Vocabulary
- Resilience: The ability to recover from challenges or setbacks and continue to move forward with determination.
Objective
Students will create a video that captures a story of resilience, either personal or from the school community, highlighting the strength and perseverance shown in overcoming obstacles.
Assignment
1. Read this Overview
Resilience is a powerful trait that helps individuals and communities grow stronger through adversity. Telling stories of resilience can inspire others to face their own challenges with courage.
Examples of resilience stories:
- A student who overcame a personal challenge to achieve a goal.
- A team that worked through difficulties to succeed in an event or competition.
- The school community coming together to support one another during a tough time.
2. Your Task
Create a 2–3 minute video that tells a story of resilience. Use:
- Narration to explain the challenge, actions taken, and outcome.
- Interviews with individuals involved.
- Event footage or reenactments to bring the story to life.
Upload your video to ReelTime, titling it “A Story of Resilience: [Your Name].”
3. Steps to Complete Your Assignment
- Choose your story:
- Reflect on personal or school-related examples of resilience.
- Plan your content:
- Outline the key moments of the story: challenge, actions taken, and outcome.
- Film your video:
- Record interviews, reenactments, or footage that captures the essence of the story.
- Edit your video:
- Arrange your clips into a cohesive narrative. Use transitions, captions, or music to enhance emotional impact.
- Save your video and upload it to ReelTime.
4. Reflection Questions
After completing your video, write responses to these questions:
- What story of resilience did you choose, and why?
- How does your video highlight the strength and determination of the individual(s) or community?
- What did you learn about the value of resilience in overcoming challenges?
