Assignment: Personal Awareness

This is part of a series suggesting different ways to use Moviestorm in schools or other educational environments. They also make useful exercises for film-makers wanting to develop and practice different film-making techniques. Many more lesson plans and ideas, with free downloadable resources, can be found on the Moviestorm Web site.

Assignment: Personal Awareness
Create a short film on a topic such as bullying or stranger danger.

Suggested techniques

Tell a story to illustrate the message.

Create a simple instructional video telling people how to behave and what to be aware of.

For teachers: benefits to students

• This makes an alternative to using puppets to deal with sensitive issues.
• Students can address issues in a personal way with no risk.

Suitability

• Ages 8+
• Suitable for groups, or can be produced by teachers
• PSCHE Personal Social and Health Education