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From http://www.edutopia.org/blog/author-commentary-and-app-smashing-ross-cooper

Fourth grade teacher Ross Cooper writes,

“For every major reading comprehension skill that my students learn, I try to have them initially uncover the skill through an engaging inquiry-based lesson. When studying author purpose and perspective, I decided to put a spin on a project that my students enjoy.

“Director Commentary is when students select a movie scene, import it into a video editing program such as iMovie, and replace the audio with their own track in which they provide commentary from the director's point of view. For author purpose and perspective, I adapted this experience to work with books rather than movies. We call it Author Commentary.”

Read his full article at http://www.edutopia.org/blog/author-commentary-and-app-smashing-ross-cooper