MA:Re8

Modules and tools aligned to MA:Re8 (NCAS).

Modules

Each module page has its tools, lesson plans and printables in one place.

Media MessagesGrades K-2 · Arts and Music · Find the parts and messages in media and how media shows up in daily life
Reading MediaGrades 3-5 · Arts and Music · How media is built to make you feel or believe something, and judging it
Analyzing Viral MediaGrades 6-8 · Arts and Music · How a viral video is made, what it means and how it spreads
One Story, Two MediaGrade 10 · English Language Arts · Compare a subject in two artistic mediums

4 tools

Compare a public-domain story with a shot-by-shot storyboard of a film version; discuss what each medium...

Watch silly made-up cereal ads, find the parts (pictures, music, words), say what each ad wants you to...

Pause a made-up toy commercial to find the camera tricks, music and words that make the toy look bigger...

Take apart a made-up viral video shot by shot: how the framing, music and captions steer viewers, what the...