Content Area: Language Arts Literacy

 

Index: 3.5C Grade 8 CPI 1

 

Standard: 3.5 - Viewing and Media Literacy

 

Strand: C - Living with Media

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 1 -  The student will evaluate media forms, such as television, video, games, music, and film for content appropriateness (e.g., rating systems, rubric).

 

Grade: 8

 

Sample Activities:

 

·       After completing a social studies unit on contemporary New Jersey, students create a time capsule in which they place selected prose and poetry, pictures, and audio- and videotapes to illustrate New Jersey today.

 

·       After a study of medieval warriors, students create a play about a medieval hero who conquers all. The play contains musical numbers, props, and painted sets.

 

·       Students gather data on the history of their house, neighborhood, or school. They then produce a video, photo scrapbook, or sketchbook to convey the history. Students also prepare a written script or annotations as part of their final product.

 

·       Students gather data on the history of their school system. They then produce a book and accompanying video to convey this history.