Weaving the Connections You will design an Animoto product demonstrating an alternate ending to the story “Ribbons” changing the lack of conversation between the narrator and her grandmother from a negative aspect to a positive aspect. Follow the directions below to complete the activity. Log on to your laptop or desktop computer. Open Google Chrome and go to the website http://help.animoto.com/entries/20461613-the-new-animoto-video-creation-process-a-video-tutorial-guide. Watch the video that explains how to create an Animoto product. On the same page, read the step-by-step directions. Watch the completed video done here. https://animoto.com/play/Qb5LYx15jmrAWsB4pbFYxQ Go to https://animoto.com/projects. Your teacher will help you log in. Explore the choices you have for your video. Create your video showing what would happen to the relationship between the narrator and her grandmother if their communication had been better. Use the checklist to guide you. Save your Animoto movie to your H-drive when finished. Be prepared to present your movie to the class. This task uses: Common Core/NG Standard(s): W.8.6 - Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others. TEACHER NOTES: Teacher’s name/email: Anne Farrar anne.farrar@cpsb.org School: W. W. Lewis Grade Level/Subject: ELA SPARK 6-8 Task Card Level: 3 Special Directions/Considerations: none Activity Evaluation: see checklist/rubric Prerequisites for students: read story “Ribbons” Text being used (Prentice Hall Literature 7): “Ribbons”