Instruction is often a debate between process and product. My Co-op Composition class is enmeshed in a Digital Star Wars project. The kids are creating a video trailer with funny quotes from the battledroids, mainly from the movie, Clone Wars. In the process, the kids are working as a team. One teen can draw; two others can digitize images. Everyone had input about blocking or story-boarding the trailer. Team work is a skill prized by employers. Yet, we need a product, too, if only for the kids’ portfolios and transcripts. Is this a good use for our time? As long as we finish the trailer in the next week or so, I’ll be satisfied. Is this writing? This class can write. They are using the same skills to craft a trailer, which requires a lot of revision and editing. Moreover, I think we’ll add lessons on editing images. I’m still debating with myself if I’m bogged down in process over product.
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