Appendix B:Goals/Illinois Standards
The goal of this three (3) part unit is to enhance student's knowledge of the "Great Black Migration", Raisin in the Sun and explore some film elements through the analysis of the film (1961) and play (1959) in preparing students to more formerly dialogue and write about films. Students will examine the values or themes portrayed by the Younger family and look for trends that can be connected to other films and literature forms.
The Illinois Learning Standard for Social Science is to provide students with an understanding of events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois the United States and other nations. Students will identify the origins of migration and analyze the consequences of events.
This Film analysis unit will be chunked into various components with the Standards Based Curriculum guidelines recommended for Chicago Public School Students. Students will be introduced to film terms and analysis techniques. Understanding explicit and implicit meaning in literature is a very significant literacy goal in the state of Illinois. Guiding students to respond to significant works of fiction and nonfiction by advancing a judgment that is interpretive, reflective, and evaluative and supporting that judgment through references to text, authors or personal experiences is required.
Why This Goal Is Important: Literature transmits ideas, reflects societies and eras and expresses the human imagination. It brings understanding, enrichment and joy. Appreciating literature and recognizing its many forms enable students to learn and respond to ideas, issues, perspectives and actions of others. Literature study includes understanding the structure and intent of a short poem or a long, complex book. By exploring the techniques that authors use to convey messages and evoke responses, students are more capable of connecting literature to their own lives and daily experiences.
Illinois State Goal 5 requires that language arts are used to acquire, assess and communicate information.
Illinois Learning Standard 5C requires that acquired information, concepts and ideas are used to communicate in a variety of formats.
Benchmark 5C:3b requires students to prepare and orally present original work (e.g. poems, monologues, reports, plays, stories) supported by research analysis
Performance Descriptor/Stage 1 requires critique of an individual or group project (e.g., written, oral, video, multimedia).
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