September 20, 2023 – Our online environments present unique challenges: extremism, online hate and the spread of misinformation and AI-generated deepfakes, just to name a few. But studies have shown that it takes just 10 percent of the people in a community to set its values. Spreading positive content can have a real impact.
Outcome Chart - Atlantic Provinces - English Language Arts 9
Outcome:
FL10.1: Explore how value systems, social factors, personal experiences and cultural backgrounds can influence financial decision-making.
Indicators:
(c) Explore how social influences and personal experiences shape one’s attitudes toward financial decision-making.
(f) Discuss how community and societal norms (e.g., expectations regarding gender roles) influence the financial well-being of self, family and community.
It's been widely said that attention is the currency of the 21st Century. In an age where media occupy an increasingly central role in our lives, the need to have that media focused on you becomes intense. For no-one is this more true than for children and teens, who now expect to be connected twenty-four hours a day and for whom the Internet and cell phones are essential parts of their social lives. An interesting Facebook page, amusing Tweets, outrageous YouTube videos, even shocking photos sent by cell phone -- most of us are aware of the ways that young people seek their peers' attention. In today's media environment, is it still possible to teach young people the value of privacy? What, indeed, does the idea of privacy even mean to today's children and teens?
In this lesson, students learn how shapes are used in character design in comics and animation and look at how male and female characters are depicted in comic books. Using a Comic Book Analysis sheet, students will record the attributes of male and female comic book characters. As a class, students will record common patterns and discuss what messages about men and women are communicated. Students then design a comic book character that uses shapes to communicate what they think a real hero is.
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Alberta Grade 11 Career and Life Management curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Alberta Grade 12 Career and Life Management curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.