Listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent to explore thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences |
Discover and Explore - talk with others and experience a variety of oral, print and other media texts to explore, develop and justify own opinions and points of view
- explore and explain how interactions with others and with oral, print and other media texts affect personal understandings
- extend understanding by taking different points of view when rereading and reflecting on oral, print and other media texts
- explain preferences for texts and genres by particular writers, artists, storytellers and filmmakers
Clarify and Extend - integrate own perspectives and interpretations with new understandings developed through discussing and through experiencing a variety of oral, print and other media texts
| Lessons The Price of Happiness: On Advertising, Image, and Self Esteem Marketing to Teens: Gotta Have It! Designer & Brand Names The Function of Music You Be the Editor The Privacy Dilemma Who Knows? Your Privacy in the Information Age How to Analyze the News Viewing a Crime Drama Comparing Crime Dramas Crime in the News Images of Learning: Secondary Cop Shows Thinking Like a Tobacco Company: Grades 7-9 Truth or Money Alcohol Myths Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising Alcohol on the Web Don't Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns Television Broadcast Ratings News Journalism Across the Media: Introduction Definitions and Comments about the News The Newspaper Front Page Radio News News Journalism Across the Media: Summative Activities The Girl in the Mirror Student Tutorial (Licensed Resource) MyWorld: A digital literacy tutorial for secondary students |
Listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent to comprehend and respond personally and critically to oral, print, and other media texts |
Use Strategies and Cues - discuss how interpretations of the same text might vary, according to the prior knowledge and experience of various readers
Respond to Texts - experience oral, print and other media texts from a variety of cultural traditions and genres
- identify and discuss how timeless themes are developed in a variety of oral, print and other media texts
- consider historical context when developing own points of view or interpretations of oral, print and other media texts
- compare and contrast own life situation with themes of oral, print and other media texts
- express the themes of oral, print or other media texts in different forms or genres
- analyze how the choices and motives of characters portrayed in oral, print and other media texts provide insight into those of self and others
- identify and discuss theme and point of view in oral print and other media texts
- discuss and explain various interpretations of the same oral, print or other media text
- discuss how techniques, such as irony, symbolism, perspective and proportion communicate meaning and enhance effect in oral, print and other media texts
- identify features that define particular oral, print and other media texts; discuss differences in style and their effects on content and audience impression
Understand Forms and Techniques - explain the relationship between purposes and characteristics of various forms and genres of oral, print and other media texts
- evaluate the effectiveness of different types of media texts for presenting ideas and information
- summarize the content of media texts, and suggest alternative treatments
- analyze creative uses of language and visuals in popular culture, such as advertisements, electronic magazines and the Internet; recognize how imagery and figurative language, such as metaphor, create a dominant impression, mood and tone
Create Original Text - generalize from own experience to create oral, print and other media texts on a theme
| Lessons Popular Music and Music Videos Images of Learning: Secondary The Girl in the Mirror Cop Shows Viewing a Crime Drama The Function of Music Student Tutorial (Licensed Resource) MyWorld: A digital literacy tutorial for secondary students |
Listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent to manage ideas and information |
Select and Focus - evaluate sources for currency, reliability and possible bias of information for a particular research project
| Lessons Deconstructing Web Pages ICYouSee: A Lesson in Critical Thinking Thinking About Hate Backgrounders Evaluating Internet Research Sources Evaluating Internet-Based Information: A Goals-Based Approach How to Search the Internet Effectively Quick Tips for Authenticating Online Information Student Tutorial (Licensed Resource) MyWorld: A digital literacy tutorial for secondary students |
Listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to respect, support and collaborate with others |
Respect Others and Strengthen Community - compare own with others' understanding of people, cultural traditions and values portrayed in oral, print and other media texts
- clarify and broaden perspectives and opinions, by examining the ideas of others
- compare ways in which oral, print and other media texts reflect specific elements of cultures or periods in history
| Lessons Bias Bias in the News The Price of Happiness: On Advertising, Image, and Self Esteem Crime Perceptions Quiz Perceptions of Youth and Crime The Girl in the Mirror |
