Stage 1- (Desired Results)

Established Goal(s): Include content standards, CCSS, course or program objectives, learning outcomes, etc.
Standards: Colorado Social Studies 6th Grade Standards 1, 2 and 3 (DoK1-2)
History 2.a,b and c
Economics 1.b and c
Desired Results/Goals:
Students will know a base knowledge of the Stanley Hotel prior to their field trip
The significance of ideas as powerful forces throughout history
Add to the students knowledge of cinematography, Economic and historic themes

Understanding(s): Students will understand that(big ideas)

The influence of history on popular culture

Essential Question(s):
What role do historical events play in popular culture (film,
video format)?

Local History and how it applies to greater historic themes

How does local history mirror themes in American history?

The economic benefits of paranormal tourism

Students will know:

Students will be able to:

Basic history of Estes Park and the Stanley Hotel

Apply the knowledge they acquire to their field trip

The history behind the movie, The Shining

Apply what they learned to their field trip, reteach to other

students

Economic benefits of paranormal tourism

Apply this knowledge to other forms of tourism

Cinematic tools used in classic film

Apply these techniques to the students own filmography

work in class

Stage 2- (Desired Results- How do you know they know? Collecting Data)
Performance Task
-Through what
authentic
performance task(s)
will students
demonstrate the
desired
understandings?
- By what criteria
will performances
of understanding be
judged?
Other Evidence

Classroom
questions and
participation
Identifying
filmography
techniques
Do Now!

Students will be asked to comment on particular parts of the lesson. Students will also be asked to
identify links between the history and economics of the Stanley Hotel by discussing with the class.
Standards: Colorado Social Studies 6th Grade Standards 1, 2 and 3 (DoK1-2) Students will be able
to meet and exceed these standards
History 2.a,b and c
Economics 1.b and c

Desired Understandings: Concepts and Skills

Data Collected

Desire for students to interpret the ties between the

history of the Stanley Hotel and works of popular
culture, namely Steven Kings novel The Shinning

Students were able to identify

through discussion and lesson the
economic benefits of the haunted
history of the Stanley Hotel.

Students applied prior knowledge to identify the

names of various camera shots in stills of Stanley
Kubricks The Shinning

Students correctly identified the

famous Heres Johnny camera
shot from The Shinning

Students are asked to explain what they already know Some students had been to Estes
about Estes Park and/or the Stanley Hotel
or the Stanley, they explained what
they knew from experience

Stage 3- (Daily Instruction)

Date

Day

Learning
Target(s):
W- where is

I will discover a brief historic overview of the Stanley Hotel, I will learn a background of knowledge prior to this Fridays
Stanley Hotel field trip, I will discover cinematic tools used in horror films like The Shining,

Analyze and interpret historical sources to ask and research historical questions (DoK Level 1, Who, What, Where,
When, Why)
Standard(s) The historical eras, individuals, groups, ideas and themes in regions of the Western
Hemisphere and their relationships with one another (DoK Level 1-3, Identify patterns, cause/effect, predict,
summarize, compare, differentiate)
Do Now
H- hook
students

Tell me what you know about the Stanley Hotel before your trip?

What I am doing?

Learning
Activities
E- equip
R- rethink and
revise
E- evaluate
T- tailor
instruction
O- be
organized

Key
Vocabulary

What the students are doing?

What data am I collecting?

Estes Park/Stanley Hotel Power Point/Explaining

the history of the region and how it fits to history
standards for Colorado

Intently watching, asking questions, making

statements of prior knowledge

Student prior knowledge, what they think

about history in general, if they understand
the material

First video clip, The Shining scene 1

Looking for applicable cinematic tools they can use

How the students plan on using what they

are learning in their own movie

Second video clip, The Shining Scene 2

Cinematic and soundtrack methods being tracked

Will the students use these types of

techniques in their film?

Stanley hotel ghost clip/explain how paranormal

tourism is now an economic benefit for the
Stanley Hotel

Watching for context of their field trip

How they feel about ghosts/ what they think

of paranormal tourism/ the draw of economic
benefits

Discussion about how this lesson relate to their

videography class

Participating in discussion

The students views on the economic benefits

of paranormal tourism

Stanley, Estes Park, The Shining, Colorado History, film shots, Kubrick,

Ticket out the Tell me if you believe in ghost? Write down your answer on a half-sheet of paper
Door