, e-mail, or CD, burned onto DVDs using a DVD burner, or
uploaded to video sharing Web sites such as Youtube or Google Video.

Finding Movie Maker:

If the Automatic Updates feature in Windows is turned on, Movie Maker should be downloaded onto
your computer. Click the Start button and choose Programs to locate Movie Maker. If you do not find
Movie Maker, you can find downloading instructions at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx.

At MiraCosta College, the laptops have Movie Maker on the desktop. The Movie Maker icon looks like

this: Double click on the Movie Maker icon to open the program.

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This is the Movie Maker interface:

Preview
Movie Collections Area Window
Tasks
pane

Story Board

Click “Show Timeline” for time line view

Note: If you don’t see the Movie Tasks pane, click “View” and “Task Pane.”

Importing Media

Movie Maker allows users to capture video from a device (a webcam or videocamera) and import
video files, picture files, and sound files through the Capture Video in Movie Tasks.

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You can import files with the following file name extensions into Windows Movie Maker to use in
projects:

Video files: .asf, .avi, dvr-ms, .m1v, .mp2, .mp2v, .mpe, .mpeg, .mpg, .mpv2, .wm, and .wmv
Audio files: .aif, .aifc, .aiff, .asf, .au, .mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .snd, .wav, and .wma
Picture files: .bmp, .dib, .emf, .gif, .jfif, .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .tif, .tiff, and .wmf

To import pictures:

1. Click “Import pictures” under Movie Tasks on the tasks pane.


2. Select the picture file you want to import from the folder where it is located on your computer
by clicking on it. Select many files at once by dragging the mouse over them.
3. Click import. The pictures will appear in the collections area.

4. To return to the story board view, click “Show Storyboard.”

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5. Drag the photos from the collections area onto the storyboard in the order you want them to
appear.

To import audio:
1. Click “Import audio or music” under Movie Tasks on the tasks pane.
2. Select the audio file you want to import from the folder where it is located on your computer
by clicking on it. Select many files at once by dragging the mouse over them.
3. Click “Import.” The audio files will appear in the collections area.

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4. Drag the audio file onto the “Audio/Music” area of the timeline. To change to the timeline
view from the storyboard view, click “Show Timeline” above the storyboard.

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To edit the movie:

Video effects, transitions, and titles and credits can be added to your video using these functions,
located in the Movie Tasks pane under “Edit Movie.”

Add video effects:

1. Click “View video effects” on the Movie Tasks pane.


2. In Storyboard view, drag desired video effect onto the star on an image or video clip.

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3. Preview the effect by pushing the play button in the Preview window. To remove an effect,
right-click on the effect and choose delete or click on the undo button.

or

Add video transitions:

1. Click “View video transitions” on the Movie Tasks pane.


2. In Storyboard view, drag desired video transition onto the empty box between each item on
your storyboard.

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3. Preview the transition by pushing the play button in the Preview window. To remove a
transition, right-click on it and choose delete or click on the undo button.

Add Titles and/or Credits:

1. Click “Make titles or credits” on the Movie Tasks pane.


2. Select where you want a title to appear. A title can appear at the beginning, before, on, or after
a selected clip. Credits will always appear at the end of the movie.

3. Enter text for the title. It will appear in the preview window.

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4. Under “More options,” click “Change the title animation” to change how the text appears in the
movie.

5. Click “Change the text font and color” to select the letter styles, sizes, and colors, as well as
the text alignment and background color.

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6. Click “Done, add title to movie” when you have finished.
7. To add end credits, the process is the same. Click “Make titles or credits.” Type in the text.

8. Click “Change the text font and color” to change letter styles and colors.
9. Click “Change the title animation” to change how the credits appear in the movie.

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10. Click “Done, add title to movie.”
11. Titles, credits, and transitions will appear on the timeline:

To synchronize audio with video/images on the timeline:

If your audio track is longer than the video in the timeline view, you can make photos appear for
longer in the movie by clicking on an image, moving to the right side of the image, and dragging the
double red arrows to make the images appear for a desired number of seconds, shown above the
video track.

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To save a Movie Maker project:

Save a Movie Maker project if you do not complete it in one sitting and want to revise it in the future.
Remember that it is important to save the project in the same folder as your project media.

1. Click “File” and choose “Save Project As…”


2. Save the project in the same folder as your project media.

3. Give your project a name that will help you identify it.
4. Click “Save.”

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Important: The file is now saved as a Windows Movie Maker Project with the extension .MSWMM.
It is not a movie file yet.

To finish the movie:

Movie Maker provides several options for saving, as shown under the “Finish Movie” area in the
Movie Tasks pane. Many movie files will be too large, however, to send as an email attachment. By
saving to your computer, you can later burn the movie to a CD or DVD or upload to a Web site.

To save to your computer:

1. Click “Save to my computer.”


2. Enter a name for your movie.
3. Choose a location to save your movie (Desktop is best).
4. Click “Next.”

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5. The Save Movie Wizard will display the rendering progress.

6. By checking the box “Play movie when I click Finish,” your movie will automatically begin
playing in Widows Media Player upon completion.
7. Click “Finish” to end the wizard.

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8. The movie has been saved as a Window Media Audio/Video file with the extension .wmv.

Ripping music from a CD

1. Insert CD in CD drive of the computer and wait.


2. When the Audio CD window opens on the screen, click on “Rip Music from CD using Windows Media
Player.” Click “OK.”

Click Rip music


from CD …

Click
OK

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3. This should launch Windows Media Player (which depending on the version that's installed on your
computer may look different than the version displayed here). The rip (copy) process will begin, so you
need to click on “Stop Rip” on the top right corner of the Windows Media Player screen. Click in the
box(es) for the track(s) you want to rip. Uncheck the other tracks by clicking in the boxes.

Click

“Stop Rip”

Check only
the boxes of
the track(s)
you want to
rip

4. Right click on the “Rip” tab. Click on “Tools.” Choose “Options.”

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5. In the Options window, click on the “Rip Music” tab. Click on the “Change” button. Click on Desktop.
Click “OK.”

7. In the Options window on the Rip Music tab, under “Rip Settings” – “Format,” use the down arrow to
change the setting to mp3. Click “Apply” at the bottom of the “Options” window. Click “OK.”

Change format
to .mp3.
Click “Apply”
and “OK”

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6. In the Windows Media Player, click on “Rip Music,” located toward the top right. When the music has
finished ripping, close Windows Media Player by clicking on the X in the top right-hand corner.

7. On the desktop, you will find the ripped music in a folder on the desktop. The folder will have a name
that Windows Media Player gave it (which may or may not be the CD or artist’s name).
8. You can import the mp3 audio file into Audacity to mix with other audio files and your voice recording
(and export as a .wav) or you may import the mp3 directly into Movie Maker.

Copying a folder onto a USB device (flashdrive).

First, plug in the USB device. Then click “Open folder to view files.” Then click “OK.”

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Next, drag the folder onto the contents window of your USB device.

The folder will appear on your USB device.

Burning a CD.

1. First, have your files on the Desktop. Then put your CD in the CD drive.
2. When the CD opens, choose “Open to folder to view files.”

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3. Drag your document (on the desktop) onto the window area of the CD.

4. Click on the words “Write these Files to CD.”


5. Click “Next”
6. Click “Finish.”
7. Your CD will come out when the files are burned to your CD.

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ESL DIGITAL STORYTELLING: Self Checklist √
Steps of Making a Digital Story Completed Date Deadline (must
√ be completed by
this time)
1. Choose topic. End of week 1

2. Write script (not much more than one page, typed double-
spaced). End of week 2

3. Read script (not more than three minutes when read


aloud) to two or three people and get feedback. Submit
script to instructor for help editing. End of week 2
4. Revise/edit script.
End of week 2

5. Practice read-aloud of script with two-three people.


End of week 2

6. Create a storyboard for digital story with ideas for images


to illustrate story. End of week 4
7. Select images, take or scan photos (mix of symbolic and
literal images – not more than 10 for final digital story). End of week 4

8. Record voice-over with Audacity and save as Audacity End of week 4


project file (.aup).
9. Audio mix (add music and or sound effects to voice
recording) save as .aup and export as .wav. End of week 4
10. Begin project on Movie Maker (import images and audio
mix) and save project (.mswmm) in same folder with audio
and images. End of week 4
11. Add title, subtitles, FX (video effects and transitions) to
Movie maker project and save project (.mswmm). End of week 5
12. Match up (synchronize) audio and video in Movie Maker
and save project again. End of week 5
13. Show Movie Maker project to 2 – 3 people and get
feedback. End of week 5
14. Revise/edit as needed.
End of week 5
15. Finish movie (export as a .wmv) and burn to a CD and/or
upload to the web. Email or give the instructor a copy of
your digital story. End of week 6
13. Present your digital story
End of week 6

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Program and File Icon Types Identification
Icon / File Program / Type of file Notes:

Please note: The actual picture-image of the program icons can change for different versions. It is
more useful to memorize the extensions of the file types to help remember what type of file they are,
and which program, or programs either created the file, or can play/display the file.
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Regular Verbs List

There are thousands of regular verbs in English. This is a list of 600 of the more common regular
verbs. Source: http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/regular-verbs-list.htm

 accept  allow  applaud  attach


 add  amuse  appreciate  attack
 admire  analyze  approve  attempt
 admit  announce  argue  attend
 advise  annoy  arrange  attract
 afford  answer  arrest  avoid
 agree  apologize  arrive
 alert  appear  ask

 back  beg  boil  brake


 bake  behave  bolt  branch
 balance  belong  bomb  breathe
 ban  bleach  book  bruise
 bang  bless  bore  brush
 bare  blind  borrow  bubble
 bat  blink  bounce  bump
 bathe  blot  bow  burn
 battle  blush  box  bury
 beam  boast  brake  buzz

 calculate  choke  compare  cough


 call  chop  compete  count
 camp  claim  complain  cover
 care  clap  complete  crack
 carry  clean  concentrate  crash
 carve  clear  concern  crawl
 cause  clip  confess  cross
 challenge  close  confuse  crush
 change  coach  connect  cry
 charge  coil  consider  cure
 chase  collect  consist  curl
 cheat  color  contain  curve
 check  comb  continue  cycle
 cheer  command  copy
 chew  communicate  correct

 dam  deliver  disapprove  dress


 damage  depend  disarm  drip
 dance  describe  discover  drop

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 dare  desert  dislike  drown
 decay  deserve  divide  drum
 deceive  destroy  double  dry
 decide  detect  doubt  dust
 decorate  develop  drag
 delay  disagree  drain
 delight  disappear  dream

 earn  end  excite  explain


 educate  enjoy  excuse  explode
 embarrass  enter  exercise  extend
 employ  entertain  exist
 empty  escape  expand
 encourage  examine  expect

 face  fetch  flash  force


 fade  file  float  form
 fail  fill  flood  found
 fancy  film  flow  frame
 fasten  fire  flower  frighten
 fax  fit  fold  fry
 fear  fix  follow
 fence  flap  fool

 gather  grab  grin  guard


 gaze  grate  grip  guess
 glow  grease  groan  guide
 glue  greet  guarantee

 hammer  harm  heat  hug


 hand  hate  help  hum
 handle  haunt  hook  hunt
 hang  head  hop  hurry
 happen  heal  hope
 harass  heap  hover

 identify  increase  intend  invite


 ignore  influence  interest  irritate
 imagine  inform  interfere  itch
 impress  inject  interrupt
 improve  injure  introduce
 include  instruct  invent

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 jail  jog  joke  juggle
 jam  join  judge  jump

 kick  kiss  knit  knot


 kill  kneel  knock

 label  learn  lighten  load


 land  level  like  lock
 last  license  list  long
 laugh  lick  listen  look
 launch  lie  live  love

 man  matter  milk  move


 manage  measure  mine  muddle
 march  meddle  miss  mug
 mark  melt  mix  multiply
 marry  memorize  moan  murder
 match  mend  moor
 mate  mess up  mourn

 nail  need  nod  notice


 name  nest  note  number

 obey  obtain  offer  overflow


 object  occur  open  owe
 observe  offend  order  own

 pack  permit  pop  prevent


 paddle  phone  possess  prick
 paint  pick  post  print
 park  pinch  pour  produce
 part  pine  practice  program
 pass  place  pray  promise
 paste  plan  preach  protect
 pat  plant  precede  provide
 pause  play  prefer  pull
 peck  please  prepare  pump
 pedal  plug  present  punch
 peel  point  preserve  puncture
 peep  poke  press  punish
 perform  polish  pretend  push

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 question  queue

 race  refuse  remove  rhyme


 radiate  regret  repair  rinse
 rain  reign  repeat  risk
 raise  reject  replace  rob
 reach  rejoice  reply  rock
 realize  relax  report  roll
 receive  release  reproduce  rot
 recognize  rely  request  rub
 record  remain  rescue  ruin
 reduce  remember  retire  rule
 reflect  remind  return  rush

 sack  shiver  soothe  stop


 sail  shock  sound  store
 satisfy  shop  spare  strap
 save  shrug  spark  strengthen
 saw  sigh  sparkle  stretch
 scare  sign  spell  strip
 scatter  signal  spill  stroke
 scold  sin  spoil  stuff
 scorch  sip  spot  subtract
 scrape  ski  spray  succeed
 scratch  skip  sprout  suck
 scream  slap  squash  suffer
 screw  slip  squeak  suggest
 scribble  slow  squeal  suit
 scrub  smash  squeeze  supply
 seal  smell  stain  support
 search  smile  stamp  suppose
 separate  smoke  stare  surprise
 serve  snatch  start  surround
 settle  sneeze  stay  suspect
 shade  sniff  steer  suspend
 share  snore  step  switch
 shave  snow  stir
 shelter  soak  stitch

 talk  thaw  trace  trot


 tame  tick  trade  trouble
 tap  tickle  train  trust
 taste  tie  transport  try
 tease  time  trap  tug

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 telephone  tip  travel  tumble
 tempt  tire  treat  turn
 terrify  touch  tremble  twist
 test  tour  trick  type
 thank  tow  trip

 undress  unite  unpack  use


 unfasten  unlock  untidy

 vanish  visit

 wail  waste  whirl  work


 wait  watch  whisper  worry
 walk  water  whistle  wrap
 wander  wave  wink  wreck
 want  weigh  wipe  wrestle
 warm  welcome  wish  wriggle
 warn  whine  wobble
 wash  whip  wonder

 x-ray

 yawn  yell

 zip  zoom

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Irregular Verbs

Base Form Simple Past Tense

awake awoke

be was, were

bear bore

beat beat

become became

begin began

bend bent

beset beset

bet bet

bid bid/bade

bind bound

bite bit

bleed bled

blow blew

break broke

breed bred

bring brought

broadcast broadcast

build built

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burn burned/burnt

burst burst

buy bought

cast cast

catch caught

choose chose

cling clung

come came

cost cost

creep crept

cut cut

deal dealt

dig dug

dive dived/dove

do did

draw drew

dream dreamed/dreamt

drive drove

drink drank

eat ate

fall fell

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feed fed

feel felt

fight fought

find found

fit fit

flee fled

fling flung

fly flew

forbid forbade

forget forgot

forego (forgo) forewent

forgive forgave

forsake forsook

freeze froze

get got

give gave

go went

grind ground

grow grew

hang hung

hear heard

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hide hid

hit hit

hold held

hurt hurt

keep kept

kneel knelt

knit knit

know knew

lay laid

lead led

leap leaped/leapt

learn learned/learnt

leave left

lend lent

let let

lie lay

light lighted/lit

lose lost

make made

mean meant

meet met

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misspell misspelled/misspelt

mistake mistook

mow mowed

overcome overcame

overdo overdid

overtake overtook

overthrow overthrew

pay paid

plead pled

prove proved

put put

quit quit

read read

rid rid

ride rode

ring rang

rise rose

run ran

saw sawed

say said

see saw

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seek sought

sell sold

send sent

set set

sew sewed

shake shook

shave shaved

shear shore

shed shed

shine shone

shoe shoed

shoot shot

show showed

shrink shrank

shut shut

sing sang

sink sank

sit sat

sleep slept

slay slew

slide slid

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sling slung

slit slit

smite smote

sow sowed

speak spoke

speed sped

spend spent

spill spilled/spilt

spin spun

spit spit/spat

split split

spread spread

spring sprang/sprung

stand stood

steal stole

stick stuck

sting stung

stink stank

stride strod

strike struck

string strung

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strive strove

swear swore

sweep swept

swell swelled

swim swam

swing swung

take took

teach taught

tear tore

tell told

think thought

thrive thrived/throve

throw threw

thrust thrust

tread trod

understand understood

uphold upheld

upset upset

wake woke

wear wore

weave weaved/wove

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wed wed

weep wept

wind wound

win won

withhold withheld

withstand withstood

wring wrung

write wrote

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Feedback on Rough Cuts

Tell what is good and what could be better:

1. Images

 Clear or fuzzy?
 Make meaning of story more comprehensible / fit well with story or confusing/don’t fit
well with the story?
 Too many or too few?
 Too small or good size?

2. Titles / credits

 Opening title has name of student and title of story or something missing?
 Good color choices (dark with light) or difficult to see/read?

3. Voice

 Clear speech that is easy to understand or difficult to understand?


 Good volume or too quiet/too loud?
 Reading (like a list) or reciting (with pauses and stress used well)?
 Pronunciation clear or too difficult to understand?
 Speak too quickly or too slowly?

4. Soundtrack (music, sound effects)

 No music when music should be used or use of music when no music is better?
 Too loud or too quiet?
 Adds to story or detract from story?
 Feeling of music matches feeling of story or mismatch between story and music?

5. Transitions and Effects

 Appropriate transitions and effects or too many or crazy transitions and effects?
 Too fast or too slow?
 Add to story or detract from story?

6. Story

 Has beginning, middle, and end or some part is missing?


 Clear or confusing?
 Clear why topic is important/meaningful to storyteller or too distant?

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