Student Objectives: Pupils will create a modern Don Quixote character, they will dream up a story with Don Quixote and Sancho as characters, write a script and then shoot a video. For example, they can use superheroes, such as Batman & Robin or C-P3O and R2D2. Let students imagine that what the world needs now is someone who runs around saving people while dressed as a bat … or how would two futuristic robots stand up for the rights of immigrants or organize a walk-out.
Activity: Students will use the What Would You Do? worksheet along with Video Storyboarding worksheet to create a story, line up each scene, and act out and shoot a video of this scenario with a modern-day team of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza.
Using the example character above, perhaps a student can don a hat, wear a T-shirt or hold an object that symbolizes (their favorite super hero or any hero) and explains to the class how he/she is saving the world. The rest of the class could ask questions, which the student in character has to answer.
Teacher can have a discussion on social issues that have not changed through time and introduce new vocabulary to ELL students, from poverty to the environment to immigration, the BLM movement.
- Watch the scenes we created in the videos below to help you formulate your story.
- Download and use Video Storyboarding / Drawing Worksheets with additional prompt adventures and to map out your video story.