AE17.MED.4.11

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 4 - Media Arts

AE17.MED.4.11
Identify, describe, and explain how messages are created by components in media arts productions.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: Identifying the qualities and characteristics of media artworks improves one's artistic appreciation and production.
EQ: How do we 'read' media artworks and discern their relational components? How do media artworks function to convey meaning and manage audience experiences?

Skills Examples

After watching a commercial for a car, respond to teacher questions to identify, describe, and explain how the messages were created by the individual components.
After watching a series of commercials for shoes, respond to teacher questions to identify and describe the various methods and styles and the effect on the class.
With guidance, watch and respond to a series of political ads. By responding to teacher questions, tell the purpose, meaning and message of each and how interpretation is affected by context.
Using a class made checklist for basic principles, processes, and context grade one of your own media arts products and make changes to make it better.

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Aligned Learning Resources

What is CGI?

Why Don't They Show Old Commercials on Television?

Elements of Literature with Pixar Short Films

Simon's Cat Solves a Problem