Getting Our Movies Rolling!

Now that the commercials have all been aired, it is time to start getting the movies rolling! Two members of my group, Alicia and Stephen took time out of their spring break to work with the kids. They helped them to create their scripts, as well as practice them so they could memorize and understand what they needed to say  and do. 

The students movie was entitled "Young Entrepreneurs," here's a brief summary of the plot: 

Two couples run a business where they sell popcorn, as well as dresses and jewelry. When Brielle tells them that they need to sell more popcorn, dresses, and jewelry or her fashion show will shut down, the entrepreneurs make a bet to see who can sell more. Will popcorn or dresses and jewelry sell more? The teams both make 20 BizBucks making the teams tied and the fashion show is saved. "Sweet!" 

It took a few takes for the students to get the scripts exactly right, but they did it eventually! The student teachers and myself made sure to emphasis that if they did not remember the words exactly they could make up their own lines as long as the meaning was the same. One student, in particular, impressed me when she messed up a line, but covered it up and kept the script moving smoothly. I felt like a real movie director, and I'm pretty sure the students felt like movie stars!