Outcome Chart - Saskatchewan - English Language Arts - Level 20

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Saskatchewan, Grade 11 English Language Arts curriculum (ELA 20), with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Selected lessons to support modules in Media Studies and Journalism Studies can be found on the sidebar.

It is expected that students will:

Speaking

Listening

Recognize that talk is an important tool for communicating, thinking, and learning

speak to clarify and extend thinking
speak to express understanding
speak to share thoughts, opinions, and feelings

Speak fluently and confidently in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes and audiences

speak to inform and persuade

Practice the behaviors of effective listeners

respond personally, critically, creatively, and empathetically
identify persuasive techniques (e.g. propaganda) used by a speaker

Listen effectively in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes

listen to:
- analyze and learn
- analyze and evaluate
- empathize and make connections with others

Writing

Reading

Write fluently and confidently for a variety of purposes and audiences

write for a variety of purposes including to:
- reflect, clarify, and explore ideas express understanding
- describe, narrate, inform, and persuade
- express self
- create and entertain
experiment with a variety of forms of writing such as poem, play, anecdote, or short story

Practice the behaviors of effective, strategic readers

respond personally, critically, and creatively
recognize author’s purpose, form, and techniques
state and evaluate author’s theme, tone, and viewpoint

Representing and Viewing

Create appropriate nonverbal aids and visual images to enhance communication

present information incorporating visual, audio-visual, and dramatic aids to engage the intended audience
communicate thoughts, ideas, and feelings for a specific audience and purpose through a radio script, an advertisement, or a photo essay

Practice the behaviors of effective viewers

respond personally, critically, and creatively to a radio documentary or dramatization
respond personally, critically, and creatively to a print and audio advertisement
identify the purpose, intended audiences, messages, and points of view of a radio documentary or dramatization
recognize language techniques and media conventions in a radio presentation
recognize persuasive techniques in print and multimedia advertising

The following lessons support these learning outcomes: