Children’s Immigration Audio Book Steps for Success

Step 1: Research 1. Pick the immigrant group that you want to research 2. Fill out the graphic organizer Everything You Wanted to Know About Your Ancestors But Was Afraid to Ask Use the book cart Use the packets available in class Use the internet sources available on my wiki http://pkelly.wikispaces.com/Immigration+Children%27s+Book

1. Pick the immigrant group that you want to research

2. Fill out the graphic organizer Everything You Wanted to Know About Your Ancestors But Was Afraid to Ask

Use the book cart

Use the packets available in class

Use the internet sources available on my wiki

http://pkelly.wikispaces.com/Immigration+Children%27s+Book

Step 2: Analyze Video:-An American Tail This video will show you how the Jewish-Russian immigration experience was turned into a movie As you watch the video, fill in the video analysis sheet You will follow the same steps to create your children’s book

This video will show you how the Jewish-Russian immigration experience was turned into a movie

As you watch the video, fill in the video analysis sheet

You will follow the same steps to create your children’s book

Step 3: Immigration Content Graphic Organizer 1. Fill out the Immigration Content graphic organizer Use the information from your Everything You Wanted to Know graphic organizer Use your imagination Remember- the fiction also needs to be developed around the visuals you use in your book

1. Fill out the Immigration Content graphic organizer

Use the information from your Everything You Wanted to Know graphic organizer

Use your imagination

Remember- the fiction also needs to be developed around the visuals you use in your book

Step 4: Create a Storyboard Design a storyboard or print out the template from Mr. Kelly’s wiki: http://pkelly.wikispaces.com/Immigration+Children%27s+Book Think of visuals that you can use to help tell your story. Create a storyline that uses rising action and develops your characters

Design a storyboard or print out the template from Mr. Kelly’s wiki: http://pkelly.wikispaces.com/Immigration+Children%27s+Book

Think of visuals that you can use to help tell your story.

Create a storyline that uses rising action and develops your characters

Step 5: Find Visuals for Your Story You must include (but are not limited to) 12 visuals. They should: Be historically accurate. Reflect the 8 content guidelines. Be cited Be saved on a storage device Show images that are engaging and can be developed into your story

You must include (but are not limited to) 12 visuals. They should:

Be historically accurate.

Reflect the 8 content guidelines.

Be cited

Be saved on a storage device

Show images that are engaging and can be developed into your story

Step 6: Create Your Script Write out your script. Each part of your script should be based around the visuals you choose The five senses should be incorporated into your story through the visuals. It should follow the rising action model It should include fully developed characters Rehearse your script (and rehearse, rehearse, rehearse) Practice difficult words

Write out your script.

Each part of your script should be based around the visuals you choose

The five senses should be incorporated into your story through the visuals.

It should follow the rising action model

It should include fully developed characters

Rehearse your script (and rehearse, rehearse, rehearse)

Practice difficult words

Step 7: Create Your Audio Book Importing and arranging your pictures Add text to your pictures Narrate your pictures and customize motion Add background music to your story Save your story Complete your story Put your story in Mr. Kelly’s drop box

Importing and arranging your pictures

Add text to your pictures

Narrate your pictures and customize motion

Add background music to your story

Save your story

Complete your story

Put your story in Mr. Kelly’s drop box

Importing Your Pictures Open Window’s Photo Story 3 Click on Begin a new story Click on Next Click on Import Pictures In the directories drop down, pick where you stored your pictures Double click on the picture file to insert it Repeat the process for all the pictures you will use

Open Window’s Photo Story 3

Click on Begin a new story

Click on Next

Click on Import Pictures

In the directories drop down, pick where you stored your pictures

Double click on the picture file to insert it

Repeat the process for all the pictures you will use

Arranging Your Pictures To resequence a picture, left click on the picture you want to move and drag it to its new location You can also edit the pictures during this step Click remove black borders to make your pictures more appealing. Be careful- you want to make sure it does not cut off any important parts You can rotate, recolor and crop your pictures during this step Use arrow buttons to move back and forth between pictures When you are finished importing and arranging pictures click the next button

To resequence a picture, left click on the picture you want to move and drag it to its new location

You can also edit the pictures during this step

Click remove black borders to make your pictures more appealing.

Be careful- you want to make sure it does not cut off any important parts

You can rotate, recolor and crop your pictures during this step

Use arrow buttons to move back and forth between pictures

When you are finished importing and arranging pictures click the next button

Add Text to Your Pictures Put the text for the picture into the text box You can edit your text in the following ways: Adjust the alignment side to side and up and down Font options: size, color, style, type Press the effects button to add a variety of effects Use arrow buttons to move back and forth between pictures When you are finished adding text to your pictures click the next button

Put the text for the picture into the text box

You can edit your text in the following ways:

Adjust the alignment side to side and up and down

Font options: size, color, style, type

Press the effects button to add a variety of effects

Use arrow buttons to move back and forth between pictures

When you are finished adding text to your pictures click the next button

Narrate Your Pictures You can record up to 5 minutes narration for each picture You need to record separate narration for each picture Press the button with the red circle to begin recording Do a test to make sure the microphone works Click on the button with the blue square to stop If you need to delete your narration and record it again, click the left-curved arrow Be sure to listen to everything you record to make sure it worked

You can record up to 5 minutes narration for each picture

You need to record separate narration for each picture

Press the button with the red circle to begin recording

Do a test to make sure the microphone works

Click on the button with the blue square to stop

If you need to delete your narration and record it again, click the left-curved arrow

Be sure to listen to everything you record to make sure it worked

Customize Motion Under the picture click on Customize Motion You can specify where the picture starts and where it stops Use arrow buttons to move back and forth between pictures When you are customizing the motion of your pictures click save and close Click the next button

Under the picture click on Customize Motion

You can specify where the picture starts and where it stops

Use arrow buttons to move back and forth between pictures

When you are customizing the motion of your pictures click save and close

Click the next button

Add Background Music You can now add music that you have downloaded or create your own music To add downloaded music, click the select music button . Pick the directory where your music is located To create your own music, click the Create Music button Decide your custom music options Click OK Note: Music will add to the size of your file and the amount of time it takes to save it Click the next button

You can now add music that you have downloaded or create your own music

To add downloaded music, click the select music button .

Pick the directory where your music is located

To create your own music, click the Create Music button

Decide your custom music options

Click OK

Note: Music will add to the size of your file and the amount of time it takes to save it

Click the next button

Save Your Story Choose Save your story for playback on your computer Decide on your file name and the location. The file name should include your name. You need to save it to your I drive. Click on save project Click the next button

Choose Save your story for playback on your computer

Decide on your file name and the location.

The file name should include your name.

You need to save it to your I drive.

Click on save project

Click the next button

Complete Your Story Preview your story Click on Save Project Click on exit Put your finished file Windows Media Audio Video File in my drop box. It should look like this:

Preview your story

Click on Save Project

Click on exit

Put your finished file Windows Media Audio Video File in my drop box. It should look like this:

Creative Tips Create a title slide for your book with the title and your name Include a picture of yourself and do an audio section about the author Include a picture and an audio segment dedication for your book You Photoshop to place yourself in the pictures. (Make sure that you save your picture as a black and white photo)

Create a title slide for your book with the title and your name

Include a picture of yourself and do an audio section about the author

Include a picture and an audio segment dedication for your book

You Photoshop to place yourself in the pictures. (Make sure that you save your picture as a black and white photo)