Saw some false info? Say something!
So, you saw some false info?
Whether the bad info you saw was a misunderstanding, an exaggeration, or even an outright lie, how you respond makes a difference.
Be part of the solution. Say something!
New Brunswick - English Language Arts 6
Strand: Interactions
Big Idea: Expression
Skill Descriptor:
Describe and contribute thoughts, feelings, and experiences, and compare to those of their peers.
Achievement Indicators:
Express observations, understandings, viewpoints and perspectives
Compare and contrast observations, understandings, viewpoints, and perspectives that have been shared by others
Outcome Chart - Atlantic Provinces - Social Studies 10-12
In the Atlantic Canada Social Studies Framework, media literacy outcomes are included under the broader categories of Citizenship, Power and Governance; Groups and Institutions; Culture and Cultural Diversity; Individual Development and Identity; Global Connections; Individuals, Societies and Economic Choices; Participating in Social Studies; and People, Science and Technology.
The impact of stereotyping on young people
Generations of North American children have grown up watching “cowboys and Indians” films and TV shows and reading books such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Little House on the Prairie. Popular films and novels reinforced the notion that Indigenous people existed only in the past—forever chasing buffalo or being chased by the cavalry. These images showed them as destined to remain on the margins of “real” society. Such impressions and childhood beliefs, set at an early age, are often the hardest to shake: as Anishinaabe writer Jesse Wente explains, “In the absence of appropriate representations of Indigenous Peoples in the media, misrepresentations become the accepted ‘truth.’”[1]
Outcome Chart - Ontario - English as a Second Language B
This outcome chart contains media education learning outcomes from the English as a Second Language B curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Outcome Chart – Ontario – English: Understanding Contemporary First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Voices – Workplace Preparation Grade 11
E: Media Studies
Overall Expectations:
E1. Understanding Media Texts: Audience Responses
E1. Understanding Media Texts: Critical Literacy
E2. Understanding Media Forms, Conventions and Techniques
Digital Media Literacy for Democracy
Level: Grades 9 to 12
About the Author: MediaSmarts
British Columbia - Arts Education - Media Arts 12
Curricular Competencies
Explore and create
Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Canadian Broadcasting Policy
Canada’s Broadcasting Act, last amended in 1991, outlines industry guidelines for portrayal of diversity.
Racial and Cultural Diversity and Canadian Broadcasting Policy
Canada’s Broadcasting Act, last amended in 1991, outlines industry guidelines for portrayal of diversity.