school assignment(Last updated 18-7-2024)
Dear Students,
Starting Tuesday, September 17th 2024, you will be participating in YOUCEE 2024. During the opening of YOUCEE 2024, we expect you to give a 5 to 10-minute presentation. In that presentation, you will introduce yourselves and your school, you will give an explanation of one war memorial, and you will tell us what experiences you expect to gain, or what you expect to learn during the week of the YOUCEE conference. We expect your presentation to contain the following:
You & Your school (Official opening Tuesday evening) Present your school to the other YOUCEE participants in a short vlog/video (maximum of 1,5 minutes). Give a good impression of your school; ideas can include taking your viewers on a tour of your school, an impression of a "regular" class day at your school or interviewing other students/ teachers to share their role/perspectives of your school. However you choose to present your school, be as creative as you can. Again, ensure that your video is appropriate in both language and content for dignitaries, students from other countries, teachers, government officials. When presenting yourself, share why you have found it interesting to join the YOUCEE conference, what meaning it has to you (maybe there are personal or family reasons to join, international reasons, language development?) . The War Memorial (Informal opening Tuesday morning) The Netherlands has over 3,900 war memorials. Some memorials pay tribute to a specific event or person. Others are rather in general memory of World War II. For your presentation, choose one war memorial from your own area/environment that Iis related to the airborne troops/battle of Arnhem/Operation Market Garden. If you are a student joining the YOUCEE conference from a foreign country, choose then a war monument related to Airborne/The Battle of Arnhem you’re your own country. To get an idea of what we expect, you can watch the following two videos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vhx3wM_w1I www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcVqBaWmd3M&t=41s On the following websites, you can find information on the various war memorials: www.4en5mei.nl/oorlogsmonumenten www.tracesofwar.nl/ There is a lot of interesting information about war memorials. Possible points for attention for your presentation could be:
Tips and tricks for the vlog/video We have some tips and tricks for your vlog/video. If you use a vlog/video for the memorial as well as for the presentation of your school, you can save the two in separate files. This may be handy given the size for transmission and for recording/editing the videos. It is a nice touch to present your video in a way that is personal and authentic. To tell the story yourselves. In the video, to 'take' the viewer to a location and inside your school. A creative ending to the video makes sure that the viewers will continue to think about your vlog/video for a while or even remember it. A good final sentence goes back to the attention-getter at the beginning of your video. We call this a "full-circle argument". This stylistic device brings the video full circle. Another stylistic device is to make a powerful statement, wish or final sentence. Of course, you should make sure that you can be properly heard/understood in the vlog/video, and that there is no annoying background noise. Intelligibility can make or break your vlog/video. You can have the most beautiful images, and you can have the most convincing smile on camera, but if the sound is not right, your viewers will lose interest in no time at all. Mobile phones and most cameras are equipped with internal microphones. If you use those, make sure they are not accidentally covered. A separate microphone (for example those in the earphones/AirPods) will enhance intelligibility in various situations, and may be handy, for example for outdoor filming. In addition to sound, high-quality, steady images are also important and pleasant to watch. Finally, editing your video is an important part of the process. If you edit your video well, you can secure the viewer's attention. There are several programmes that you can use. Widely-used programmes are iMovie, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Final Cut. Know that editing is a matter of practice - after some time, you will see that you will get better and faster at it. If you don't want to reinvent the wheel yourself, you can find numerous instruction videos and training courses online. For a little more effect, you can use royalty-free background music and sound effects, for example on freemusicarchive.org/ or soundcloud.com/ When editing, make sure that your vlog/video is not too long. Focus on your aim and your key message. We expect the presentation of a war memorial and your expatations to be at least 5, but no more than 10, minutes. Deadlines
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