Watching the Elections - Lesson
In this lesson students look at how elections are media events.
In this lesson students look at how elections are media events.
This is the second of three lessons that address gender stereotypes. The objective of these lessons is to encourage students to develop their own critical intelligence with regard to culturally inherited stereotypes, and to the images presented in the media - film and television, rock music, newspapers and magazines.The lesson begins with a review of stereotypes that are associated with men and women and their possible sources - including the role of the media. Students deconstruct a series of advertisements based on gender representation and answer questions about gender stereotyping about articles they have read.
Overall Expectations:
Demonstrate an understanding of the practical applications of science and technology, and of contributions to science and technology from people with diverse lived experiences.
Specific Expectations:
Quebec Competencies Chart - Earth Day: Maps as media
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Manitoba, Grade 6 Social Studies curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Overall Expectations
Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of habitat and community and identify some factors that could affect habitats and communities of plants and animals;
Describe ways in which humans can change habitats and the effects of these changes on the plants and animals within the habitats.
Specific Expectations
Overall Expectations
Analyze the strategies Saskatchewan people have developed to meet the challenges presented by the natural environment.
Specific Expectations
Research past and present technologies used to withstand the Saskatchewan climate.
Graph the typical energy consumption in Saskatchewan for an average year, and investigate energy efficient technologies being developed in Saskatchewan.
MediaSmarts Resources
Independent events (SP2)