Animoto+Projects

// **A Doll’s House** // **Acts I and II – Technology Project** **COLLABORATIVE MINI-UNIT-Mrs. C. Brown (English IV) and Ms. F. Brown (Library Media Specialist)**


 * Task:** Create a short video using images that represents the themes listed below using the Animoto program.
 * Requirements:** Seven images from the internet. The images must be a representation of what has transpired thus far in the play and include the themes below.
 * Instructions:** Lead by **Ms. Brown (Librarian)**
 * Deadline:** You only have 2 DAYS to complete this project. Final project will be uploaded to website on Wednesday, January19, 2011.
 * Grading:** **See rubric below**

In //A Doll's House//, very little is as it first seems. Nora at first appears to be a silly, selfish girl, but then we learn that she has made great sacrifices to save her husband's life and pay back her secret loan. The reason why there is such a gap between appearance and reality is that the characters are engaged in various sorts of deception. Often, this is to enable them to enjoy acceptance or approval by others and society in general. Nora deceives Torvald about the loan and hides her own strength, even lying to him about trivial matters such as eating sweets, because she intuits that he cannot tolerate the truth about their marriage. Torvald in return deceives Nora and himself when he claims, with apparent sincerity, that if he would take upon himself any burden that fell upon Nora. Dr Rank pretends to Torvald that nothing is amiss with his health because Torvald cannot deal with anything disagreeable, such as death. Ibsen's concerns about the position of women in society are brought to life in A Doll's House. Women could not conduct business or control their own money, for which they needed the authorization of the man who 'owned' them - husband, brother or father. Moreover, they were not educated for responsibility. Nora falls foul of both injustices, by taking out a loan without the authority of her husband or father, and by believing, out of ignorance of the world, that she could get away with forging a signature.
 * So far, we have explored the following themes in Doll’s House:**
 * Appearance vs. Reality**
 * Deception**
 * The role of women**

The first interactions we see between Nora and Torvald are about money; she knows that if she behaves in a certain subservient way, Torvald will give her more money. She later uses similar manipulations on Dr Rank, drawing attention to the way in which women in an unequal society tend to barter sexual favors in return for money. Torvald teases Nora about being a spendthrift: this is his way of displaying his dominance over her, since he who controls the money controls the relationship. Nora's attempt to take partial control of the money in their marriage by taking out the loan ends in disaster, as Torvald feels morally shamed by her action. It has put him at the mercy of Krogstad and, it is implied, compromised his standing as a man and a moral member of society.
 * Money**

Required number of images 1 2 3 4 Images connect directly to content and themes 1 2 3 4 5 Genre of music connects to images and theme 1 2 3 4 5 Background and aesthetics 1 2 3 4 5 Use of time management 1 2 3 4 5 Total __out of 100__ __**This project will count as your quiz grade.**__
 * Rubric:**

__**Learning Standards Addressed: English/Language Arts**__ __**2.B.5a Analyze and express an interpretation of a literary work**__ __**2.B.4b Analyze form, content, purpose and major themes of American literature and literature of other countries in their historical perspectives.**__ __**1.C.5d Summarize and make generalizations from content and relate them to the purpose of the material.**__ __**5.C.5a Using contemporary technology, create a research presentation or prepare a documentary related to academic, technical or occupational topics and present the findings in oral or multimedia formats.**__

__**Learning Standards Addressed: Library Media**__ __**1.1.8 Demonstrate masteryof technology tools for accessing information and pursuing inquiry.**__ __**1.2.3 Demonstrate creativity by using multiple resources and formats.**__ __**2.1.6 Use the writing process, media and visual literacy, and technology skills to create products that express new** **understandings.**__

__**FAVORITE VIDEOS: Some of the students' final projects for A Doll's House**__

 * http://animoto.com/play/1Y5z1ZI34WzKOIiqoV9NzA**
 * http://animoto.com/play/tOHecU2zYM0sbEBVS1g5pQ?utm_content=challenger**
 * http://animoto.com/play/7jX8PXb1RznkmWS6ZGL7NQ?utm_content=challenger**
 * http://animoto.com/play/lfE6MTQzkYyKwzqzGG9oGw?utm_content=main_link**
 * http://animoto.com/play/qNeTbDvo9c17ja6TYNLWXA?utm_content=challenger**
 * http://animoto.com/play/qNeTbDvo9c17ja6TYNLWXA?utm_content=challenger**
 * http://animoto.com/play/1Uf0KYpusudjs7sqC5HK3A?utm_content=challenger**
 * http://animoto.com/play/i1v2488GgrDQnHCQF4DeLA?utm_content=challenger**
 * http://animoto.com/play/XbDE1WIfaCpkZCy4cTBwbQ?utm_content=challenger**
 * http://animoto.com/play/9Gg9PZQl3O5F0hxHRBzxMQ?utm_content=challenger**
 * http://animoto.com/play/UpSJtNuwTSDwmpjrDBLGKg?utm_content=challenger**
 * http://animoto.com/play/RH717b1BQy0WQ50KWFq4CQ?utm_content=challenger**
 * http://animoto.com/play/Ixq0t1hv5qjG10J1SqXo8w?utm_content=challenger**
 * http://animoto.com/play/XeA1i7soUJV40LhNp97EFA?utm_content=challenger**
 * http://animoto.com/play/vMH1ucykI3zvBwZWYvtn8w?utm_content=challenger**
 * http://animoto.com/play/lN0sv5L5U8fqVUc1pFecbg?utm_content=challenger**
 * http://animoto.com/play/vxSsJS43f1dmINcG0NlhFw?utm_content=challenger**

=**January 2012 TECH TALK PRESENTATION ON ANIMOTO:**=