How #Ottawapiskat turned the tables on media coverage of native issues Over the last few months the Idle No More movement has succeeded in bringing Aboriginal issues to national attention. This has been due in no small part due to the movement's use of Twitter, where #IdleNoMore was a Trending Topic in both Canada and worldwide.
Framed around key concepts of media literacy, the That’s Not Me tutorial examines how entertainment and news media represent diversity and the impact these media portrayals can have on the value we place on individuals and groups in society.
Using oral, written, visual, and digital texts, students are expected individually and collaboratively to be able to:
November 21st marks World Television Day, as chosen by the United Nations in 1996. Naturally, my first reaction is to want to celebrate this day – I love television. TV has been a big part of our lives for a long time, but it has changed a lot since my children (and maybe even yours) were younger. It’s certainly changed since I was a kid.
Students are expected to be able to do the following:
Women professionals and athletes continue to be under-represented in news coverage, and are often stereotypically portrayed when they are included.
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.
1. listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to access and explore prior knowledge and experiences of self and others.
Specific Expectations:
1.1.1 Talk about and/or represent self, and listen to others, and demonstrate curiosity
1.1.2 Express and explain text preferences (oral, print, and other media)
1.1.3 Choose to engage in classroom activities
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Manitoba, Senior 4 (Grade 12) English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.