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Each daily lesson will follow a basic structure: Students will warm-up in a group, instructor lead (10 minutes) Students will participate in a discussion about the daily topic. (5-8 minute... Read more

Each daily lesson will follow a basic structure:
Students will warm-up in a group, instructor lead (10 minutes)
Students will participate in a discussion about the daily topic. (5-8 minutes)
Students will create movement inspired by this topic (10-12 minutes)
Students will divide into small groups, choose a topic/angle and research (15-20 minutes)
Students will present their findings (5-10 minutes)
The lessons include:

Lesson #1 All Media Messages are Constructed Authorship: Who Created the Message? What is this week's hot topic? On Day One the class will be shown an excerpt of Privacy Settings performed by Sonia Plumb Dance Company.

Lesson #2 Media Messages Shape our perceptions of reality
Format: What creative techniques are used to attract my attention? How is it distributed? (Reality TV, Memes, YouTube, AI, X, etc.) What technology do you want to include in your movement based presentation? Video? PowerPoint? Photos? Other?

#3 Different Audience, Different Understanding of the Same Message
Audience:
How might different people understand this message differently? Who does it target? Affect? Choose an audience for your message. Children? Adults? Women? Men? Urban?

#4 Media Messages Have Commercial Implications
Content:
What values, lifestyles and points of view are represented in or omitted from this message? Why do you think that particular media wants that audience? Shape your message/choreography/presentation to show the message BUT not persuade one way or another.

#5 Media Messages Embed Points of View
Purpose:
Why is this message being sent? What is the result, in your opinion? How do you want it to end? What is the result? Is it open to interpretation?

Students will refine their work.
Students will give a final presentation of their movement/multimedia story to the class.

Classrooms work best. Desks will need to be able to be pulled back or pushed aside. Students will need to be able to write and research and then transform their work into a multi-media presentation th... Read more

Classrooms work best. Desks will need to be able to be pulled back or pushed aside. Students will need to be able to write and research and then transform their work into a multi-media presentation that includes movement.

Students will create a movement story based on what social media is feeding them from different cultures. Students will watch a variety of videos from world cultures to discern what the message is. St... Read more

Students will create a movement story based on what social media is feeding them from different cultures. Students will watch a variety of videos from world cultures to discern what the message is. Students will write their findings to include in a final multi-media presentation.