Violence on Film: The Ratings Game - Lesson Lesson Plan

Level(s): Grades 9 - 12

Author: MediaSmarts

Overview

To introduce students to the rating systems for films, videos and television and to the issues that surround these classifications.

Learning Outcomes

Students demonstrate:

• knowledge of the history of film classification in Canada.
• knowledge of the film classification categories in their own province.
• an understanding of the differences between film, video and television classifications.
• an understanding of the issues surrounding film, video and television classification.

This lesson and all associated documents (handouts, overheads, backgrounders) are available in an easy-print, pdf kit version.