Unpacked Content
Essential Questions
EU: Skillful evaluation and critique are critical components of experiencing, appreciating, and producing media artworks.
EQ: How and why do media artists value and judge media artworks? When and how should we evaluate and critique media artworks to improve them?
EQ: How and why do media artists value and judge media artworks? When and how should we evaluate and critique media artworks to improve them?
Skills Examples
- Watch a media arts production and identify the elements of the story, the message, and the elements of media arts by responding to teacher questions.
- Watch and/or listen to a series of media arts productions, with guidance complete a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast their reactions based on message and expression.
- With guidance, watch and respond to commercials for breakfast cereals. By responding to teacher questions, tell the meaning and message of each.
- By responding to teacher questions, tell the good parts of a media arts presentation shown in class and tell what could have been improved for your class to enjoy it.
Vocabulary
Message
- intent
- audience
- information
- facts
- opinion
- topic
- reaction
- environment
- feelings
- five senses
- point of view
- main idea
- details
- context
- improvement
- possibilities
- questioning
- feedback
- critical eye
- effective
Anchor Standards
Anchor Standard 9: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.
