1. Create a newscast about school news.

Each group in this project covers a different event in Yeshivat Amit Amichai and reports on it in the newscast.

Some topics to choose from:

• Sports

• Interesting Kodesh or secular lessons worth reporting (for example Bina)

• Interviews

• Safety

• School events

• School trips

• Introduction to creating a newscast

• Choose 2 producers

• Choose the cameramen

• Choose 2 editors

• Divide up the assignments

Homework- Come prepared with the information you want to include in your newscast for next lesson in order to start writing your script

• Instruction: How to write a script and storyboard

• Write outline of script – using the information you brought.

• Start writing first draft of newscast.

• Plan interviews/ collect pictures / film clips

Homework- Those who did not finish writing the first draft, must finish it at home. Come prepared with the first draft, interview questions and background pictures or film clips for the next lesson in order to start editing it.

• Instruction: Methods of speaking in a newscast

• Instruction: Methods of interviewing in a newscast

• Practice your newscast / interviews using the methods you learned and using the props/pictures/film clips.

• Critique your peers and learn from the criticism.

Homework- Come prepared to film the newscast.  Set up interviews for Wednesday, or do your interviews ahead of time. Bring your props, photos or film clips with you.

• Instruction: How to edit your newscast.

• Start editing.

Homework- Finish first edit of your project.  Come prepared to show your video to our group for critique for the  next lesson.

• Show your second version of your finished video

• Get critique from your peers

• Make necessary changes

Homework-Make necessary changes – final version.