Primary Programme – Stop Motion Revolution Competition
Topic: History – French Revolution
Objectives:
To understand the importance of symbols
To know facts about the French revolution
To be able to use primary sources to understand
historical events
Outcomes:
The children will produce a short movie in groups of 3-4
using Legos, play dough, clay, acting, computer
animation, animated drawing… about Bastille Day
Session 1
Starter
Remind the children about the assembly.
Use the Who wants to be a millionaire quiz to
check understanding.
Put back in order on the interactive whiteboard
the events of the Bastille Day
1 hour
Main activity
Put the children in groups of 4 and explain that they are
going to write a plot for a film about Bastille Day.
Present to them the resources they will be able to use
(Legos, drawing, playdough…)
Show some of these examples of films that have been
made by other students
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a201DjxN1FI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLAGGSR7-_s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY-jtQLCPCo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI1ZB-9tKug
Give each group a storyboard frame. More able pupils
can do one on their own as part of the film. They need
to draw one event in each frame (i.e.: people bursting
the door of the Bastille). Explain that each frame will
then be turned into 10 shots showing movements.
Display on the board the rules for the competition:
The film has to show the events of Bastille Day
The film has to be no more than 4 minutes.
The film has to be done as a group work
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Resources:
Copies of Revolution prints
Storyboard
Choice of Legos, play dough, clay
Paper
Pencils
Cameras or Ipads
Computers (session 3)
Plenary
Each group present their collaborative story
board and review each other’s work.
Primary Programme – Stop Motion Revolution Competition
Topic: History – French Revolution
Session 2
Starter
Children sit with their group and look at their
story board. Then one person from each group
goes to another group to explain their story
board.
1 hour 30 min
Main Activity
Children are given roles (director, resource manager,
cameraman/woman, editor)
They all collaborate to make the resources for the film.
Maybe one child could be responsible for one of the
frame for the story board.
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Plenary
Children look at the pictures taken and
decide which one is the best. Show it to the
class and explain why.
Explain that each frame is an event and that now they
are in charge of recreating what is happening in the
picture and make it move to create 10 shots.
The children create their movie by taking 10 pictures
each.
Session 3
Starter
Children look back at the pictures they have taken
and discuss what is missing or what is not needed.
Look again at the examples given.
1 hour
Main Activity
Children edit their film with their groups using video
maker or other software.
They add effects, titles, captions and music.
Plenary
Children watch each other films and decide
on the three winners to enter the
competition.
Primary Programme – Stop Motion Revolution Competition
Topic: History – French Revolution
June 2014