LONG TERM GOALS
- Strengthen reading-related skills (comprehension, critical thinking, written and creative expression, digital literacy, etc.) and cultivate reading appreciation thought relevant, current, and provocative texts.
- Develop empathy and social acumen through reading, analyzing, and discussing varying texts (screenplay, novel, speeches, articles poetry, music, film, etc.).
BIG IDEAS - Students will understand that . . .
- identity affects our place in society;
- outside forces influence our choices and decisions;
- the Hero’s Journey represents a common schema transferable to our own lives; and
- American society fosters individualism and/or conformity
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS - Students will keep considering . . .
- how people make decisions and choices that define their lives and the lives of others?
- what outside forces influence their decisions and choices?
- how American Society fosters individualism and/or conformity?
- how the American Dream drives the way we live and how it affects our behavior?
- how people’s identities affect their place in society?
- how people deal with the consequences of their actions?
LEARNING OUTCOMES - Students will be able to . . . Students will be skilled at . . .
- identifying, analyzing, and applying the Steps of the Hero’s Journey.
- applying reading/writing strategies, including the Analytical Notes Strategy / SCQUIRT Paragraph Writing, Question Formulation Technique, Quick Picture Analysis Strategy, Keyword Strategy, Character Analysis Strategy, etc., to improve comprehension and critical thinking.
- identifying and analyzing discrete elements of filmmaking, including mise en scene (setting, subjects, & composition), cinematography (color, lighting, & camera), and editing (building blocks, transitions, image on/after image, & pacing/timing).
CONTENT - Students will know . . .
- the steps of the Hero’s Journey.
- various reading and writing strategies.
- various elements of filmmaking.