Freakonomics
Video Project
Here's a chance to teach what you learned about Freakonomics in a creative and engaging way. With a partner or individually, you will create a 3-4 minute video that explains/answers a question posed by one of the chapters in Freakonomics.
Instructions
- Create a storyboard using this storyboard template to outline the organization of your video – print multiple copies if you need to be more detailed
- Take pictures or video, and gather high-quality images from the internet
- Write a voice-over script to follow your storyboard
- Use Movie Maker (click here to download) to compile your images and video
- Record your voice-over to be inserted into the video
Requirements and Parameters
- Use school-appropriate images
- Include a production page – create a "Movie Production" logo to insert into this page
- Include a title page with the title of the video
- Use school-appripriate music
- Include a credits page
Chapters and Topics to Explore
- What do Schoolteachers and Sumo Wrestlers have in Common?
- How is the Ku Klux Klan Like a Group of Real-Estate Agents?
- Why do Drug Dealers Still Live with Their Moms?
- Where have All the Criminals Gone?
- What Makes a Perfect Parent?
- Perfect Parenting, Part II; or: Would a Roshanda by Any Other Name Smell as Sweet?
- Incevtives Matter
- Causality vs Corretlation