Outcome Chart - Northwest Territories - English Language Arts 5

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Northwest Territories, Grade 5 English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

It is expected that students will:

Listen, Speak, Read, Write, View and Represent to Access and Explore Prior Knowledge and Experiences of Self and Others

Use personal experiences as a basis for exploring and expressing opinions and understanding of oral, print, and other media texts
Use prior knowledge and experiences selectively to make sense of new information in a variety of contexts
Apply current understandings and / or conclusions to new contexts

Lessons

Advertising All Around Us

Comic Book Characters

Kids, Alcohol and Advertising

The Anatomy of Cool

Once Upon a Time

Prejudice and Body Image

Teaching TV: Enjoying Television

Thinking About Television and Movies

Listen, Speak, Read, Write, View and Represent to Comprehend and Respond Personally and Critically to Oral, Print, and Other Media Texts

Use prior knowledge and connections between self and texts (oral, print, and other media) to expand personal understanding

Lessons

"He Shoots, He Scores": Alcohol Advertising and Sports

Co-Co's AdverSmarts

Comparing Real Families to TV Families

You've Gotta Have a Gimmick

Stereotyping and Bias

Looking At Food Advertising

Once Upon a Time

Packaging Tricks

Prejudice and Body Image

Teaching TV: Critically Evaluating TV

Teaching TV: Enjoying Television

Teaching TV: Television as a Story Teller

Teaching TV: Television Techniques

The Broadcast Project

Villains, Heroes and Heroines

Student Tutorial (Licensed Resource)

Passport to the Internet: Student tutorial for Internet literacy (Grades 4-8)

Listen, Speak, Read, Write, View and Represent to Plan and Focus an Inquiry or Research and Interpret and Analyze Information and Ideas

Use relevant information from a variety of sources to answer inquiry or research questions
Assess knowledge gained through the inquiry or research process; form personal conclusions and generate new questions for further inquiry or research in information collected and gather additional information

Lessons

How to Analyze the News

News and Newspapers: Across the Curriculum

Introducing the Internet: Exploring the Internet

Teaching TV: Learning With Television

Student Tutorial (Licensed Resource)

Passport to the Internet: Student tutorial for Internet literacy (Grades 4-8)

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