Illustration of Understands how literacy forms can be represented in visual narratives in the ICLE's Rigor and Relevance Framework
Quadrant C

Students engage in an in-depth study of a famous movie director, using intense study of the director's movies as the primary source and supporting with research. Upon completion of the study, students present their findings to the class, using film excerpts as support for their arguments.

 Quadrant D

Students create an engaging ten-minute film that uses at least seven different directorial techniques. Students submit a screenplay, casting notes, an editing log, and a reflection for evaluation. Students present their films at a school-sponsored film festival.
Quadrant A

Given film clips, students identify various directorial techniques. These techniques may include zoom in, zoom out, pan, dolly shot, fade in, fade out, trucking, point of view, and objective and subjective camera angles.

 Quadrant B

Students locate at least seven examples of various directorial techniques in popular movies of their choosing.