History of Guam News Report

Teacher: Manny Inciong

Grade: 5th
Subject: History
Length: 3-4 weeks

Analyze Learners
- General characteristics
• 21 students
• Ages: 10yrs-11yrs
• 12 females/9 males
• 1 student with a physical disability (wheel chair)
• Ethnicities: Chamorros, Philipinos, Chuukese, Korean, Chinese
• Religions: Catholics, Mormans, and Christians
- Specific entry competencies
• Students have had prior lessons on Guam History.
• They understand the basics of a computer, including the mouse,
keyboard, monitor, and printer.
• They are familiar and have practiced using several technology tools
such as a digital camera, computer, PowerPoint, movie maker, and
excel spreadsheet.
- Learning styles
• Audio/ Visual
• Kinesthetic
• Visual

State Objectives
- Students will collect real-life accounts of Guam’s history e.g. leisure
activities, religion, lifestyle, entertainment, food, families, etc.
- Students will create interview questions pertaining to their
particular topic.
- Students will interview the elderly that can share their experiences
from Guam’s past.
- Students will record their interviews using a digital camera.
- Students will create a short news report using Microsoft Movie
Maker.
- Students will present their reports to the class using a multimedia
projector and speakers.

Select Media, Materials, and Methods

- Method
• Individual learning
• Group learning
• (Out-of-school work required)
- Media
• Computer, digital camera (that records video), multimedia
projector, Microsoft Movie Maker, speakers, flash drive
- Materials
• Notepad, pen/pencil
•
Utilize Media, Materials, and Methods
- Preview materials
• Ensure that all cameras are fully charged, in working condition,
and are able to record videos.
• Be sure all cameras have memory cards with sufficient amount
of memory.
• Ensure that all computers are working and have Microsoft
Movie Maker.
• Test multimedia projector to ensure that the bulb is intact and
working. (for presentation)
• Be sure speakers are working and loud enough for the class to
hear. (for presentation)
- Prepare materials
• Ensure that all students have a notebook and pen/pencil for
this project.
- Prepare environment
• Reserve the computer lab for days the students will be working
on their project (movie maker)
- Prepare learners
• Make sure all students are prepared to go out and interview
the elderly in their community.
 Practice proper etiquette
 Be respectful

Require Learner Participation

 WEEK 1
• Students will be divided into four groups of 4 and one group of
5.
 The student with the physical disability will be placed in
 the group of 5.
• Teacher will explain the project to the students.
 (refer to objectives)
• Each member in the group will play a specific role as in a real
news cast.
 Camera Person/Co-editor
 Editor
 Reporter 1
 Reporter 2
• Students will choose a topic to focus and collect research on.
 Fiesta/Food
 Leisure Activities
 Marriage
 Religion
 Entertainment
• In their assigned groups, students will create and write their
interview questions pertaining to their chosen topic. (examples
provided below)
 Entertainment: “What kinds of activities did the children
do for fun?”
 Food: “What are some differences between the way we
prepare food today and back then?”
 Religion: “Was religion very important in the past?”
• Teacher must approve student’s interview questions and check
for any mistakes before students begin the interviewing
process.
• Teacher will give tips on what to do and what not to do when
interviewing the elderly in the community.
 Students will practice interviewing each other in the
classroom.
• Students must decide who they will be interviewing before
the next week begins. (it must be a person with experiences in
Guam’s past)
 Grandparents
 Great grandparents
 Great aunts/uncles
 Neighbors
 People at retirement/nursing centers
 WEEK 2
• Teacher will distribute materials and media for all the groups.
 Notebooks, cameras, extra memory cards.
• Students will begin the interviewing process.
• Students must record all their activities in their notebooks.
  Who they are interviewing.
 Where they conducted the interview.
 What questions they asked.
 Write a short reflection paper on their interviewing
experiences.
• Students must record the interview with the digital camera.
 WEEK 3-4
• Students will begin working in the computer lab to put all their
work together.
• Teacher will show an example of a news report. e.g. KUAM or
PNC using the multimedia projector.
• Students will create an introduction and conclusion similar to
the news report example shown for their short movie/news
report.
• They will record their intro and conclusion to include in their
short news report.
• Teacher will review how to use Windows Movie Maker.
• Students will compile edit their news reports and save it on a
flash drive.
• Final product must include: Title Slide, Introduction, important
points in the interviews (Questions and Answers), conclusion,
and credits slide.
 Students may also include more if wanted e.g. personal
reflection on the interview.
Presentations will be in the regular classroom using the teacher’s
laptop, a multimedia projector, speakers, and the group’s flash drive
with the saved movie file.
Evaluate & Revise
Student Performance

All students will be evaluated on how well they worked with fellow
students in the project. The teacher will roam around the gym to see if
they are doing the right form and the journals that they had will be
graded.
Needs Improvement Nicely Done Excellent
Performance Students did not Students performed Students performed
finish the task that the task but was the entire task that
was required. missing information was required.

Organize Students’ interview Students’ interview Students’ interview

was completed but it was completed but was in order,
was not it’s not well understandable, and
understandable. organized well presented.
Creativity of The interview was The interview was The interview was
Interview not understandable completed but the well planned,
and no creativity creativity was not thought out, and
shown designed with
creativity.
Team work Students did not Students worked Students worked
work together and together but did not well together and put
did not put any effort put the same in an equal amount
at all amount of effort of effort

Media Effectiveness
- Did students learn how to use Movie Maker?
- Did the students learn how to edit video clips?
- Did the students learn how to make an interview?
- Did the students learn how to prioritize themselves?
Instructor Performance
• Did the lesson go as planned?
• Did the teacher have any technical difficulty?
• Did the class respond well to the task that was given to them?
• Were the learning objectives achieved?