The Oyster Gardener Media Arts

Teach your students how codes and conventions are used in the documentary The Oyster Gardener, and inspire them to learn about the environmental issues in their local area, and how to plan and produce an informative media arts production about it.

3hrs 20mins

Australia

Presentation , Worksheet

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Overview

In this lesson, students will connect with The Oyster Gardener short film and the themes presented in the film.

Learning Intentions:

To understand how codes and conventions are used in The Oyster Gardener, understand environmental issues in your local area, and how to plan and produce an informative production about it.

Success Criteria:

Students complete the analysis of The Oyster Gardener. They research a local environmental issue, and plan and produce a media product about it.

Credits and acknowledgements:

Curriculum material and mapping has been developed and written by Kayla McCarthy.

You & Me Pictures and Regen Studios would like to thank the generous contribution of Doc Society Climate Story Fund for the development of these resources.

The Oyster Gardener is a You & Me Pictures film developed and produced in association with Regen Studios, and made possible with the support of the ABC, Screen Queensland, Doc Society and Shark Island Foundation.

Thank you toThe Nature Conservancy Australia, Noosa Environmental Education Hub, Noosa Integrated Catchment Assoc Inc (NICA), CSIRO Bribie Island, and Good Shepherd Lutheran College for their generous participation in the film.

Watching the film

If your school or institution has a ClickView subscription, you can watch The Oyster Gardener on the ClickView platform. If you do not have access to ClickView, you can purchase an educational licence to screen the film to your class and request a streaming link to share with your students. Please complete the Host a Screening form on our website and our team will be in touch to assist you.

Curriculum mapping

Click here to access the Australian curriculum (v9) mapping for this lesson.

What you'll need

Lesson materials

Worksheet

The Oyster Gardener Media Arts

Teachers lesson plan

Presentation

The Oyster Gardener Media Arts

Supporting presentation slides

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