Brigham Young University's Media Education Database

Lesson One- What is Genre? Educational Objective: Students will demonstrate their understand of the genre conventions of icons, archetypes, and rituals by identifying their use in film clips from different genres.

Lesson Two - The Teen Film Genre Educational Objective: Students will demonstrate their understanding of teen film conventions and how they align with actual teen experiences by determining which aspects of their lives would fit teen genre conventions.

Lesson Three - Defining Reality Educational Objective: Students will demonstrate their understanding of mediated reality by capturing “real” images in the classroom and creating a pact that defines what would be required for them as media creators to capture reality in their media productions.

Lesson Four - Reading Reality Educational Objective: Students will analyze the reality of a teen film by applying their rules of reality to the film Rebel Without a Cause.

Lesson Five - Reading Reality, Part 2 Educational Objective: Students will analyze the reality of a teen film by applying their rules of reality to the film Rebel Without a Cause.

Lesson Six - Reaction to Teen Film Educational Objective: Students will demonstrate their knowledge of genre, teen genre conventions and film analysis by reviewing the information and taking a test.

Lesson Seven - Contemporary Teen Film Educational Objective: Students will synthesize their understanding of generic conventions and mediated reality by examining and discussing how contemporary forces influence teen genre conventions.

Lesson Eight - Teen Scene Creation Educational Objective: Students will demonstrate their ability to create media using generic conventions and their own experiences and creativity to write, plan, and film a short scene from a teen movie.

Lesson Nine - Teen Film Festival Educational Objective: Students will demonstrate their teen film literacy by sharing and discussing their media projects.

Lesson Ten - So What Was It All About? Educational Objective: Students will hand in written/filmed reflections on their work and the work of their peers in relation to capturing genre conventions, adding their individual identities, and presenting mediated reality.

NCTE National Standards for the English Language Arts

1. Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works.

2. Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience.

3. Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).

6. Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.

7. Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people) to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.

8. Students use a variety of technological and information resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.

9. Students develop an understanding of and respect for diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, and social roles.

11. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.

12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).