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Multimedia Haiku

1. Take three different digital photographs of the same subject. You may want to change perspective (e.g., above, below, and from the side), vary the range (e.g., close-up, medium, and long shots), photograph different parts of the subject, vary the lighting, etc.

2. If you choose, you may work with your photos in PhotoShop Elements to crop the images or otherwise modify them. However, all aspects of the images you use must be your own orginal work. Please do not use clip art or pieces of photographs that you did not take yourself.

3. Create four Powerpoint slides. Make the first slide a title slide with the title of your multimedia haiku, your name, and the date. Then put each of your three photographs on a separate slide.

4. Write a haiku to accompany your photographs. Put one line of your haiku on each photo slide. The first line should have 5 syllables, the second 7, and the third 5. Make sure that the words and the images are connected to each other in meaningful ways.

5. Work with slide layout and add graphical elements, animation, transitions, and other multimedia features that reinforce the meaning of your multimedia haiku (text and images).

6. Use the rubric to make sure that you have everything in place before you finish your draft. Evaluate your own work according to the rubric criteria, and make note of what you would like to change.

7. Find a partner and critique each other's multimedia haiku using the rubric. Remember that everything on the rubric refers to the work itself rather than the author.

8. Discuss your critique with your partner, talking about one piece of work at a time. The reviewer should give feedback that includes areas of strength as well as areas that could be improved, and all feedback should link directly to the rubric criteria.

9. Revise your multimedia haiku based on your self-evaluation and the feedback you received from your peer review.

10. Share the final version of your multimedia haiku and see how the audience responds!

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Last Updated: July 1, 2008