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
- Foreign Language
- Standard 2
Understands and interprets written and spoken language on diverse topics from diverse media
Level III Grade : 5-8
- Standard 3
Presents information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics
Level IV Grade : 9-12