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=An English and ICT Challenge for Greek Myths and Legends that can be included in your Ancient Greeks project=

Making your characters

 * 2D paper pictures - these could be shadows, drawings of people or cutouts with separate moveable parts
 * 3D models - these could be made from plasticine, lego characters, or junk modelling
 * IT generated characters - try paint, fresco or other drawing software. Perhaps you could try out a drawing app on a tablet.
 * Programmed characters - using Scratch (see below)

Creating movement
As you create your characters, think carefully about how you will show their movement.
 * photos of small movements that can be put together into serif movieplus at school and sped up to create movement. Some of these photos would need to be taken at home as it is very time consuming.
 * a series of short movie clips that can be put into serif movieplus at school and edited
 * a series of drawings using cut, paste and save just as we did for the ball animation at school
 * animated clips created using an app such as iStopMotion that can be emailed or put onto a memory stick
 * short animations programmed in Scratch which can be downloaded free from the Internet

=Backgrounds= These will depend on on the type of characterisation that you have chosen. Many people can manage with just one. Think about your scene changes and keep your background changes to a minimum. Remember you can zoom in and out and pan sideways.
 * A colourful 2D picture - easy to photograph or film on
 * A 3D model for your characters to walk inside
 * A computer generated image
 * You cannot use pictures from the Internet as these are copyrighted

=Music= You cannot use copyrighted music. You need to create your own. You will be recording some of these in music lessons.

=Telling the story=
 * You may want to include slides between your animations with short sentences that tell the story.
 * You may prefer to narrate the story using the Easispeak speakers at school
 * You might prefer to record a dialogue between your characters
 * You could show the speech in cartoon like speech bubbles
 * It may be a silent movie with only music and excellent animation to show the passing of time and main events

=Taking pictures or recording film clips= Refer to the camera angles and shots sheet that you have been given to make your shots more interesting. //Remember to keep your camera in// exactly the same place each time.

=Further Research= ====Greek Myths and Legends During the first four weeks of the Lent Term in English, J5 will be learning about The Ancient Greeks and the use of myths and legends in literature. This link takes you to an exciting online activity. You can write your own myths and legends; you can read stories written by other children and you can contribute to the website yourself.====

Try out some of these links too:
[] projects for students by students

[] you can listen to the stories being read to you

[] A useful link to many of the stories

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