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Dreamworks Animation Character Design OrganizerDreamworks Animation Character Design Organizer
Publisher
Australian Centre For the Moving Image
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Grade
4th - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
45 mins
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Dreamworks Animation Character Design

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Dive into animation creation using Dreamworks® animated films. Compare and contrast characters, wonder and ponder why the plot is so important, and think of background and themes as your creativity unrolls onto paper.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

character analysis, character descriptions, compare and contrast, explanatory writing, comparative essays, plot, illustrations, animation, story mapping

Additional Tags

visual and performing arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Use in art class while teaching drawing and animation, also incorporate graphic design with computers
  • Have writers create their own story board and illustrate using comic frames and/or computer graphics

Classroom Considerations

  • Page 10 of resource might be hard to copy, try projecting it and using numbers to put them in order
  • Allow time to view movies 
  • Tailor worksheets to be for any animation not just Dreamworks®

Pros

  • Great way to watch movies with a purpose
  • Unleash those creative motives
  • Study literary elements through film animation

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.4.2 RL.4.3 RL.4.7 RL.5.2 RL.5.3 W.4.3.b W.5.3.b SL.5.5 RL.6.3 RL.6.7 RL.7.3 RL.7.6 RL.7.7 RL.8.6 RL.8.7 W.6.2.a W.7.3.b W.8.3.b SL.6.2 SL.6.5 SL.8.2 SL.8.4 SL.8.5

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