Outcome Chart - Saskatchewan - English Language Arts Levels 30-A
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Saskatchewan, Grade 12 English Language Arts curriculum (ELA 30-A), with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
It is expected that students will:
Comprehend and Respond
Overall Expectations
Students will extend their abilities to view, listen to, read, comprehend, and respond to a variety of contemporary and traditional grade-appropriate texts in a variety of forms (oral, print, and other media) from First Nations, Métis, and other cultures for a variety of purposes including for learning, interest, and enjoyment.
Specific Expectations
CR A 30.1 View, listen to, read, comprehend, and respond to a variety of grade-appropriate First Nations, Métis, Saskatchewan, and Canadian texts that address:
- identity (e.g., Define the Individual, Negotiate the Community)
- social responsibility (e.g., Shift Centres, Blur Margins), and
- social action (agency) (e.g., Understand Beliefs, Initiate Action).
MediaSmarts Resources
Lessons
- Advertising and Male Violence
- Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development
- Bias and Crime in Media
- Bias in News Sources
- Crime in the News
- Cyberbullying and the Law
- Diversity and Media Ownership
- Don’t Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns
- Finding and Authenticating Online Information on Global Development Issues
- Kellogg Special K Ads
- Marketing to Teens: Gender Roles in Advertising
- Marketing to Teens: Gotta Have It! Designer & Brand Names
- Marketing to Teens: Marketing Tactics
- Miscast and Seldom Seen
- Online Propaganda and the Proliferation of Hate
- Perceptions of Youth and Crime
- Political Cartoons
- Popular Music and Music Videos
- Sex in Advertising
- Suffragettes and Iron Ladies
- The Citizen Reporter
- The Front Page
- The Pornography Debate: Controversy in Advertising
- Violence on Television
- Watching the Elections
- Who’s Telling My Story?
CR A 30.2 View and evaluate critically information and ideas obtained from First Nations, Métis, Saskatchewan, and Canadian visual and multimedia texts including an advertisement, news broadcast, poster, and film.
MediaSmarts Resources
Lessons
- Advertising and Male Violence
- Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development
- Camera Shots
- Crime in the News
- Don’t Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns
- Kellogg Special K Ads
- Marketing to Teens: Alternate Ads
- Marketing to Teens: Gotta Have It! Designer & Brand Names
- Online Propaganda and the Proliferation of Hate
- Perceptions of Youth and Crime
- Political Cartoons
- Popular Music and Music Videos
- Sex in Advertising
- Suffragettes and Iron Ladies
- The Front Page
- The Pornography Debate: Controversy in Advertising
- Watching the Elections
CR A 30.3 Listen to, comprehend, and develop coherent and plausible interpretations of grade-appropriate literary and informational texts created by First Nations, Métis, Saskatchewan, and Canadian speakers and authors from various communities.
MediaSmarts Resources
Lessons
CR A 30.4 Read, demonstrate comprehension of, and apply knowledge from grade-appropriate informational (including editorials, reviews, and articles) and literary (including fiction, script, poetry, and non-fiction) texts from First Nations, Métis, Saskatchewan, and Canadian authors as a basis for understanding self and the multiplicity of voices and perspectives that make up Canadian culture.
MediaSmarts Resources
Lessons
- Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development
- Bias in News Sources
- Celebrities and World Issues
- Diversity and Media Ownership
- Finding and Authenticating Online Information on Global Development Issues
- Free Speech and the Internet
- Online Propaganda and the Proliferation of Hate
- Suffragettes and Iron Ladies
- The Citizen Reporter
- The Front Page
- Who’s Telling My Story?
Compose and Create (CC)
Overall Expectations
Students will extend their abilities to speak, write, and use other forms of representation to explore and present thoughts, feelings, and experiences in a variety of forms for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Specific Expectations
CC A 30.1 Create a range of visual, multimedia, oral, and written texts that explore:
• identity (e.g., Define the Individual, Negotiate the Community),
• social responsibility (e.g., Shift Centres, Blur Margins), and
• social action (agency) (e.g., Understand Beliefs, Initiate Action).
MediaSmarts Resources
Lessons
- Bias and Crime in Media
- Celebrities and World Issues
- Don’t Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns
- First Person
- Making Media for Democratic Citizenship
- Marketing to Teens: Gender Roles in Advertising
- The Blockbuster Movie
- The Price of Happiness
- The Privacy Dilemma: Lesson Plan for Senior Classrooms
- Watching the Elections
CC A 30.3 Present and express a range of ideas and information in formal (including a panel presentation and a business or community meeting) and informal (including discussions and collaborative work) situations for differing audiences and purposes.
MediaSmarts Resources
Lessons
- Diversity and Media Ownership
- Free Speech and the Internet
- Kellogg Special K Ads
- Who’s Telling My Story?
CC A 30.4 Create a variety of informational (including an inquiry/research paper and an editorial) and literary (including a real or invented narrative and a literary criticism essay) texts that are appropriate to a variety of audiences and purposes including informing, persuading, and entertaining.
MediaSmarts Resources
Lessons