Animation Station: Inspiration Before jumping into making animations, it helps to watch samples of animated productions. Having a chance to view animations allows students to get a feel for the medium. Discussing or responding to animations gets students thinking about what are the features of an animated production and what makes an animation successful. Think about it - you wouldn't have students write poetry without reading any, right? Or writing an article without having read at least a few beforehand? Its the same with media!

For ways of organizing the Inspiration step, see the Teacher Planning section

Inspiration: what is is called in the various subject areas

Immersion into the text type to be produced and discussion of its structures and features	Appreciates (...) media images, personal productions and those of classmates.	Repères culturels, répertoire personnel de ressources francophones

Animations on the web

Use the following in your classroom to jumpstart discussion or to generate ideas. We suggest that you choose which animations you show your students to discuss as a group, so they fit in with your goals. Students can also explore animations on their own to respond to (ELA), to add to their repertoire of media works (VA) or as part of viewing media (l'écoute en FLS)

National Film Board of Canada - NFB www.nfb.ca   NFB Kid's Channel www.nfb.ca/channels/kids_movies/ Toon Boom Showcase www.toonboom.com/showcase/	LEARN Selections - professional animations we like Student Samples - from our community
Generic searches If you have some time on your hands Suggested search terms: nfb animation, animation festival, flib boom, claymation, patrick smith). Vimeo www.vimeo.com/ YouTube www.youtube.com Google Video Tab www.google.com Animator websites Patrick Smith www.patsmith.com/	Deconstructing media resource Use these secondary student tools to deconstruct what you watch   Media Deconstruction - Basic (sec.)     Media Deconstruction - Visual txt (sec.)

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