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This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the British Columbia, Grade 9 English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
It is expected that students will:
Reading and Viewing | |
Purposes (Reading and Viewing) View, both collaboratively and independently, to comprehend a variety of visual texts, such as
| Lessons News Journalism Across the Media: Introduction The Price of Happiness: On Advertising, Image, and Self Esteem Who Knows? Your Privacy in the Information Age Thinking Like a Tobacco Company: Grades 7–9 Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising Backgrounders Evaluating Internet Research Sources Student Tutorial (Licensed Resource) |
Strategies (Reading and Viewing) During reading and viewing, select and use a range of strategies to construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including
After reading and viewing, select and use a range of strategies to extend and confirm meaning, including
| Lessons Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development Finding and Authenticating Online Information on Global Development Issues Perceptions of Youth and Crime Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising Don't Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns Marketing to Teens: Gender Roles in Advertising Marketing to Teens: Gotta Have It! Designer & Brand Names Marketing to Teens: Marketing Tactics Marketing to Teens: Parody Ads Selling Obesity Thinking Like a Tobacco Company: Grades 7–9 True Story Popular Music and Music Videos Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide! Student Tutorial (Licensed Resource) |
Thinking (Reading and Viewing) Interpret, analyse, and evaluate ideas and information from texts, by
| Lessons Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development Finding and Authenticating Online Information on Global Development Issues Perceptions of Youth and Crime Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising Don't Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns Marketing to Teens: Gender Roles in Advertising Marketing to Teens: Gotta Have It! Designer & Brand Names Marketing to Teens: Marketing Tactics Marketing to Teens: Parody Ads Thinking Like a Tobacco Company: Grades 7–9 Popular Music and Music Videos Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide! Student Tutorial (Licensed Resource) |
Features (Reading and Viewing) Recognize and explain how structures and features of text shape readers’ and viewers’ construction of meaning, including
| Lessons Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development Finding and Authenticating Online Information on Global Development Issues Perceptions of Youth and Crime Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising Don't Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns Marketing to Teens: Gender Roles in Advertising Marketing to Teens: Gotta Have It! Designer & Brand Names Marketing to Teens: Marketing Tactics Marketing to Teens: Parody Ads Thinking Like a Tobacco Company: Grades 7–9 Popular Music and Music Videos Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide! Student Tutorial (Licensed Resource) |
Writing and Representing | |
Strategies (Writing and Representing) Write effective imaginative texts to explore ideas and information to
Select and use a range of strategies to generate, develop, and organize ideas for writing and representing, including
Create thoughtful representations that communicate ideas and information to
| Lessons Finding and Authenticating Online Information on Global Development Issues Create a Youth Consumer Magazine Video Production of a Newscast News Journalism Across the Media: Definitions and Comments about the News Student Tutorial (Licensed Resource) |
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