Warwick School District

Course Description

This semester-long course will provide motivated students with a hands-on introductory experience in broadcasting and video production. Students will explore the history of media, camera operation, script and storyboard creation, lighting, audio production, and non-linear video editing. They will work both independently and in groups to produce edited projects; however, time outside of class may be needed to plan and film.

Core Curriculum Content Standards

PA Common Core: English Language Arts (2013)

• Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.

• GRADES 9-10

• Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.(1.2.9-10.J)
• Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.(1.2.9-10.K)
• Read and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.(1.2.9-10.L)

• Writing: Students write for different purposes and audiences. Students write clear and focused text to convey a well-defined perspective and appropriate content.

• GRADES 9-10

• Write informative/ explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately.(1.4.9-10.A)
• Write with a sharp distinct focus identifying topic, task, and audience.(1.4.9-10.B)
• Develop and analyze the topic with relevant, well-chosen, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic; include graphics and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.(1.4.9-10.C)
• Organize ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions; use appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sections of the text; include formatting when useful to aiding comprehension; provide a concluding statement or section.(1.4.9-10.D)
• Demonstrate a grade appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and spelling.(1.4.9-10.E)
• Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of composition.-Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic.-Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms of the discipline in which they are writing.-Establish and maintain a formal style.(1.4.9-10.F)
• Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.(1.4.9-10.T)
• Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.(1.4.9-10.U)
• Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.(1.4.9-10.V)
• Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.(1.4.9-10.W)

• Speaking and Listening: Students present appropriately in formal speaking situations, listen critically, and respond intelligently as individuals or in group discussions.

• GRADES 9-10

• Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions on grades level topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.(1.5.9-10.A)
• Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g. visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.(1.5.9-10.B)
• Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning; ensure that the presentation is appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.(1.5.9-10.D)
• Make strategic use of digital media in presentations to add interest and enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence.(1.5.9-10.E)
• Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks.(1.5.9-10.F)
• Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English when speaking based on grade 9-10 level and content.(1.5.9-10.G)

ISTE Standards for Students (2024)

• Grades K-12

• Empowered Learner: Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.(ISTE-S.1)
• Digital Citizen: Students recognize the responsibilities and opportunities for contributing to their digital communities.(ISTE-S.2)
• Knowledge Constructor: Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others.(ISTE-S.3)
• Innovative Designer: Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions.(ISTE-S.4)
• Computational Thinker: Students develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems in ways that leverage the power of technological methods to develop and test solutions.(ISTE-S.5)
• Creative Communicator: Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals.(ISTE-S.6)
• Global Collaborator: Students use digital tools to broaden their perspectives and enrich their learning by collaborating with others and working effectively in teams locally and globally.(ISTE-S.7)

Units

Unit #1 - What is Video?

Unit #2 - Camera Shots/Techniques

Unit #3 - Editing

Unit #4 - Vertical Video

Unit #5 - Introduction to Broadcast News

Unit #6 - Podcasting/ Audio Production

Unit #7 - Stop-Motion Animation

Unit #8 - Music Video

Unit #9 - Final Project - Video Compilation

Course Resources