Rich+Multimodal+Task

Throughout this unit of work Students will research cultural diversity and how it shapes their community identity. The projects that the students create in the duration of this unit will all contribute to the final rich multimodal task.

The rich task for this unit will be to create a whole class documentary about the cultural diversity of their community. This will encompass the three focus areas of this unit, which include celebrations, cultural practices and Dreamtime stories. For this rich task students will:

This documentary will be screened at a school assembly. Copies will be available to buy and a copy will be donated to the school library to use as a resource by other students and classes.
 * Create a script for the narration of the documentary, sequencing each subject area appropriately to convey meaning.
 * Create a storyboard focussing on camera angles, framing and camera movement.
 * Film the documentary.
 * Use the 'imovie' Apple Macintosh editing program to edit the documentary.
 * Create the final documentary package, including the dvd, a documentary title, image and a promotional poster.