13 UNIT II: Critical Analysis of Short Films from the Silent Era to the Present Day SUBJECTS: Media Arts, History & Social Studies, English Language Arts GRADES: 9-12 LENGTH: 4-5 days Learning Objectives: Analyze the intent and meaning of various short films based on personal, societal, historical, and cultural contexts. Explain how short films relate to various contexts, purposes, and values, such as social trends, power, equality, and personal/cultural identity. Analyze short films' formal qualities, narrative structure, and the relationships between the elements, style, and content. Look and listen closely to determine what a film is communicating and determine the central ideas or themes. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact throughout a film. Film still with actors Gertie Brown and Saint Suttle in Something Good – Negro Kiss (1898) by William Nicholas Selig (director).
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