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Developing a Structure for Documentaries Lesson PlanDeveloping a Structure for Documentaries Lesson Plan
Publisher
Creative Visions Foundation
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Visual & Performing Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr 30 mins
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Year
2013
Lesson Plan

Developing a Structure for Documentaries

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Provide some group brainstorming and story-planning time with the fifth instructional activity in a series on examining and creating documentaries. After you've explained the purpose of each section of a documentary, groups meet to plan the beginning, middle, and end of their own documentaries. Plenty of time is provided for brainstorming.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

numbers middle

Additional Tags

documentary, documentary structure, Beginning, middle, end, classroom support

Pros

  • Project encourages class members to collaborate and think creatively about documentary

Cons

  • Not much structure is provided, so you may wish to create a worksheet or handout to accompany the brainstorming process

Common Core

W.6.4 W.6.5 W.7.4 W.7.5 W.8.4 W.8.5 W.9-10.4 W.9-10.5 W.11-12.4 W.11-12.5 SL.6.1.a SL.7.1.a SL.8.1.a SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a

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