Outcome Chart - Ontario - English 12 Media Studies

This outcome chart contains media education learning outcomes from the Ontario, Curriculum for English, Grade 12 Media Studies, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

It is expected that students will:

Understanding Media Texts

Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts

  • demonstrate insight into how elements in more challenging media texts are designed to suit particular purposes and/or audiences
  • Analyse more challenging media texts to identify and interpret overt and implied messages in them
  • evaluate how effectively more challenging media texts communicate information, ideas, and opinions and/or present issues and themes
  • demonstrate insight into why the same media text might prompt different responses from different audiences
  • analyse more challenging media texts to identify the perspectives and/or biases expressed in them, and demonstrate insight into what they suggest about values, identity, and/or power
  • Demonstrate insight into how production, marketing, financing, distribution, and legal/regulatory factors influence the media industry

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Understanding Media Forms, Conventions, and Techniques

identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning

  • Identify general and specific characteristics of a variety of media forms and demonstrate insight into how they shape content and create meaning
  • Identify and analyse a wide range of conventions and/or techniques that are used in a variety of media forms and demonstrate insight into how they convey meaning and influence their audience

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Creating Media Texts

create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques

  • Describe the topic, purpose, and audience for media texts they plan to create and identify practical, interpretive, and/or creative challenges they may face in achieving their purpose
  • Select a media form to suit the topic, purpose, and audience for a media text they plan to create and explain why it is the most appropriate choice
  • Identify a wide variety of conventions and/or techniques appropriate to a media form they plan to use , and explain how these will help communicate a compelling message
  • Produce media texts for a wide variety of purposes and audiences, using the most appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques

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Reflecting on Media Literacy Skills and Strategies

reflect on and identify their strengths as media interpreters and creators, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in understanding and creating media texts.

  • Identify a wide variety of strategies they used before, during, and after interpreting and creating media texts, explain which ones were most helpful, and identify challenges they face and l steps they can take to extend and refine their skills as media interpreters and producers
  • Explain how their skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing help them interpret and produce media texts

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