ALEX Classroom Resources

   View Standards     Standard(s): [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.

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3) Experiment with multiple approaches to produce content and components for specific purpose and meaning in media arts productions, utilizing a range of associated principles.

a. Modify point of view and/or perspective.

Example: Record a scene about a bully on the playground. The points of view can reflect the bully, the victim, and the observer.

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5) Justify how integrating diverse contents and forms can support a central idea in a media artwork.

Example: Create a video and an audio commercial, changing the dialogue in each format to determine the most effective communication.

[ARTS] MED (7) 1 :

1) Produce various ideas and solutions for media arts products, applying chosen creative processes.

a. Use concept modeling and prototyping.

Example: Create a conceptual drawing and input into a computer to use a 3D printer to create a game character.

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3) Coordinate production processes to combine content and components for specific purpose and meaning in media arts productions, demonstrating understanding of associated principles.

a. Utilize narrative structure and composition.

Example: Write, perform, direct, and produce a short film.

[ARTS] MED (7) 5 :

5) Apply concepts of diverse content and varied forms into unified media arts productions that convey consistent narratives.

Example: Create a storyboard for an interactive video game.

[ARTS] MED (8) 1 :

1) Generate various ideas, goals, and solutions for original media arts products, applying focused creative processes through divergent thinking and experimentation.

[ARTS] MED (8) 3 :

3) Implement production processes to integrate content and stylistic conventions for determined meaning in media arts productions, demonstrating understanding of associated principles.

a. Utilize theme and unity.

Example: Construct a podcast script for a specific holiday, unifying current and past events.

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5) Apply concepts from across content areas and varied arts forms to create a single media arts production.

Example: Collect images to communicate the theme or idea of a song.

Students will record a two-minute descriptive or persuasive speech.  They will use this recording to narrate a selection of images chosen to demonstrate their understanding of the content.  This unit includes seven lessons.   

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] MED (6) 2 :

2) Collaboratively organize, propose, and evaluate artistic ideas, plans, prototypes, and production processes for media arts productions, considering purposeful intent.

[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.

[ARTS] MED (6) 11 :

11) Identify, describe, and analyze how message and meaning are created by components in media arts productions.

[ARTS] MED (7) 2 :

2) Design, propose, and evaluate artistic ideas, plans, prototypes, and production processes for media arts productions, considering expressive intent and resources.

[ARTS] MED (7) 3 :

3) Coordinate production processes to combine content and components for specific purpose and meaning in media arts productions, demonstrating understanding of associated principles.

a. Utilize narrative structure and composition.

Example: Write, perform, direct, and produce a short film.

[ARTS] MED (7) 11 :

11) Describe, compare, and analyze the qualities of and relationships among the components in media arts productions.

[ARTS] MED (8) 2 :

2) Collaboratively structure and critique ideas, plans, prototypes, and production processes for media arts productions, considering intent, resources, and the presentation context.

[ARTS] MED (8) 4 :

4) Modify and refine media artworks, improving technical quality and intentionally accentuating selected expressive and stylistic elements, to reflect an understanding of purpose, audience, and setting.

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12) Compare, contrast, and analyze how various forms, methods, and styles in media arts productions manage audience experience and create intention.

Students will explore the differences in written and spoken text by watching digital videos with and without audio narration.  They will identify how images and words enhance each other.  They will write essays that will become captions for a class-created video.  There are nine lessons in this unit.        

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] MED (6) 2 :

2) Collaboratively organize, propose, and evaluate artistic ideas, plans, prototypes, and production processes for media arts productions, considering purposeful intent.

[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.

[ARTS] MED (6) 11 :

11) Identify, describe, and analyze how message and meaning are created by components in media arts productions.

[ARTS] MED (7) 2 :

2) Design, propose, and evaluate artistic ideas, plans, prototypes, and production processes for media arts productions, considering expressive intent and resources.

[ARTS] MED (7) 3 :

3) Coordinate production processes to combine content and components for specific purpose and meaning in media arts productions, demonstrating understanding of associated principles.

a. Utilize narrative structure and composition.

Example: Write, perform, direct, and produce a short film.

[ARTS] MED (8) 2 :

2) Collaboratively structure and critique ideas, plans, prototypes, and production processes for media arts productions, considering intent, resources, and the presentation context.

[ARTS] MED (8) 4 :

4) Modify and refine media artworks, improving technical quality and intentionally accentuating selected expressive and stylistic elements, to reflect an understanding of purpose, audience, and setting.

[ARTS] MED (8) 12 :

12) Compare, contrast, and analyze how various forms, methods, and styles in media arts productions manage audience experience and create intention.

[ARTS] MED (8) 17 :

17) Demonstrate and explain how media art productions and ideas relate to various contexts, purposes, and values.

Examples: Democracy, environment, or connecting people and places.

Students will complete their advertisements and identify the key elements. Working in pairs, they will create a new children's product and a marketing strategy. They will apply advertising design strategies to market their product.

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] MED (6) 2 :

2) Collaboratively organize, propose, and evaluate artistic ideas, plans, prototypes, and production processes for media arts productions, considering purposeful intent.

[ARTS] MED (6) 3 :

3) Experiment with multiple approaches to produce content and components for specific purpose and meaning in media arts productions, utilizing a range of associated principles.

a. Modify point of view and/or perspective.

Example: Record a scene about a bully on the playground. The points of view can reflect the bully, the victim, and the observer.

[ARTS] MED (7) 1 :

1) Produce various ideas and solutions for media arts products, applying chosen creative processes.

a. Use concept modeling and prototyping.

Example: Create a conceptual drawing and input into a computer to use a 3D printer to create a game character.

[ARTS] MED (7) 2 :

2) Design, propose, and evaluate artistic ideas, plans, prototypes, and production processes for media arts productions, considering expressive intent and resources.

[ARTS] MED (7) 3 :

3) Coordinate production processes to combine content and components for specific purpose and meaning in media arts productions, demonstrating understanding of associated principles.

a. Utilize narrative structure and composition.

Example: Write, perform, direct, and produce a short film.

[ARTS] MED (8) 1 :

1) Generate various ideas, goals, and solutions for original media arts products, applying focused creative processes through divergent thinking and experimentation.

[ARTS] MED (8) 2 :

2) Collaboratively structure and critique ideas, plans, prototypes, and production processes for media arts productions, considering intent, resources, and the presentation context.

[ARTS] MED (8) 3 :

3) Implement production processes to integrate content and stylistic conventions for determined meaning in media arts productions, demonstrating understanding of associated principles.

a. Utilize theme and unity.

Example: Construct a podcast script for a specific holiday, unifying current and past events.

This is a ten-part unit. Students will learn the vocabulary of film while creating an original film. The following key aspects of digital video filmmaking are included in the unit: plotting, script, storyboarding, camera work (shots, angles), and editing (transitions, title, credits, visual effects, sound effects, etc.).