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Essential Questions

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For Media Analysis: (These questions make a lot of sense for film analysis but you can use this for analyzing any media, dance video, music video, web page etc..)
Who created the message?
What creative techniques are used to attract my attention?
What messages does the media communicate?
How might different people understand these messages differently?
What values, lifestyles and points of view are represented in, or omitted from, this message?
Why is this message being sent?
Describe the overall moment created. Is this quality filmmaking?
Should artists create Socially Responsible art? Why or why not?
Are artists of all ethnic backgrounds held to the same standards when it comes to creating responsible art? Where might those differing expectations come from?
If you could respond to the creators of this statement, what would you say?
What idea or image made the strongest impression on you?

For Dance
How does knowing about the traditional dance from of X country help you understand modern dance as you know it?
Who are some of the famous people associated with the dance and how did they impact the greater dance community?
Explain the role of a well-known artist or composer in the dance.
Describe the importance of the relationship between the country the dance originated in and the dance itself?
What do the dancers wear? Why?
What is the importance of dance?
What are the types?
What is the purpose?
What did you see in the dance?
Did the dance communicate an emotional response?
How relevant is your emotional response to the quality of dance?
How do universal themes in life help dancers to choreograph? (love, hero’s
quest, the struggle of the individual in society, good vs evil)

For Debate/Drama/Improv
Debate Challenge: Choose a topic to discuss in 6 sentences. Define terms, describe or prescribe an issue, provide an important fact, identify an error in alternative viewpoint, return to the original idea and make a concluding statement.
How do public speakers vary their speech when they speak for different purposes and t o different people?
How is a character monologue different from a personal presentation or speech?
How is voice used effectively in dramatic presentation?
Who is my character and what do they stand for or believe in?
How does a personal space and how they keep it reflect a characters personality?
Complete a diary entry for your character.
How is the voice used effectively for dramatic presentation?
What is a stereotype and how can they be used effectively in acting?
Why is it important to explore how my character's movement and mannerisms differ from my own?
How do the relationships a character has offstage reflect in what they say and do onstage?
What have I learned about my character from thinking like him/her?
What types of things make an interesting character story?
What are my character's super objective, objectives, obstacles and tactics?
Why is it necessary to know your lines?
How can I improve my performance based upon the evaluations I have received?
How is a believable character created on stage?