Contemporary Aesthetics and Artistic Expression · Presentational Communication

Cinema as a Mirror of Society

Analyzing contemporary films to understand the social issues currently facing target language speakers.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the director use visual symbolism to convey a social message?
  2. 2What recurring themes in modern cinema reflect the anxieties of the target culture?
  3. 3How does film help us empathize with experiences different from our own?

Common Core State Standards

ACTFL: Cultures - Relating Cultural Products to PerspectivesACTFL: Communication - Interpretive
Grade: 12th Grade
Subject: World Languages
Unit: Contemporary Aesthetics and Artistic Expression
Period: Presentational Communication

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