Outcomes
Outcome 1: Students will explore the concept of culture and demonstrate an understanding of its role in their lives, inclusive of Acadians, African Nova Scotians, Gaels, Mi’kmaq, and additional cultures
- Classify elements of culture as material or non-material.
- Explore the role of culture in their lives.
- Identify factors that shape culture.
- Investigate how culture is passed on from generation to generation.
MediaSmarts Resources
- Avatars and Body Image
- Comic Book Characters
- Cop Shows
- Creating a Marketing Frenzy
- Female Action Heroes
- Freedom to Smoke
- Gender Stereotypes and Body Image - Lesson
- Girls and Boys on Television
- How to Analyze the News
- Media Kids
- Media literacy key concepts Lesson 3: Audiences negotiate meaning
- Media literacy key concepts Lesson 5: Media have social and political implications
- Once Upon a Time - Lesson
- Prejudice and Body Image
- Put Downs
- Sheroes and Heroes - Lesson
- Stereotyping and Bias
- Teaching TV: Television as a Story Teller - Lesson
- The Anatomy of Cool
- The Broadcast Project - Lesson
- The Constructed World of Television Families
- TV Dads: Immature and Irresponsible?
- TV Stereotypes
- Villains, Heroes and Heroines
- Violence in Sports
- What’s in a Word?
Outcome 2: Students will analyze the importance of cross-cultural understanding inclusive of Acadians, African Nova Scotians, Gaels, Mi’kmaq, and additional cultures.
- Discuss the importance of cross-cultural understanding, and the consequences of its absence.
- Examine the concept of stereotypes and the extent to which the mass media stereotype different cultural groups
- Identify actions that are being taken to improve cross-cultural understanding (national, global) and begin to explore actions that can be and are being taken at the local level.
MediaSmarts Resources
- Activity One: Looking Through the Lenses - Lesson
- Activity Three: Adjusting the Focus - Lesson
- Gender Stereotypes and Body Image - Lesson
- Girls and Boys on Television
- Media Kids
- Once Upon a Time - Lesson
- Prejudice and Body Image
- Stereotyping and Bias
- The Constructed World of Television Families
- TV Dads: Immature and Irresponsible?
- TV Stereotypes
- Villains, Heroes and Heroines
- What’s in a Word?
Outcome 4: Students will examine how traditions relate to culture in a region, inclusive of the traditions of the Acadians, African Nova Scotians, Gaels, Mi’kmaq, and additional cultures
- Explore how traditions, customs, and rituals influence a region`s culture
- Investigate to infer how cultural traditions are affected by change factors
- Explore how cultural values and beliefs are reflected and preserved through language, literature and oral tradition
MediaSmarts Resources
Outcome 5: Students will examine selected examples of child rights issues around the world inclusive of Aboriginal human rights issues in Canada.
- Explore and give examples of the rights included in the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of the Child and UN Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
- Form questions about and investigate selected child rights issues, inclusive of Aboriginal human rights issues.
MediaSmarts Resources
Outcome 6: Students will take age-appropriate actions to demonstrate an understanding of responsibilities as global citizens
- Examine the importance of the rights and responsibilities of being an active global citizen.
- Examine various perspectives to support a position on a local/national/international issue.
- Plan and take age-appropriate actions to address local/national/international problems or issues
MediaSmarts Resources