Topic options follow. You can use live action, graphics, animation, claymation or combination of styles to tell your story. Please do not use any premade animation software as these will receive a low score on creativity. All videos must be in English or subtitled in English. To see samples of exemplary work visit the iVIE videos.

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  Grades K-2: Cross Curriculum Category

  One iVIE will be awarded from the K-2 Curriculum options below.

  Common Core Standards suggested to apply:

  The following standards should apply to any script and will demonstrate high level learning and integration of content.

  • Write narratives in which you recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.
  • Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
  • Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
  • Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.
  
  
  • A. Language Arts
    • Make a video of your own narrative, fictional or autobiographical.
    • Make a video from an expository writing about an object, person, place or event.
  • B. History/Social Science – People, Places and Time
    • Demonstrate the rights and individual responsibilities of citizenship in a contemporary story or historical reenactment.
    • Share a piece of history about your family through the use of primary and secondary sources, including artifacts, photographs, interviews, and documents.
    • Tell a story involving the symbols, icons, and traditions of the United States.
  • C. Science – Life Science Around Me
    • Tell a story about a plant, animal, or something in the environment around you, like a field, lake or weather. Incorporate scientific facts from the appropriate CA Science Standards.



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  Grades 3-5: Language Arts - History Category

  One iVIE will be awarded from the options below.

  Common Core Standards suggested to apply:

  Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

  • Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
  • Use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.
  • Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events.
  • Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.
  • Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
  
  
  • A. Language Arts
    • Make a video of your own narrative, fictional or autobiographical.
    • Make a video from an expository writing about an object, person, place or event.
  • B. History/Social Science – People, Places and Time
    • Create a story about a local historical event and illustrate how it affected life today.
    • Tell a story about the role of rules and laws in our daily lives.
    • Tell a story of a hero from long ago or the recent past, who has made a difference in others' lives.
  • C. San Diego County Credit Union's My Piggy Bank
    • Make a video story about how you are saving money and what you are saving it for.



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  Grades 3-5: Science Category

  One iVIE will be awarded from the option below.

  Common Core Standards suggested to apply:

  Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

  • Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
  • Use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.
  • Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events.
  • Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.
  • Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
  
  
  • A. Science – Life Science Around Me
    • Tell a story about a plant, animal, or something in the environment around you, like a field, lake or weather. Incorporate scientific fact from the appropriate CA Science Standards.
  • B. City of San Diego Environmental Services' Environmental Science Video
    • Make a detective video. Investigate and reveal ways your school can be more green!
    • Take a look at electrical energy use (light bulbs and all electronics).
    • Lunch time. Is your cafeteria using recycled serving products? Are students eating products with excessive packaging? Is your trash being separated for recyclables? Is your school composting your leftovers and landscaping?
    • Do all teachers and students at your school recycle? Are there enough recycling bins? Check the Environmental Services site for more ideas: http://www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services/



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  Grades 3-5: Public Service Announcement (PSA)

  One iVIE will be awarded. Please note persuasive writing, including creating a persuasive message using supporting imagery and sound, is the CA content Standard for all PSA's.

  • A. General PSA
    • Choose your own topic. Create a 30 or 60 second persuasive message about something you care about.



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  Grades 3-8: The Global Village - World Language

  One iVIE will be awarded from the option below for all entries from Grades 3 through 8.

  Common Core Standards suggested to apply:

  Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

  • Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
  • Use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.
  • Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events.
  • Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.
  • Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
  
  
  • A. Different, but the Same
    • Tell a story in a language other than English that illustrates a unique aspect of the culture where that language is spoken. Illustrate how cultures are different, but also the same.

Topic options follow. You can use live action, graphics, animation, claymation or combination of styles to tell your story. Please do not use any premade animation software as these will receive a low score on creativity. All videos must be in English or subtitled in English. To see samples of exemplary work visit the iVIE videos.

Common Core Standards Alignment. iVIE has always asked students to achieve the highest form of learning, to create with it. It is natural then that iVIE is in alignment with the new Common Core Standards which focus on integration and presentation literacy. For the middle school categories the most relevant overarching standard is Production and Distribution of Writing. The specifics are: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others. Fro more information on the Common Core Standards click here: http://www.sdcoe.net/commoncore/standards.asp

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  Grades 6-8: Language Arts Category

  One iVIE will be awarded from the options below.

  • A. Language Arts
    • Make a video from your own writing. It can be fiction, non-fiction , an interpretation or an adaptation. Establish and develop a plot, settings, characters and present a point of view that is appropriate. Use video techniques to include sensory details. Use a range of narrative/video devices (e.g., dialogue, suspense).



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  Grades 6-8: Math - Science Video Category

  One iVIE will be awarded from the option below.

  • A. Science/Math - Science Fiction Video
    • Create a science fiction video based on a fact from the science standards. For example using the seventh grade standard; "Students know visible light is a small band within a very broad electromagnetic spectrum;" students could create a video about a person who can see a different part of the spectrum. What benefits or problems would they have? Make it scientifically accurate!
  • B. City of San Diego Environmental Services Environmental Science - Respect the Environment / Recycling Plastics / Compost Quality
    • Make a video about what "Respect the Environment" means to you.
    • Discuss what the new plastics are that can be added to the recycling bin.
    • Take a trip to the Miramar Landfill . Is the compost at Miramar Greenery the best compost available in Southern California?
    • Check the Environmental Services site for more ideas: http://www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services/



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  Grades 6-8: History - Social Science Video

  One iVIE will be awarded from the options below.

  • A. San Diego County Credit Union's Money Stories
    • Wants vs. Needs
      • Make a video story about spending money on what you need vs. what you want. What are the consequences and/or rewards?
    • Saving vs. Spending
      • Make a video story about the difference between spending and saving money.
  • B. It's History
    • Recreate a scene from a history lesson; for example, the Roman Empire, the early civilization of India, China or a Greek Mythology tale.
  • C. Time Travel
    • Create a short time travel video utilizing concepts required by the CA History/Social-Science Standards. Your video can be a day in the life of someone (famous or common) from another time in history, or your video could examine what would happen if a student was transported back in time. A third option is to depict a visitor from another time living in the present. Integrate as much information from history as possible. Use standards such as, but not limited to:
    • - The founding and evolution of the United States.
    • - Ancient Civilization - Medieval times
    • - China and the Middle Ages



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  Grades 6-8: Public Service Announcement (PSA)

  One iVIE will be awarded from the option below. Please note the CA content standard for PSA is persuasive writing. Use powerful language, accurate facts, and relevant imagery and sound to support your message.

  • A. General PSA
    • Choose your own topic. Create a 30 or 60 second persuasive message about something you care about.



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  Grades 6-8: Broadcast Journalism

  One iVIE will be awarded from the option below.

  • A. Segment
    • Submit a story or segment of your broadcast journalism production.

You can use live action, graphics, animation, claymation or combination of styles to tell your story. Please do not use any premade animation software as these will receive a low score on creativity. All videos must be in English or subtitled in English. To see samples of exemplary work visit the iVIE videos.

Common Core Standards Alignment. iVIE has always asked students to achieve the highest form of learning with classroom content, to create with it. iVIE is in alignment with the new Common Core Standards which focus on integration and presentation literacy.

For high school categories, the most relevant overarching standard is Production and Distribution of Writing. The specifics are: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others. To learn more about the Common Core Standards go to this site: http://www.sdcoe.net/commoncore/standards.asp

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  Grades 9-12: Fiction Video Category

  One iVIE will be awarded from the options below.

  • A. Language Arts
    • Make a video out of your own written work. Using the writing strategies for grades 9 through 12 (refer to standards for more details and ideas).
      • - Write biographical or autobiographical narrative or short story.
      • - Write responses to literature.
      • - Write expository compositions, including analytical essays and research reports.
      • - Write persuasive compositions.
  • B. San Diego County Credit Union's Money Stories
    • Good Loan/Bad Loan
      • Make a video story about finance. Think about what kinds of things do people get loans for? How does it work? What might happen when you can't make your payment?
    • Your credit is You
      • Make a video story about what happens when you have good vs. bad credit.
    • Wants vs. Needs
      • Make a video story about spending money on what you need vs. what you want.
  • C. History/Social Science
    • Create a video utilizing concepts required by the CA History Social-Science Standards. Your video can be a day in the life of someone (famous or common) from another time in history, or your video could examine what would happen if a student was transported back in time. A third option might be to depict a visitor from another time living in the present. Integrate as much information from history as possible.
  • D. Science - Science Fiction Video
    • Create a science fiction video based on a fact from the science standards. For example Scientists know that the Earth 's polarity changes. Make a video to show what would happen the day the earth's polarity changed. Refer to other standards for more ideas.



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  Grades 9-12: Non Fiction Video Category

  One iVIE will be awarded from the options below.

  • A. Science - Math: Time Warner "Connect A Million Minds"
    • Choose a mathematician or scientist; tell their career story and demonstrate the impact they have on society. This can be a living or historical person.
  • B. City of San Diego Environmental Services. Food Composting / Miramar Landfill
    • Food composting. Discuss what is happening with leftover food and if it is being donated to food banks and/or taken for food composting at Miramar Greenery.
    • Miramar Landfill. Take a trip to the Miramar Landfill and make a video of the services there, and its effect on the environment.
    • Check the Environmental Services site for more ideas: http://www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services/
  • C. Documentary
    • Create a documentary about something that interests you.



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  Grades 9-12: Public Service Announcement (PSA)

  One iVIE will be awarded from the options below. Please note the CA content standard for PSA is persuasive writing. Use powerful language, accurate facts, and relevant imagery and sound to support your message.

  • A. General PSA
    • Choose your own topic. Create a 30 or 60 second persuasive message about something you care about.



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  Grades 9-12: Broadcast Journalism

  One iVIE will be awarded from the option below.

  • A. Segment
    • Submit a story or segment of your broadcast journalism production.

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