XTRANORMAL

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Xtranormal is an interactive storytelling Text-to-Movie free web application that allows users to create short animated movies using a variety of scenes and characters. The free version allows for one character monologue or a two characters dialog. In addition to typing the dialog, user can give the characters various expressions and actions, change camera angles, and add music. The application allows users to select from a variety of voices according to gender and target language. Movies can be exported to YouTube.

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__INTERVIEW FAMOUS PERSON __ //ACTFL LEVEL: Intermediate to Advanced// Students work in pairs. Each group selects a famous person of the target country/culture from a list provided by the teacher. Students select a scene with two characters. One student plays the interviewer and the other plays the famous person. Each group research information online about the famous person and write a script of questions and answers covering these topics: Students type the script and finalize a clip of the interview. Each group uploads the Xtranormal movie on TeacherTube and adds the link to it on the teacher’s channel. Student also submit bibliography of the sources consulted.
 * Biographical information
 * What person does/did to make him/her famous
 * Life events that influenced the person.
 * Thoughts, hopes, and advices for the audience.
 * ACTFL || NETS ||
 * 1.1-1.3-2.1-3.2-5.1 || 1.A-1.B-2.A-2.B-2.D-3.B-3.D-4.A-6.A ||

__ORDERING A MEAL __ //ACTFL Level: Beginner to Advanced/Can be adapted to any level // Students work in pairs, and each group is assigned a target country/city. Students research online for restaurants and information about traditional and regional food of that country/city. Each group creates a menu containing various local foods and drinks for breakfast, lunch, dinner and desserts, including also an average price prices. Students use Xtranormal to simulate a tourist ordering food in a restaurant of the target country from the menu they have created. The dialog must include: The dialog must also include "one problem", i.e. problem with ordering the food, getting something different from what ordered, problem with paying the bill, etc. Each group uploads the movie on the TeacherTube channel.
 * Entering the restaurant and asking for a table
 * Asking and telling the specials
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%;">Ordering off the menu
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%;">Asking ingredients of at least one entrée.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%;">Eating (like or dislike)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%;">Paying for the meal
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">ACTFL || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">NETS ||
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">1.1-1.2-1.3-2-2.2-3.2-4.2-5.1 || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">1.B-1.C-2.A-2.D-3.D-4.B-4.C-4.D-6.A-6.D ||

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