Visual & Performing Arts · 10th Grade · Media Arts · Extension Unit
Short-Form Video as Argument
Students plan, shoot, and edit a 90-second video that makes a clear argument or point of view, then defend the editorial choices in critique.
Common Core State StandardsMA:Cr2.1.HSIMA:Pr5.1.HSIMA:Re7.1.HSI
About This Topic
Students plan, shoot, and edit a 90-second video that makes a clear argument or point of view, then defend the editorial choices in critique.
Key Questions
- Which cut carries the most rhetorical weight in your piece, and why?
- How does sound design reinforce or undercut the visual argument?
- What feedback would change your next pass, and what would you protect?
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