Video Editing Tips: Lesson Plan 9

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Video Editing Worksheet

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Students will review what they know about video editing and about different video editing techniques that they can use in the post-production process. They will use footage previously recorded to construct videos with their new knowledge of editing.

Credits: Lesson plan created by Izzy Voltz, WQED

Standards

🎨 Arts & Humanities (9.x)

  • 9.1.3.F / 9.1.5.F — Media‑arts processes (post‑production/editing).
  • 9.1.3.D / 9.1.5.D — Use technologies/tools (editing software, timelines).
  • 9.3.3.A / 9.3.5.A — Critical process (review rough cuts; feedback).

đź’» Technology & Engineering (3.x)

  • 3.7.B — Computer operations/software (import, trim, sequence, export).
  • 3.6.B — Information Technology (file management; media formats).
  • 3.8.A — Impacts & consequences (music usage, copyright, attribution).
  • Integrated K–5 STEELS—problem‑solving during iterative edits.

📚 ELA (PA Core PreK–5)

Reading Informational (RI) — Follow step‑by‑step editing guides.

Writing (W) — Revise content organization (beginning–middle–end through edits).

Speaking & Listening (SL) — Peer review discussions; justify editorial choices.