Curriculum Unit
Audio-Visual Inferencing
Joseph Parrett
Title Author
KEY LEARNING, ENDURING UNDERSTANDING, ETC.
Understand that inferencing is a valuable tool for understanding a story.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) for the UNIT
How can movies help me become stronger at comprehending stories?
CONCEPT A CONCEPT B
Making Inferences
Listening Comprehension
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS B
How can inferencing help me make predictions about characters?
How do the music and sound effects in a movie help me better understand the narrative elements of that story?
VOCABULARY A VOCABULARY B
Inference Predict
Character Character Trait
Narrative Elements Character
Setting Plot
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/MATERIAL/TEXT/FILM/RESOURCES
An American Tail Beauty and the Beast Frozen The Black Cauldron The Land Before Time
The Hunchback of Notre Dame The Little Mermaid Toy Story Zootopia
(these are suggested resources for use with this unit)