Sample Grouping Scenario

The scenario below outlines the teacher's and students' roles in the terms of a film crew. It is designed for groups of five students, but roles could be modified or combined for smaller groups.

Benefits of this kind of scenario:

• provides realistic context for instruction
• gives each student an explicit description of what is expected from him or her

Teacher’s Role

plans project, creates production schedule provides training to members of film crew evaluates progress of project through assessments oversees personnel management

Students’ Roles

	in charge of managing group interactions works with cinematographer to lay out and film shots works with writer to edit dialogue and plan casting consults with film editor and sound director during post-production
	in charge of video filming and capture
	idits video using iMovie collaborates with Recordist during editing
	oversees voice recording and sound effects selects music collaborates with video editor to insert audio tracks and titles
	in charge of writing dialogue based on members’ storyboards in charge of still pictures during filming and editing (in addition to images used in the video, this might include pictures of the production process itself to document group’s work) selects cast and assigns roles to cast members

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