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L.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: Video of a current news event is presented for discussion to encourage student participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the video. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support.
12/21/2009
Avatar sets a new standard for blockbusters
The reviews are in for James Cameron's latest film Avatar. Critics are hailing the film as a groundbreaking, awe inspiring, cinematic success.
"Suddenly the special effects in every movie you've ever seen seem trite in comparison."
-- Washington Post.
"James Cameron's alien world epic "Avatar" may well be the future of movies."
-- The Detrioit News
■Class discussion: Lots of movies have failed to live up to the advance hype. Has all the Avatar advertising and promotion made you want to see the movie or has it made you want to avoid it? What is the difference between a "critical success" and a "commercial success?" How much attention do you pay to movie reviews?
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Here on the Western Slope, young citizens are honing and testing their skills to take on a rapidly changing world. Largely thanks to technology, they are in the midst of the most profound seismic shift the world has ever seen.
Perhaps no time in our history has it been more important to know what our youth are thinking, feeling and expressing.
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