Abstract
In addressing the compelling question - In what ways does the entertainment industry impact Georgia?, students will be able to define and give examples of human labor in the entertainment industry (i.e., economics) as well as describe how location plays a role in the entertainment industry (i.e., geography). Furthermore, student responses to the compelling question will reinforce prior geographic and economic knowledge from grades K-2. Some prior geographic concepts that will be reinforced with the compelling question include explaining that a map is a drawing of a place (i.e., showing a view from above with land and water features), describing landforms on the earth’s surface, and comparing geographic regions of Georgia. Some prior economic concepts that will be reinforced with the compelling question include explaining that people earn an income by working as well as describing how people are both producers and consumers. Through the supporting question - How does a place’s geography and economics influence entertainment industry decisions? How does the entertainment industry influence a place’s geography and economics?- students will apply their geographic and economic understandings to scene scenarios in order to justify particular locations to film specific scenes. With the taking informed action, students will more thoroughly explore the impact of the entertainment industry on Georgia (e.g., economic benefits) as well as on their local community (i.e., region, city/town, and/or an individual that they know) in a number of ways (e.g., economically, geographically, socioculturally, etc.).
Recommended Citation
Cornett, Ariel
(2023)
"In What Ways Does the Entertainment Industry Impact Georgia?,"
Teaching Social Studies in the Peach State: Vol. 1:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
