Appendix on Implementing District Standards
In the English Language Common Core State Standard, CCSS.RL.K.7, students will, with prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts). As students learn to view the selected films with a specific focus on facial expressions and emotions, they will understand that the image created by the characters helps depict the moments in the story. Reading these expressions helps students have a greater understanding of the story by realizing the emotion experienced by Riley in Inside Out, the various characters in Shrek, as well as the many children in the real-life films. Being able to describe the relationship requires a set of vocabulary which the students will learn through the first two activities, where the students learn the names of emotions and practice creating the corresponding facial expression themselves after watching film clips from Ten Minutes Older, The Red Balloon and others films listed in the lesson. As the students develop the ability to identify various emotions, the connection to the actions of the character in the film and the images they see becomes clear and understandable.
Social Emotional Learning with the students working on the statement: I can understand the perspectives of and empathize with others, including those from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and contexts. The activities provide opportunities for the students to take the perspective of the characters in the film and understand the experience they are having, thus empathizing with them.
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