Homonym ClayMation with Flip Video Cameras

1. Students will study homonyms and understand that they are words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have completely different meanings.
2. Each pair of students will choose an appropriate homonym set.
3. Each partner will create a clay figure to represent their half of the homonym set.
4. The partners will take turns animating their clay figures in at least 10 steps while the other partner shoots the flip video clip.
5. Students will download their video clips and import them to their computer's stored video clip. They will rename each clip with the word they are illustrating plus the consecutive number so that the animation will progress properly in order when edited into the final movie.
6. Students will use the "Any Video Converter" software to convert the flip video files to .wmv flie type.
7. Using Windows Movie Maker, the partners will import their converted video clips and create a storyboard with the clips in correct order. They will edit the clips as necessary for smooth action.
8. Students will create an appropriate soundtrack for their claymation video that includes their voice over narration describing their homonym and the different definitions and also an appropriate music sound track. They will use the software "Audacity" to create their soundtrack and then import the resulting .mp3 file for use in their movie.
9. Finally, the students will process their movie for playback on any computer and burn it onto a CD so that a library of homonym claymation videos can be available for use during language arts instruction.