Studies have found that fast-food ads dominate children’s programming. In order to give children a perspective on the lure of snack-food advertisements, it’s important that they understand where snacks can fit into a healthy diet. Once they have an understanding of where snack food fits into their lives, they can begin to deconstruct the ads themselves.
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the BC Mathematics 6 curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Students are expected to do the following:
Reasoning and analyzing
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Manitoba, Grade 11 Social Studies curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Students will be able to use the creative process to create and respond to the arts:
The following is reproduced from the document Curriculum Framework for English as an Additional Language (EAL) and Literacy, Academics and Language (LAL) Programming (2011):
Nova Scotia - Technology Education Grade 8
Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - Technology Education Grade 7
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Nova Scotia Grade 9 Health Education curriculum with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
This lesson helps students understand the different perceptions of the police force portrayed in the media. Students will learn about the differences between the constructed reality of media and law enforcement in real life and then create their television “cop shows” that provide a more accurate picture of policing.
Quebec Competencies Chart - Girls and Boys on Television