Listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent to explore thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences |
Discover and Explore - Explain the value of pursuing personal preferences for a variety of texts and genres by particular writers, artists, storytellers, and filmmakers
| Lessons Challenging Hate Online Free Speech and the Internet Marketing to Teens: Gotta Have It! Designer & Brand Names The Function of Music Popular Music and Music Videos Individuality vs. Conformity Popular Music and Music Videos The Blockbuster Movie Movie Heroes and the Heroic Journey Online Propaganda and the Proliferation of Hate Suffragettes and Iron Ladies |
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 - Use textual cues, prominent organizational patterns within texts, and stylistic techniques [such as irony, parody, satire] to confirm meaning and interpret texts
Respond to Texts - Experience texts from a variety of genres [such as comedy, tragedy, contemporary and classical drama] and cultural traditions; consider alternative interpretations
- Compare the themes and values portrayed in a variety of Canadian and international oral, literary, and media texts and relate observations to personal experiences
- Analyze how word choice and visual images in oral, literary, and media texts convey and evoke emotion and accomplish a variety of purposes
Understand Forms and Techniques - Recognize unique characteristics of a variety of genres in oral, literary, and media texts, and demonstrate appreciation of how choice of genre and form affect audience response
- Analyse how plot, character, setting, and mood enhance meaning, and evaluate the effectiveness of techniques used in oral, literary, and media texts
- Evaluate ways in which creative uses of language [such as choice of words, use of idiom and dialect, use of punctuation] develop a personal style; evaluate the effectiveness of media techniques and devices [such as fades, close-ups, flashbacks]
Create Original Text [such as biographies, audio or video documentaries, critiques, films, photo-essays] to - communicate and demonstrate understanding of forms and meanings
| Lessons Advertising and Male Violence Bias Camera Shots Challenging Hate Online Cinema Cops Comparing Crime Dramas Crime in the News Crime Perceptions Quiz Defining Pop Culture Free Speech and the Internet Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide! Hype! Images of Learning: Secondary Individuality vs. Conformity Kellogg Special K Ads Magazine Production Marketing to Teens: Introduction Marketing to Teens: Marketing Tactics Marketing to Teens: Talking Back Marketing to Teens: Parody Ads Marketing to Teens: Alternate Ads Marketing to Teens: Gender Roles in Advertising Marketing to Teens: Gotta Have It! Designer & Brand Names Movie Heroes and the Heroic Journey The Front Page Bias in the News Fact Versus Opinion Online Propaganda and the Proliferation of Hate Perceptions of Youth and Crime Popular Music and Music Videos Political Cartoons The Price of Happiness: On Advertising, Image, and Self Esteem Scripting a Crime Drama Suffragettes and Iron Ladies Television Broadcast Ratings Television Newscasts The Blockbuster Movie The Function of Music The Pornography Debate: Controversy in Advertising Sex in Advertising Viewing a Crime Drama Violence on Film: The Ratings Game You Be the Editor Don’t Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns |
Listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent to manage ideas and information |
Plan and Focus - Prepare, use, and revise an inquiry or research plan; locate, access, and record relevant information from a variety of sources [such as newspapers, books, Internet, newscasts, video]
Select and Process - Identify a range of diverse and specialized information sources [such as magazines, documentaries, hobby or sports materials, multimedia resources] to satisfy inquiry or research needs
- Evaluate the reliability and credibility of a variety of information sources and perspectives for a particular inquiry or research plan
- Identify and analyze a variety of factors [such as distinctions between fact, emotion, and opinion; distinctions between content and its presentation - colour, angle, movement, framing, and sequencing; the speaker's or author's purpose and intention] that affect meaning; use effective listening, reading and viewing techniques
| Lessons Selling Tobacco Perceptions of Youth and Crime Bias in the News Fact Versus Opinion Deconstructing Web Pages ICYouSee: A Lesson in Critical Thinking Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide! Don’t Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns The Privacy Dilemma
Backgrounders Evaluating Internet Research Sources Evaluating Internet-Based Information: A Goals-Based Approach How to Search the Internet Effectively Student Tutorial (Licensed Resource) MyWorld: A digital literacy tutorial for secondary students |
Listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to enhance the clarity and artistry of communication |
Generate and Focus - Know, use, and adapt a variety of forms [such as essays, debates, commercials] to match content, audience and purpose
- Use organizational structures and techniques encountered in listening; reading, and viewing experiences to enhance own oral, written, and visual texts
| Lessons Challenging Hate Online Create a Youth Consumer Magazine Free Speech and the Internet Magazine Production Scripting a Crime Drama Television Broadcast Ratings Images of Learning: Secondary Marketing to Teens: Marketing Tactics Marketing to Teens: Talking Back Marketing to Teens: Parody Ads Marketing to Teens: Gotta Have It! Designer & Brand Names News Journalism Across the Media: Summative Activities Online Propaganda and the Proliferation of Hate Video Production of a Newscast |
Listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to celebrate and build community |
Develop and Celebrate Community - Recognize and discuss the impact to historical setting, culture, and literary tradition on a variety of oral, literary, and media texts
- Analyze how language and oral, literary, and media texts define personal roles and experiences in communities
| Lessons Challenging Hate Online Free Speech and the Internet Sex in Advertising The Pornography Debate: Controversy in Advertising Broadcasting Codes Violence on Television Bias in the News The Price of Happiness: On Advertising, Image, and Self Esteem Crime Perceptions Quiz Online Propaganda and the Proliferation of Hate Perceptions of Youth and Crime Advertising and Male Violence Images of Learning: Secondary Don’t Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns |
