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   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] MED (3) 1 :

1) Develop multiple ideas for a media arts product, utilizing a variety of tools, methods, and/or materials.

[ARTS] MED (3) 8 :

8) Exhibit standard use of tools and techniques while constructing media arts productions.

a. Use storyboarding, scripting, musical selections, and movement.

Example: Draw comic strips in sequential order of the story from beginning to end.

[ARTS] MED (4) 5 :

5) Demonstrate how a variety of academics, arts, and media forms (content and media) may be mixed or coordinated into media arts products.

Example: Perform and record a narrated dance.

[ARTS] MED (4) 8 :

8) Demonstrate use of tools and techniques in standard and novel ways while constructing media arts productions.

[ARTS] MED (5) 5 :

5) Create media artworks through the integration of multiple contents and forms.

Example: Create video using storyboarding, site locations, filming, and background music to promote "Read Across America."

This unit plan includes four lessons using a storyboard to create an ebook. In the first lesson, students will use a storyboard to plan an ebook for a short three-part story of their own choosing. In the second lesson, students will develop their understanding of how storytelling can be enhanced using visual arts techniques. In the third lesson, students will be able to take an image using an iPad and use it effectively in an ebook. In the fourth lesson, students will record sounds to accompany the text and images for their ebooks.

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] MED (3) 1 :

1) Develop multiple ideas for a media arts product, utilizing a variety of tools, methods, and/or materials.

[ARTS] MED (3) 8 :

8) Exhibit standard use of tools and techniques while constructing media arts productions.

a. Use storyboarding, scripting, musical selections, and movement.

Example: Draw comic strips in sequential order of the story from beginning to end.

[ARTS] MED (4) 1 :

1) Conceptualize original media arts products, utilizing a variety of creative methods.

a. Use brainstorming and modeling.

Example: Draw a design of a multi-purpose tool and create it out of foam or cardboard.

[ARTS] MED (4) 8 :

8) Demonstrate use of tools and techniques in standard and novel ways while constructing media arts productions.

[ARTS] MED (5) 1 :

1) Present original ideas and innovations for media arts products, utilizing personal experiences and/or the work of others.

[ARTS] MED (5) 5 :

5) Create media artworks through the integration of multiple contents and forms.

Example: Create video using storyboarding, site locations, filming, and background music to promote "Read Across America."

Students will read about how movies are made, including before and after filming. They will create a script and storyboard for their movie idea. They can watch a movie to get ideas for special effects, background music, and how people are listed in the credits.