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Lesson Plan Template

Instructors name: Cermanski
Course/Grade: Media Arts
Week of:
March 8 to 17, 2016

Unit Name:
Film Analysis:
Waking Life, Baraka, Moonrise
Kingdom

Common Core/ NM Content Standards:

NMVA7
Essential Question(s):
How can I analyze a film?
How can I analyze film
shots and other filming
techniques and determine
meaning?
How can I analyze the use
of color, symbols, and
other visual clues in film?
Other considerations
(modifications,
accommodations,
acceleration, etc.):

Connections (prior learning/prior

knowledge):
Students are familiar with text
analysis from English class, and
these skills can be transferred to
film analysis
Students are familiar with movies
from popular culture
Resources/Materials
Teacher:
Waking Life, Baraka, Moonrise
Kingdom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=CYPrtXZ7HVE

Students who are having

trouble can meet with me
Students:
before/after class so I can
notebook paper and pen or pencil
review the study guide with
to take notes on films
them
Students who are
accelerated can help
others who are struggling

Assessment (How will you monitor progress and know students have
successfully met outcomes?)

Daily: Daily study guides/notes while watching film

This Week: Completion of DPS study guide
Unit: Completion of DPS & Moonrise Kingdom analyses and discussion
Time allotted

Lesson activities for instructor and

students
TUES MARCH 8
Review types of film shots and
Learning Target- TSW learn about
how they create meaning
Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?
different types of films shots and
v=CYPrtXZ7HVE
film analysis techniques. TSW know
Discuss film analysis techniques
this once he/she can identify 3 or
(symbols, theme, colors,
more different types of film shots
juxtaposition, etc.)
and find symbols in Waking Life.
Watch Waking Life and take
notes/fill out study guide

WED MARCH 9
Learning Target- TSW learn about
different types of films shots and
film analysis techniques. TSW
know this once he/she can
identify 3 or more different types
of film shots and analyze
symbols in Waking Life.
THURS MARCH 10
Learning Target- TSW learn about
different types of films shots and
film analysis techniques. TSW
know this once he/she can
identify 3 or more different types
of film shots and analyze
symbols in Waking Life and
Baraka.
FRI MARCH 11
Learning Target- TSW learn about
different types of films shots and

Continue watching Waking Life and

taking notes
Discuss film
Start

Finish watching Waking Life and discuss

Discuss Baraka
-juxtaposition
-power of music with image (score)
-why are THESE the scenes he is showing
what is the author commenting on?
Start watching Baraka
Start watching Baraka and take notes

film analysis techniques. TSW

know this once he/she can
identify 3 or more different types
of film shots and analyze
juxtaposition in Baraka.
MON MARCH 14
Learning Target- TSW learn about
different types of films shots and
film analysis techniques. TSW
know this once he/she can
identify 3 or more different types
of film shots and analyze score in
Baraka.
TUES MARCH 15
Learning Target- TSW learn about
different types of films shots and
film analysis techniques. TSW
know this once he/she can
identify 3 or more different types
of film shots and analyze use of
color in Moonrise Kingdom.
WED MARCH 16
Learning Target- TSW learn about
different types of films shots and
film analysis techniques. TSW
know this once he/she can
identify 3 or more different types
of film shots and analyze use of
color themes in Moonrise
Kingdom.
THURS MARCH 17
Learning Target- TSW learn about
different types of films shots and
film analysis techniques. TSW
know this once he/she can
identify 3 or more different types
of film shots and analyze use of
color themes in Moonrise
Kingdom.

Finish watching Baraka and take notes

Discuss

Finish discussing Baraka

Discuss color, theme in film
Tell students to take notes
Start watching Moonrise
Kingdom and take notes

Watch Moonrise Kingdom and

take notes

Watch Moonrise Kingdom and

take notes
Discuss film