Academic ยท High Elective
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How this course works
Moderate readingReal phone-shot exercisesFree tools onlyEthics of the editConsent & dignityCommunity-documentary capstoneAcademic
Media Production
Tell a true, beautiful story with a camera and a microphone.
The production craft — composition, motion, sound, editing, documentary ethics, and honest publishing — ending in a real short film about your own community. Everything runs on a phone and free tools.
What’s included
Everything a teacher needs, nothing they don’t.
Student Edition
The full reading, questions, and response pages — beautifully typeset for the student.
Teacher Edition
Facilitation, discussion, and coaching — walk in and teach with confidence.
Assessments
Graded on understanding, reasoning, and evidence — never on a student’s personal belief.
Units
- What a Story Is
- The Frame: Composition & Photography
- Moving Pictures
- Sound & Voice
- The Edit: Where Stories Are Made
- The Documentary Impulse: Real People, Told Honestly
- Publishing & the Audience
- Bringing It Together: The Maker's Eye
- Capstone: A True Story from Your Community
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