Jimmy Jammer – The Movie

A DEF Curriculum Project

Part One: Background knowledge – read, write, and reflect.

Part Two: A video project for 5^th grade students and the Lower School.

PART ONE

Purpose: For students to learn that they have important choices to think about when faced with a bully situation. Fifth grade students will produce a video based on 1^st and 3^rd grade bully stories. Before 5^th graders can begin the project, they must read, write, and reflect on the importance of making Haverford a “No Bully Zone.”

Value: Students will take a minute to rate the importance of the following on a scale of 1=low to 5=high.

1-5	Value item
	How important is it that I am treated fairly by my classmates?
	How important is it that I treat my classmates fairly?
	How important is it that I consider school a safe place?
	How important is it that I try to stop bullying when I see it happening?

Vocabulary: Words are set up for lower and upper elementary students.

Gr. K-2	Gr. 3-5	Definition as it relates to No Bully Zone.
Picture frame	Frame	A point of view – Seeing the bully situation happening.
Choices	Choices / Alternatives	Things that you can do – There are at least 3 different choices in the bully frame.
What can happen?	Consequences	The outcome, or the things that can happen – The choices you make in the bully frame can change the outcome.
Heart / What I really want	Heart / Values	Things I think are really important – Think about your values when you see a bully frame.
Do it!	Get it done! / Commitment	Doing whatever it takes to make it happen – Acting on your choice in the bully frame.

Read: Ilac Story – A fictional story with real life problems - http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/parents/lesson_plans/bullies_ilac_story.html

Map the choices: What choices do the “friends” of Ilac have when they see these bully frames? Did the “friends” think about choices, consequences, and values? Use INSPIRATION to map the alternative choices of:

1. Ilac’s “best friend” at the bus stop.

2. Ilac’s two “friends” snickering in the classroom.

3. Ilac’s “friends” at recess.

Write: Use Microsoft WORD to write a real or fiction story about a bully frame. The story should be no more than one page long. Use INSPIRATION to map the possible choices for characters in your bully frame. Turn in your bully story and map for credit. One of the top stories will be selected as the script for our movie!

Assessment rubric: All students start with 100 points! Students may lose points if work is incomplete, or turned in late. Students will have 3 lab periods to complete their work. Use a proper header for the bully frame story, and remember that spelling counts!

Expected	Points
Ilac - Bus stop map - INSPIRATION	20
Ilac - Classroom map - INSPIRATION	20
Ilac – Recess map - INSPIRATION	20
Bully frame story – one page in WORD	20
Bully story map – INSPIRATION	20
TOTAL	100

PART TWO – A video project based on a top script written by students in part one. First grade students from Mrs. Saunders’ class will read the script with 5^th graders, and help us with our decision-trees.

Update: Filming for the movie, called Jimmy Jammer, has already begun. Below is a storyboard of how the movie will unfold.

STORYBOARD

Elements	Title screen and credit screen	Introduction	Math class	Football	Kick Me
Location		Front of LS	Miss. H’s class	Recess field	5^th common area POD
Characters		Jimmy Jammer	Jimmy Jammer, Jerry, & classmates	Jimmy Jammer, Jerry, & Classmates plus 1^st graders.	Jimmy Jammer, Jerry, & classmates
Narration		1^st paragraph	2^nd paragraph	3^rd & 4^th paragraphs	5^th, 6^th & 7^th paragraphs
Video		X	X	X	X
Audio	X
Graphics	X		Decision tree with video commentary at the end of clip	Decision tree with video commentary at the end of clip	Decision tree with video commentary at the end of clip
Music	X
Text	X

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