Effective pop culture integration in the classroom Phoenix Comicon 2014
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Pop Goes the Classroom and the League of Extraordinary Academics present How to Effectively Integrate Pop Culture into your classroom
Effective pop culture integration in the classroom Phoenix Comicon 2014
- 1. How to Effectively Integrate Pop Culture Into Your Classroom
- 2. Outcomes Define Pop Culture and its Artifacts Understand the risks and benefits of pop culture integration Know the educational vocabulary and processes to advocate for pop culture integration in the classroom Know the steps for analyzing artifacts for integration Use the steps for analyzing artifacts for integration 2
- 4. common culture, folk culture, or mass culture OR the culture that is left over once weve decided what high culture is
- 5. What is Pop Culture?
- 6. Pop Goes the Classroom defines popular culture as the music, literature and media that unite a cohort in a common shared experience and continue to define them well into adulthood.
- 7. Pop Culture is the voice of a generation!
- 8. Artifacts for Cross Curricular Integration
- 9. Genres Contemporary Music Movies Television Video games Social Media 9
- 10. Pop Culture Creates Context 10
- 11. Making the PC Case for NPCs Non Pop Culture Enthusiasts
- 12. Common Sense Age Appropriate Grade level standards Individually Appropriate Suitable for Student Prior Knowledge Culturally Appropriate G or PG AND Parental Consent 12 Yourdate here Yourfooterhere
- 13. Know Your Stuff 1. Choose the Right Artifact 2. Know how it meets learning in across MULTIPLE content areas 3. Show how it ties to traditionally accepted teaching tools Yourdate here Yourfooterhere 13
- 14. NPC Pushback Many adults have preconceived ideas about what should and shouldnt be used asa teaching tool. Know the research: Henry Jenkins USC/MIT James PaulGee ASU PeterGuiterrez School Library Journal Yourdate here Yourfooterhere 14
- 16. 5 Step Analysis 1. What are the themes of the piece? 2. What is the historical context of the piece? 3. What is the contemporary context of the piece? 4. What traditional learning tools have similar themes? 5. How can the piece be used to connect to content areas of the curriculum? 16
- 17. Maus Mausis agraphicnovel completed in 1991byAmerican cartoonistArt Spiegelman.It depictsSpiegelman interviewing his fatherabouthis experiences asaPolish JewandHolocaustsurvivor.The book usespostmoderntechniques moststrikinglyin its depiction ofraces ofhumansas different kindsofanimals,with Jewsasmice, Germans ascatsandnon-Jewish Polesaspigs. Maushasbeen described asmemoir,biography, history,fiction,autobiography,or a mix ofgenres. In 1992it becamethe firstgraphicnovel towin aPulitzer Prize. 17
- 19. Historical Context WWII Nazi Germany Holocaust Yourdate here Yourfooterhere 19
- 20. Contemporary Context Published in the 80s First Graphic Novel to Win a Pulitzer Yourdate here Yourfooterhere 20
- 21. Traditional Learning Tools Books Diary of Anne Frank Summer of my German Soldier Movies Schindlers List Swing Kids Music Big Band Jazz 21
- 22. The LEGO Movie The LEGO Movie is a 3D animated film which follows lead character, Emmet a completely ordinary LEGO mini-figure. Typical of LEGO figures in his world, Emmet doesnt have any original thoughts- he reads the rule book and follows directions. He likes the music he is told to like and watches the television shows he is told to watch. It is a world that is carefully crafted by the evil tyrant, Lord Business. He is able to keep the world this way by eradicating the Master Builders who prized creativity. Now Master Builders live in hiding hopeful that one day the Special foretold in prophecy will come and over throw Lord Business. When Emmet discovers the Piece of Resistance from the prophecy, he is told he is the Special and is asked to lead the fight against Lord Business. However, many of the Master Builders see only the ordinary in Emmet and do not believe he can be the Special. Emmet and a band of followers devise a plan to overthrow the evil Lord Business going on an epic journey. Yourdate here Yourfooterhere 22
- 23. Themes Conformity vs. Creativity Creativity is highly prized by the hidden Master Builders of the Lego World. Following instructions is frowned upon. Emmet beings the film in complete conformity and slowly evolves his creative side as his character has more experiences. Emmet helps the Master Builders understand that creativity without rules can be a barrier to achieving your goals. Together he and the Master Builders find balance. Perception vs. Reality The Lego Figures appear happy in their conformity. However, all is not what it seems. We discover another world hidden from the ordinary LEGO figures. A world filled with master builders and creativity. The Lego Movie is a play within a play and when we zoom out we are able to see that the LEGO world weve been viewing is in the mind of a child. 23
- 24. Historical Context The LEGO Movie is rich with historical context. A significant character in the LEGO Movie is Vitruvius. Marcus Vitruvius Pollio was an engineer and architect who wrote a 10-volume encyclopedia on architecture in the first century B.C. His work was so influential that Leonardo da Vinci used it 1500 years later to help design his famous drawing of a man inside a circle, the Vitruvian Man. Cloud Cuckoo Land, is where the Master Builders hide. It is a secret, chaotic place where there are no rules. Thats an unambiguous nod to Aristophanes satirical play The Birds, written about 2,400 years ago, which included a chaotic realm called Cloud Cuckoo Land. 24
- 25. Contemporary Context Our media is filled with Brand integration these days. From watching judges drink out of Starbucks cups on The Voice to elaborate, in script promotion of products in favorite series. The LEGO Movie is basically a long form commercial for LEGO, much the same way that the original Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was a feature length commercial for Wonka Candy. 25
- 27. Pop Goes the Conference February 17, 2015 Phoenix, AZ Registration www.popgoestheclassroom.com
Editor's Notes
- #2: Welcome to How to Effectively Integrate Pop Culture into Your Classroom My name is_____________________ with the League of Extraordinary Academics. We together with Pop Goes the Classroom has developed this workshop as part of a series on pop culture integration for teachers and out of school time professionals.
- #3: Upon completion of this workshop you will be able to do the following:
- #4: Lets take definitions for $1000. The answer is
- #5: Lets take definitions for $1000. The answer is: The Voice of a Generation The question is? What is Pop Culture? Actually Pop Culture has several definitions
- #6: Lets take definitions for $1000. The answer is: The Voice of a Generation The question is? What is Pop Culture? Actually Pop Culture has several definitions
- #7: Lets take definitions for $1000. The answer is: The Voice of a Generation The question is? What is Pop Culture? Actually Pop Culture has several definitions
- #8: Lets take definitions for $1000. The answer is: The Voice of a Generation The question is? What is Pop Culture? Actually Pop Culture has several definitions