Visual Media and Interpretation

Essential Question:

How can literature reveal truths about human nature?

Portrait of a Graduate:

Critical Thinking

Global Citizenship

Inquiry Question:

What is the writer/director saying about America? What are they celebrating? What are they criticizing?

2. Inquiry Question:

What methods does the director use to convey his thoughts about the American experience?

Student Outcomes:

Students will be able to identify the overall themes and/or messages of a piece of American film writing

2. Student Outcomes:

They will be able to identify and analyze how an author uses literary methods to create a theme and/or message throughout a piece of American film writing.

Skills Demonstrated:

Reading - Reading multiple fiction examples of American writing in order to read for author purpose, including identifying and analyzing various literary methods in order to find thematic development.
Writing - Writing about the reading pieces effectively, including developing arguments to explain how an author purposefully creates aspects of a writing piece in order to convey messages and ideas to the reader.
Speaking and Listening - Working collaboratively to unpack and defend understandings and analyses of authors' intentions and messages, including defending a point of view
Grammar and Vocabulary - Developing an understanding of grade-appropriate grammar in order to both express oneself clearly, but also to recognize patterns and purposeful distinctions made by authors in their writing.

Standards:

R7 Compare interpretations of a text/problem (TBD)

Additional Skills:

Resources:

[Our Hidden Google Drive Resource link]

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