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Video documentary - Year 9 Social Studies Inquiry and Presentation task

 
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Video documentary - Year 9 Social Studies Inquiry and Presentation task
by Chris Bester - Thursday, 20 November 2014, 8:55 AM
 

During the year my Year 9 Social Studies class studied Australia as a topic with special emphasis on the issues Aboriginal people faced during and after occupation of Australia in 1788 by Britain. The topic allowed us to do an assessed research inquiry to be internally peer assessed and then to use the research and develop the topic into a cross curricular exercise with their ICT teacher (Mark Callagher) to use a video presentation tool. Here is a link to the full research inquiry task.

The students had to develop three of their own focussing questions to guide their research on a chosen topic (a range of topics were allocated). In class research as partners, students were able to present their inquiry in their specific topic to the task, wch was peer assessed on SOLO taxonomy. They then developed a script from their research and presented in documentary format with the guidance of their ICT teacher using the WeVideo tool. They were shown very early in the task some model research clips on YouTube how to create effective documentary productions. It was also a very solid base for the students as they prepared for examinations on ts topic.

One of the most pleasing successes was that I could play the clips of the topics that were to be covered for examinations as part of revision. The students could take notes from these videos and with earlier teacher presentation in class were able to gain gh marks in the examinations.

Below is a playlist of the videos that 9GI Social Studies created in ts task: