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Learning assessment, Finnish style
I am trying to find new, innovative, and useful models for assessing higher learning in student work. I also seek formative assessment through self-reflection upon my own performance as a teacher-facilitator. Five purposes of mathematics assessment have been outlined by Kulm (1994) as the following: improving instruction and learning, evaluating student progress, providing feedback for…
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UNIT 4 LEARNING UNIT 4 Dramatic conflict, actions and character motivations; turning points, the mid-point crisis, Aristotle’s Poetics and the three-act story structure Assignment 6: Re-write a scene with two characters, including–EXT/INT, LOCATION, and TIME indicated at the top of scenes–three pages. Print your work in progress, as you wish, so we can share and discuss…
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UNIT 3 LEARNING UNIT 3: Visualization of Process and Interaction Assignment 5 Writing a visual sequence, being mindful of verbs and actions. In this assignment, you can explore the visualization of process. CLICK HERE
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UNIT 2 LEARNING UNIT 2 Improvisation, treatments, outlines, and the writing of scenes Assignment 4:Â Write a scene with your main character interacting in a conversation with someone else in three pages or less. Integrate dramatic conflict in their dialogue. Give each character an objective. Embed dramatic conflict in the dialogue. We must want to learn…
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UNIT 1 LEARNING UNIT 1 The big picture: Building a screenplay It’s time for you to determine the best step forward as you begin your journey through the land of screenplay writing. Assignment 1: Write an essay of any length to clarify your purpose–what do you want to do, say, and realize? What do you hope…
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