McRel FILM
- World History
Era 8 - A Half-Century of Crisis and Achievement, 1900-1945
Standard 40
Understands the search for peace and stability throughout the world in the 1920s and 1930s
Level II Grade : 5-6
3. Understands the emergence of a new mass and popular culture
between 1900 and 1940 (e.g., how new modes of transportation affected world commerce,
international migration, and work and leisure habits; how the new media - newspapers,
magazines, commercial advertising, film, and radio - contributed to the rise of mass
culture around the world; the new approaches to visual art represented by the works of
Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse; the types of leisure activity and sports people enjoyed;
changes in clothing fashions for men and women, and how they reflected changes in social
attitudes and values)
Language Arts
Reading
Standard 6
Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of literary texts
Level IV Grade : 9-12
5. Knows archetypes and symbols (e.g., supernatural helpers,
banishment from an ideal world, the hero, beneficence of nature, dawn) present in a
variety of literary texts (e.g., American literature, world literature, literature based
on oral tradition, mythology, film, political speeches)
11. Uses language and perspectives of literary criticism to
evaluate literary works (e.g., evaluates aesthetic qualities of style, such as diction,
tone, theme, mood; identifies ambiguities, subtleties, and incongruities in the text;
compares reviews of literature, film, and performances with own response)
Listening and Speaking
Standard 8
Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes
Level IV Grade : 9-12
6. Makes multimedia presentations using text, images, and sound
(e.g., selects the appropriate medium, such as television broadcast, videos, web pages,
films, newspapers, magazines, CD-ROMS, Internet, computer-media-generated images; edits
and monitors for quality; organizes, writes, and designs media messages for specific
purposes)
Viewing
Standard 9
Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media
Level I Grade : K-2
5. Knows different elements from films, videos, television, and
other visual media that appeal to him or her (e.g., scary parts, action segments,
particular characters, color, sound effects, animation, layout, music)
6. Understands the similarities and differences between real life
and life depicted in visual media (e.g., compares own family to families represented in
television cartoons or films; knows that there is a difference between a character in a
program and the actor)
Level II Grade : 3-5
3. Knows that film and television have features that identify
different genres (e.g., style of dress, setting in a western or a drama)
Level III Grade : 6-8
3. Knows typical genre of different visual media (e.g., in
television: sitcoms, talk shows, news broadcasts, interviews, children's programs; in
film: westerns, musicals, horror, gangster)
5. Understands how language choice is used to enhance visual media
(e.g., language of particular television or film genres, the use of emotional or logical
arguments in commercials)
6. Understands how symbols, images, sound, and other conventions
are used in visual media (e.g., time lapse in films; set elements that identify a
particular time period or culture; short cuts used to construct meaning, such as the
scream of brakes and a thud to imply a car crash; sound and image used together; the use
of close-ups to convey drama or intimacy; the use of long camera shots to establish
setting; sequences or groups of images that emphasize specific meaning)
8. Knows that people with special interests and expectations are
the target audience for particular messages or products in visual media; and knows that
design, language, and content reflect this (e.g., in advertising and sales techniques
aimed specifically towards teenagers; in products aimed towards different classes, races,
ages, genders; in the appeal of popular television shows and films for particular
audiences)
Media
Standard 10
Understands the characteristics and components of the media
Level II Grade : 3-5
1. Knows the main formats and characteristics of familiar media
(e.g., the format of quiz shows on television: host/hostess, contestants, competition for
prizes of commercial value; types of advertising such as billboards, T-shirts, or
commercials; characteristics of films and magazines)
2. Understands similarities and differences among a variety of
media (e.g., ways in which documentary films, the Internet, and the radio present similar
information; similar categories, such as news and feature stories in magazines, tabloid
newspapers, and on television; literary elements in film and written stories)
Level III Grade : 6-8
5. Understands aspects of media production and distribution (e.g.,
different steps and choices involved in planning and producing various media; various
professionals who produce media, such as news writers, photographers, camera operators,
film directors, graphic artists, political cartoonists)
Level IV Grade : 9-12
6. Understands the influence of different factors (e.g., media
owners, sponsors of specific programs, codes governing advertising aimed at children,
copyright laws) on media production, distribution, and advertising (e.g., whether a
program is scheduled late at night or at peak times, whether a film is released in
theaters or only on video)
9. Understands the relationship between media and the production
and marketing of related products (e.g., how and why books are reissued in conjunction
with film releases; how the target audience for a film determines the range of products
marketed and this marketing in turn helps shape the film)
Theatre
Standard 5
Understands how informal and formal theatre, film, television, and electronic media
productions create and communicate meaning
Level II Grade : K-4
1. Understands the visual, aural, oral, and kinetic elements of
dramatic performances
2. Understands how the wants and needs of characters are similar
to and different from one's own wants and needs
3. Provides rationales for personal preferences about the whole as
well as the parts of dramatic performances
4. Knows how alternative ideas can be used to enhance character
roles, environments, and situations
5. Knows appropriate terminology used in analyzing dramatizations
(e.g., intent, structure, effectiveness, worth)
6. Identifies people, events, time, and place in classroom
dramatizations
Level III Grade : 5-8
1. Understands the effect of publicity, study guides, programs,
and physical environments on audience response and appreciation of dramatic performances
2. Articulates the meanings constructed from one's own and others'
dramatic performances
3. Understands the perceived effectiveness of artistic choices
found in dramatic performances
4. Understands the perceived effectiveness of contributions (e.g.,
as playwrights, actors, designers, directors) to the collaborative process of developing
improvised and scripted scenes
5. Applies research from print and nonprint sources to script
writing, acting, design, and directing choices
Level IV Grade : 9-12
1. Knows how social meanings (aural, oral, and visual symbols with
personal and/or social significance) communicated in informal productions, formal
productions, and personal performances of different cultures and historical periods can
relate to current personal, national, and international issues
2. Articulates and justifies personal aesthetic criteria for
comparing perceived artistic intent with the final aesthetic achievement
3. Understands how the context in which a dramatic performance is
set can enhance or hinder its effectiveness
4. Knows how varying collaborative efforts and artistic choices
can affect the performance of informal and formal productions
5. Identifies and researches cultural, historical, and symbolic
clues in dramatic texts
6. Understands the validity and practicality of cultural,
historical, and symbolic information used in making artistic choices for informal and
formal productions
Standard 6
Understands the context in which theatre, film, television, and electronic media are
performed today as well as in the past
Level II Grade : K-4
1. Identifies and compares similar characters and situations in
stories/dramas from and about various cultures
2. Understands the various settings and reasons for creating
dramas and attending theatre, film, television, and electronic media productions
3. Knows ways in which theatre reflects life
Level III Grade : 5-8
1. Understands similarities and differences among archetypal
characters (e.g., the trickster, the villain, the warrior, the superhero) and situations
in dramas from and about various cultures and historical periods
2. Understands the knowledge, skills, and discipline needed to
pursue careers and avocational opportunities in theatre, film, television, and electronic
media
3. Understands the emotional and social impact of dramatic
performances in one's own life, in the community, and in other cultures
4. Knows ways in which theatre reflects a culture
5. Knows how culture affects the content and production values of
dramatic performances
6. Understands how social concepts such as cooperation,
communication, collaboration, consensus, self-esteem, risk taking, sympathy, and empathy
apply in theatre
Level IV Grade : 9-12
1. Understands how similar themes are treated in drama from
various cultures and historical periods
2. Understands ways in which theatre can reveal universal concepts
3. Understands similarities and differences among the lives,
works, and influence of representative theatre artists in various cultures and historical
periods
4. Knows cultural and historical influences on American theatre
and musical theatre
5. Understands ways in which personal and cultural experiences can
affect an artist's dramatic work
Civics
What is the Relationship of the United States to Other nations and to World Affairs?
Standard 23
Understands the impact of significant political and nonpolitical developments on the
United States and other nations
Level IV Grade : 9-12
6. Knows some of the principal economic, technological, and
cultural effects the United States has had on the world (assembly line manufacturing,
research and development in computer technology, popular music, fashion, film, television)
Foreign Language
Standard 2
Understands and interprets written and spoken language on diverse topics from diverse
media
Level III Grade : 5-8
1. Understands the main ideas, themes, and basic details from
diverse, authentic, ability-appropriate spoken media (e.g., radio, television, film, live
presentation) on topics of personal interest or interest to peers in the target culture
Standard 3
Presents information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a
variety of topics
Level IV Grade : 9-12
5. Presents information orally or in writing on literary and
cultural topics that are appropriate at this developmental level (e.g., presents the plot,
character descriptions and development, and themes found in authentic literary works;
expresses opinions and appreciation for various forms of literature, radio programs,
songs, films, visual works)
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