ALEX Classroom Resources

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] MEDP (9-12) 2 :

2) Collaboratively apply aesthetic criteria in developing, proposing, and refining artistic ideas, plans, prototypes, and production processes for media arts productions, considering original inspirations, goals, and presentation context.

[ARTS] MEDP (9-12) 12 :

12) Analyze how a variety of media arts productions manage audience experience and create intention through multimodal perception.

[ARTS] MEDP (9-12) 18 :

18) Critically evaluate and effectively interact with legal, technological, systemic and vocational contexts of media arts, considering ethics, media literacy, social media, virtual worlds and digital identity.

Students will listen to school-appropriate podcasts.  They will choose a theme and brainstorm several ideas for episodes for an original podcast.  They will write a script, record, and edit the podcast.  They will add music and sound effects using music designed to be distributed freely online.  

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] MEDP (9-12) 2 :

2) Collaboratively apply aesthetic criteria in developing, proposing, and refining artistic ideas, plans, prototypes, and production processes for media arts productions, considering original inspirations, goals, and presentation context.

[ARTS] MEDP (9-12) 5 :

5) Integrate varied art forms, media arts forms, and diverse content into unified media arts productions, considering the reaction and interaction of the audience.

Examples: Experiential design or brand engagement.

[ARTS] MEDP (9-12) 12 :

12) Analyze how a variety of media arts productions manage audience experience and create intention through multimodal perception.

[ARTS] MEDA (9-12) 2 :

2) Collaboratively apply a personal aesthetic in designing, testing, and refining original artistic ideas, prototypes, and production strategies for media arts productions, considering artistic intentions, constraints of resources, and presentation context.

[ARTS] MEDA (9-12) 5 :

5) Connect varied art forms, media arts forms, and academic content into unified media arts productions that retain thematic integrity and stylistic continuity.

Example: Create transmedia productions by using a single thematic storyline in at least three different media projects such as a blog, video, and radio.

[ARTS] MEDA (9-12) 9 :

9) Curate and design the presentation and distribution of collections of media artworks through a variety of contexts.

Example: Create a collection of media projects to present to mass audiences in both physical and virtual channels, such as school exhibition and YouTube /Vimeo.

[ARTS] MEDA (9-12) 12 :

12) Analyze how a broad range of media arts productions manage audience experience and create intention and persuasion through multimodal perception.

Students will analyze the positive character traits of heroes as depicted in music, art, and literature. Students will brainstorm heroic characteristics and qualities. They will gain an understanding of how cultures and societies have produced folk, military, religious, political, and artistic heroes. Students will create original multimedia representations of heroes including narration, images, and music.