This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Northwest Territories, Grade One English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
It is expected that students will:
General Outcome 1: Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent |
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Specific Expectations Talk about and/or represent self, listen to others, and demonstrate curiosity. Express and explain text preferences (oral, print and other media) Choose to engage in classroom activities Make connections between prior and new experiences and/or information Explore personal and others’ opinions |
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General Outcome 2: Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to comprehend and respond personally and critically to oral, print, and other media texts, through a process. |
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Specific Expectations Use prior knowledge to make connections between self and texts (oral, print and other media) Discuss anticipated meaning of print, symbols and images; use comprehension strategies to construct, confirm and revise understanding Use textual cues to construct and confirm meaning in oral, print and other media texts Explore a variety of oral, print and other media texts Respond to oral, print and other media texts creatively and critically Talk about personal connections with texts (oral, print and other media) from various communities Talk about audience and purpose when exploring different forms and genres of texts (oral, print and other media) Listen to, read, and view to discuss the techniques and elements of texts (oral, print and other media) |
Lessons Facing TV Violence: Consequences and Media Violence Facing TV Violence: Counting & Discussing Violence on the Screen |
General Outcome 3: Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to plan and focus an inquiry or research and interpret and analyze information and ideas, through a process. |
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Specific Expectations Discuss personal knowledge of a topic to discover information needs in own and group inquiry Ask questions to satisfy personal curiosity on a topic and discuss information needs in own and group inquiry Listen actively and follow directions for gathering information for own and group inquiry Seek information about a topic from sources, including peers Recognize when information answers the questions asked Understand that library materials have a specific organizational system, which includes visual and auditory cues, to locate information and ideas Make and check predictions using prior knowledge and text features Identify and categorize information according to similarities, differences and sequences Represent and tell key facts in own words Recognize and use gathered information as a basis for communication |
Lessons Facing TV Violence: Consequences and Media Violence Facing TV Violence: Counting & Discussing Violence on the Screen |
General Learning Outcome 4: Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to clarify and enhance oral, written and visual forms of information, through a process. |
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Specific Expectations Create original texts (oral, print and other media) Talk about own and others’ texts and representations (oral, print and other media) |
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General Learning Outcome 5: Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to celebrate and build community within the home, school, workplace and wider society |
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Specific Expectations Work in partnerships and small groups to follow pre-established group processes by accepting responsibility for a task and corresponding role Tell, draw and write about self and family Explore own identity |
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