Indiana Social Studies IS.5.9
The Standard
Identify and examine the impact of Indiana on the entertainment industry.
2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify Indiana people, places, and stories connected to music and film. They use evidence to explain how those connections reached audiences beyond the state.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain how the Jackson 5's early performances in Gary fit into their path to national fame. They can explain how a Milan basketball win inspired the film Hoosiers without treating the film as a factual account.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may assume an entertainer born in Indiana made their famous work there. They may treat a film based on an Indiana event as a factual account of that event.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: The film Hoosiers drew on a 1954 basketball win in Milan, Indiana. Explain how that local event became entertainment for a wider audience.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs four cards: Gary, early Jackson 5 performances, Motown, and national audiences. Have them order the cards and mark what happened in Indiana.
Ask: Does James Dean's Indiana childhood alone prove Indiana shaped his films? Have students name the evidence they would need.
Play a three-pile sort with fact cards about the Jackson 5, Hoosiers, and Star Wars: Indiana roots, Indiana story, or no clear link.
Show a current streaming listing for Hoosiers. Students underline how its description presents Indiana basketball to viewers outside the state.
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