My main job here is to teach writing, both for print and video. But yesterday we let the students loose with the toys they really crave -- video cameras. It was fun watching the joy and pride on their faces as they completed a simple video exercise, which meant go out with cameras, shoot some video, then edit it into a small video project.
Today they're back in the classroom, working hard on their major story projects after being reminded that planning and research are the most important keys to success. Once they've got their project's tasks allocated, and a shooting script written, they'll swarm around St. Xavier with their cameras. Above are some of the teams and their mentors. The top photo shows a team listening while Jennifer talks; the middle team works out who will do what while Andrea (she of the blonde hair) watches on; finally, Jim makes a point to his team.
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