GOALS and Objectives for this UNIT To create documentaries, historical reenactments, and news reports on current events, or To record science experiments, create environmental documentaries, and present their science projects, or To create digital stories and poetry, bring journal writing to life, and produce movie adaptations of literature, or To present difficult and abstract math concepts, enabling teachers to more effectively assess their knowledge. To enhance student interest in and knowledge about the motion picture development and production process. To encourage students to use critical thinking as they learn how documentary filmmakers work. To engage students in an exploration of film as an art form and a medium of communication. To help students become more media literate.