UNIT PLAN 2014-2015 Colegio Granadino

Unit Title: Music and Sound in cinema industry

Email to rperskie@granadino.edu.co OR jhunt@granadino.edu.co
Teacher Germn Camilo Salazar
Grade 11
Subject Music
Quarter/Trimester Second

Stage 1 Desired Results

ESTABLISHED GOALS
Standard 5 Knows and applies proper
criteria to music and music performance
MC9.5.1 Understands aesthetics and styles
from the different historical ages in music
MC9.5.2 Identifies and judges technical
features in academic music
Standard 6 - Understands the relationship
between music and history and culture.
MC9.6.1 Identifies historical facts in music
and establish relation with current events
MC9.6.2 Knows and understands the
historical background of music across the
ages
MC9.6.4 Understands the relationship
between music and arts, politics, economics
and society.
Standard 7: Develops ear skills
MC9.7.1 Identifies easy technical elements of
music by listening to them
MC9.7.2 Identifies musical instruments from
the academic music by listening to them
Transfer
Students will be able to independently use their learning to
The student will be capable to appreciate and understand any artwork with
clear aesthetic and technical criteria; he will develop creative skills to find
solutions, break models and paradigms and open his outlook to the
surrounding world; the sensibility acquired will help him to asses and value the
work and effort made by others and to work in a team. The developed
understandings will have an evident impact in his motor skills, coordination,
sense of aesthetics, use of space and time, abilities and mastery of public
speaking. The cultural and technological knowledge and understanding will
enable the student to be in the forefront of the social, academic and scientific
progress, this being a cornerstone in the training of a leader
Meaning
UNDERSTANDINGS ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
Students will understand that Are all the elements in a movie
What are the BIG IDEAS? planned or theyre just random.
Do we need astronomical budges
to create a quality production?
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Sound as well as music, is one of

the dimensions of reality and can
define the whole context on a
experience.

What specific understandings

about them are desired?

- Understands how sound is fully

planned and designed for a video
production (films, tv, music videos)

What misunderstandings are

predictable.

-use of video and audio edition software

could be a little confuse to the students.
Acquisition
Students will know Students will be skilled at
What key knowledge will students What key skills will students
acquire as a result of this unit? acquire as a result of this unit?

The students will learn media concepts such The students will develop creativity and skills
as timeline, Storyline, Foley, how music to design and create the sound in a video
and sound is designed for a production and production
how is it made.

What should they eventually be What should they eventually be

able to do as result of such able to do as result of such
Knowledge. Knowledge?
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They will have the elements to appreciate
with critical sense a sound production
within a movie, or media issue.
They will be able to create the sound
environment with technical and
aesthetical criteria using everyday
elements and design the soundtrack on a
production out of already created music

Evaluative Criteria
By what criteria will performances
of understanding be judged?
- Accurate performance of
exercises.
- Quality and Complexity of the
exercises created by the student.
- Effort evidenced in the results of
their tasks
Stage 2 Evidence
Assessment Evidence
PERFORMANCE TASK(S):
First Sound Exercise: audio Recording. The Bremmen Musicians fairytale.
Voices recorded by students
Music in trailers: Analysis
The foley art in movies: Analysis
Second Sound Exercise: The foley art in silent films part two. Live performance
OTHER EVIDENCE:
Through what other evidence ( e.g quizzes, tests, academic prompts,
observations, homework, journals) will students demonstrate achievement of
the desired results?
The student will create their own elementary productions over already existing videos
How will students reflect upon and self- assess their learning?

Those exercises will be uploaded to youtube and exposed to the granadino

community.
Stage 3 Learning Plan
Summary of Key Learning Events and Instruction
What learning experiences and instruction will enable students to achieve the desired results? How will the design:
W : Help the students know Where the unit is going and What is expected? Help the teacher know Where the students are
coming from (prior knowledge, interests) ?
H : Hook all the students and Hold their interest?
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E : Equip students, help them Experience the key ideas and Explore the issues?
R : Provide opportunities to Rethink, and Revise their understanding and work ?
E : Allow students to Evaluate their work and its implications?
T : Be Tailored ( personalized ) to different needs, interests, and abilities of learners?
O : Be Organized to maximize initial and sustained engagement as well as effective learning?

Teachers explanation and guide.

Film projection
documentaries
Critical Music Audition
Worksheets
Class discussion