Animation Unit Details

Animation Production: Unit Details

Teacher(s)	Mr. Victor/ Mr. Robert	Subject group and discipline	Digital Design
Unit title	Animation Production	MYP year	1	Unit duration (hrs)	25hrs

Inquiry: Establishing the purpose of the unit

Key concept		Related concept(s)	Global context
Communication		Perspective	Scientific and technical innovation
Statement of inquiry
Designers adapt the form in which information is communicated in order to make it accessible to the end user.
Inquiry questions
Factual:  what are the general rules required for animation production? Conceptual:  How do Animations impact the communication of a given message? Debatable:  Does Animation only target a particular age group?
Objectives	Summative assessment
Objective A: Inquiring and analysing Objective B: Developing ideas Objective C: Creating a solution Objective D: Evaluating	Outline of summative assessment task(s) including assessment criteria: Mr. Stephen is faced with many challenges of littering at break time and lunch at the cafeteria and around school daily. Students will be required to design and develop an animated video to inform the students of the dangers of litter and possible ways to stop littering during break time and lunch time. The effectiveness of the solution will be determined by the feedback, and action taken by students towards littering.		Relationship between summative assessment task(s) and statement of inquiry: Students will have deeper understanding and use software that allows them to create and use animations in creating videos.
Approaches to learning (ATL)
Collaboration skills: Make fair and equitable decisions; Listen actively to other perspectives and ideas; Give and receive meaningful feedback; Advocate for one’s own rights and needs. Communication skills: Give and receive meaningful feedback during presentations; Share ideas with multiple audiences using a variety of digital environments and media; Organize and depict information logically; Understand and use mathematical functions Transfer skills: Compare conceptual understanding across multiple subject groups and disciplines. Information Literacy Skills: Collect and analyse data to identify solutions and make informed decisions; Process data and report results. Critical Thinking: Practise observing carefully in order to recognize problems; Gather and organize relevant information to formulate an argument; Recognize unstated assumptions and bias;  Interpret data; Evaluate evidence and arguments;  Draw reasonable conclusions and generalizations Thinking skills: Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products or processes.

In each unit, you will be allowed to identify the learner profile/s and AK strand/s that connects with the unit.

Research on the link below.

Leaner Profile and AK Strands

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Tasks: 1

1. List the learner profiles.

2. List and explain the AK strands.

N/B: Post your answer on the class blog.