Media Arts 8th Grade MCA: Producing an Art History Documentary
Each student will produce a short, 2 minute video documentary about a visual artist of their choice, using expressive narrative and editing techniques to exhibit the artist's particular intention, style and genre. Click here to access the MCA and scoring tool.
Media Arts 5th Grade MCA: Media Literacy Documentary
Students will produce a 1 minute documentary video that compares and contrasts the form and content of a selected documentary or news segment (informational) with a 30 second commercial (persuasion) on a related topic by editing together images, sound and movement selections from each and adding their own interpretive text and narration. Click here to access the MCA and scoring tool.
Media Arts 2nd Grade MCA: Describing Art Documentary
Students in groups of two or three will produce a 1 minute video about a media artwork of their choice, explaining basic information about it. (e.g. source, elements, ideas, and opinions) Click here to access the MCA and scoring tool.
Theatre 8th Grade MCA: Pantomime
Students created, rehearsed, revised and performed a short pantomime in small groups, with a beginning, conflict and ending resolution that expressed meaning, emotion and character. Click here to access the MCA and scoring tool.