After Nature: Dystopia and Detournement

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After Nature: Dystopia and Detournement

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This lesson is centered on the screening and interpretation of Werner Herzog’s film "Lessons of Darkness". Students will discuss the concept of dystopia as it relates to natural and unnatural environmental cases such as the burning of the oil fields in Kuwait, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and Hurricane Katrina. This lesson includes a film screening, discussion, writing, and an art activity using stop-action animation.

Education Levels:

9, 10, 11, 12

Subject:

World History, Geography, Ecology, Writing (composition), Process Skills

Resource Type:

Lesson plan

Medium:

Text/HTML

Fee Status:

Free

Beneficiary:

Students

Online provider:

New Museum of Contemporary Art

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Keywords:

Dystopias, Herzog, Werner , Oil fields, Hurricane Katrina, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Environmental disasters, Detournement, Utopias

Mediator:

Secondary school teachers

Publisher:

New Museum of Contemporary Art

Contributor:

Lan Tuazon

Is Part Of:

http://www.gclass.org/lessons/plans/

Language:

English

General

Essential Resources:

"Lessons of Darkness" film by Werner Herzog; Computers with Internet access; Access to library and research materials

Referenced Resources/Versions

References:

http://www.gclass.org/redirect?url=http://chss.montclair.edu/english/furr/glaspi...

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Language Arts, History, Geography, Global Awareness

Instructional Methods

Assessment Method:

Observation, Informal assessment, Curriculum based assessment

Learning Outcomes:

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Writing Standards

Research to Build and Present Knowledge

9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Writing Standards

Text Types and Purposes

2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic.

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