Overall Expectations: Comprehen
GCO 4: Select, read, and view with understanding, a range of literature, information, media, and visual texts.
SCO 4: Respond literally, inferentially, and critically to the purpose, structure and characteristics of text, demonstrating increasing knowledge of genre and form (narrative, expository, persuasive, poetry/lyrics, and visual/multimedia).
Parenting is a tough gig. We know it’s going to be hard going into it, but no one really explains how it’s going to all work when we finally get there.
How can teachers equip their students to successfully and ethically navigate the digital world?
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Ontario, Curriculum for English, Grade 10, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Overall Expectations: Demonstrate critical, creative, and innovative thinking
GLO 3.1: Demonstrate an understanding of broadcasting theory.
10.3.1.1 Demonstrate use of the terminology associated with broadcast media technology.
10.3.1.2 Demonstrate an understanding of the theory related to video production, including composition, focus procedures, and white balancing.
Remember the house hippo? The beloved mini creature who lived in Canadian homes? Or at least, that’s what we were told years ago as part of a Concerned Children's Advertisers campaign to help kids think critically about what they were seeing on TV.
This printable activity sheet introduces basic media literacy skills and concepts and is suitable for use in homes, schools and libraries. It can be completed independently, but children will learn more if you discuss the activity with them. Younger children may need help reading the instructions and completing the activity.