ALEX Resources

   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) 15 :

15) Use personal and external resources to create media arts productions.

a. Focus on interests, information, and models.

Example: Bring action figures from home to create stop motion video.

[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) 15 :

15) Examine and use personal and external resources to create media arts productions.

a. Involve interests, research, and cultural understanding.

Example: Create paper bag puppets to tell a story based on a topic of character education, such as bullying.

[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) 15 :

15) Access and use internal and external resources to create media arts productions.

Example: Using community interests, content knowledge, and personal experiences, create a presentation to advocate for the school soccer team.

The students will read about stop-motion animation and how it's made. They will read about several movies that are stop-motion animated. They can draw a flipbook to create stop-motion animation.  They will watch a stop-motion animated film and explain how it is made. Finally, they can create their own stop-motion animated films.    

   View Standards     Standard(s): [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) 4 :

4) Determine how elements and components can be modified for clear communication and intentional effects, then revise media artworks to improve clarity and purpose.

[ARTS] MED (5) 15 :

15) Access and use internal and external resources to create media arts productions.

Example: Using community interests, content knowledge, and personal experiences, create a presentation to advocate for the school soccer team.

[ARTS] MED (6) 1 :

1) Generate variations of goals and solutions for media arts products, utilizing chosen creative processes.

Example: Rewrite commercials to reflect truth in advertising.

[ARTS] MED (6) 4 :

4) Assess how elements and components can be altered for specific effects and audience, then refine media artworks to reflect purpose and audience.

This informational reading is a story about a family who writes and records their own radio show. The author provides a list of suggestions on how to get started. There are nine sample radio shows. Once completed, the radio show can be shared as an MP3. 

   View Standards     Standard(s): [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."

[ARTS] MED (5) 15 :

15) Access and use internal and external resources to create media arts productions.

Example: Using community interests, content knowledge, and personal experiences, create a presentation to advocate for the school soccer team.

Students will learn about the roles and jobs in animation. They will create an animation based on a storyboard they drew.