British Columbia: English Language Arts 8-10 Overview

Media Education in the English Language Arts Curriculum

The English Language Arts 8 to 10 curriculum provides opportunities for students to learn to use and appreciate language through a variety of communication forms in a variety of contexts, including mass media.

The curriculum focuses on using mass media as well as analyzing its impact on society. As students use electronic communications and examine the nature of information conveyed to the public in newspapers, magazines, radio, television programs, and other media, they learn to:

• examine and evaluate content and audience
• analyze cultural, racial, and gender roles and stereotyping
• communicate effectively using media
• select information and expand their knowledge base
• think critically about the messages surrounding them
• comprehend the role of mass media in society and their personal lives

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BC MOE Program Standards and Education Resources.

On the left menu you will find outcome charts containing media-related learning outcomes from the English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site. As many of our lessons can be adapted to suit different grade levels, specific lessons may be listed for more than one grade. Teachers should also note that individual lessons often satisfy a number of learning outcomes.