Childish Gambino's "This Is America" (2018) Music Video Analysis Worksheet
Bradley Thompson
887 Followers
Grade Levels
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Homeschool
Subjects
Resource Type
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
2 pages
Bradley Thompson
887 Followers
What educators are saying
Great questions! I was able to use this as a great jumping off place to help me build a fuller analysis within a music study in my Humanities class.
Description
The following two-page study guide worksheet is used to analyze the music video "This is America" by Childish Gambino and directed by Hiro Murai. It can be used in an English, film studies, or media studies classroom. The worksheet asks students to consider what the filmmakers' intentions are and to connect how the filmmaking choices in the music video connect to or imply the student's thesis. Guiding questions featured ask students to consider the music video's acting, allusions, caricatures, costume design, mise en scene, movement, resolution, set design, and sociocultural context.
Total Pages
2 pages
Answer Key
Not Included
Teaching Duration
30 minutes
Report this resource to TPT
Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT’s content guidelines.