Lesson Two: Hanwakan Blakie Whitecloud
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Lesson Two: Hanwakan Blakie Whitecloud
Activity: Careers in Filmmaking
CURRICULUM
CONNECTIONS
Alberta, Northwest Territories and Nunavut:
•Entrepreneurship 11
•Entrepreneurship 12
•Knowledge and Employability
British Columbia and Yukon:
•https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/adst/10/entrepreneurship-and-marketing
•Career-Life Education
Ontario:
•Career Studies
•Business Studies 9,10
•Business Studies 11,12
DURATION
1-2 hours
OVERVIEW
Throughout this lesson, students will explore jobs and careers in the film industry. Students will
begin by completing a Quick Write in which they will describe their dream job. Next, students will
watch Hanwakan Blakie Whitecloud's Fireside Chat interview where he discusses his journey
becoming a filmmaker. Finally, students will brainstorm all the jobs and careers involved in the
film industry and be assigned one to research the job description, level of education needed and
salary range. The teacher will compile all the answers, so students have a master list describing
the careers involved in the film industry!
MATERIALS
•Computer/Projector
•Access to individual computer devices and the internet
•"Film Industry Mini-Research Assignment" worksheet
Arts
ACTIVATE: QUICK WRITE
Inform the class that we are going to start the lesson with a Quick Write. A Quick Write is an activ-
ity where students quickly write whatever comes to mind about a topic you give them. Typically,
students are allotted 3-5 minutes for this activity.
Pose the question "What would your dream job be like?". Allow students 3-5 minutes to write
either in point form or paragraph form whatever comes to mind. Some students will likely have
specific jobs in mind that they will be describing, while others may be creating a dream job
description.
Once the time limit is up, solicit volunteers to share their answers with the class. Ask students to
raise their hands if any of their Quick Writes included something about "fun".
Inform the class that today we are going to be learning about Hanwakan Blakie Whitecloud's
journey finding a career that he considers fun!
ACQUIRE: HANWAKAN BLAKIE WHITECLOUD'S FIRESIDE CHAT INTERVIEW
https://www.firesidechats.ca/video/hanwakan-blaikie-whitecloud
Lesson Plan
