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Quebec Competencies Chart - Secure Comics
Quebec Competencies Chart - Secure Comics
Outcome Chart - Saskatchewan - Social Studies 9
Outcome Chart - Saskatchewan - Social Studies 9
Talking to kids about gender stereotypes
Images of men and women in the media are often based on stereotypical roles of males and females in our society. Because stereotyping can affect how children feel about themselves and how they relate to others, it's important that they learn to recognize and understand gender stereotypes in different media.
Canada's First Web Awareness Day to promote Internet literacy resources for parents
National initiative launched by Canadian public libraries with Media Awareness Network, the Canadian Library Association and Bell Canada
Atlantic Provinces - Outcome Chart - Social Studies Grade 4-6
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.
Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - Social Studies Grade 8
Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - Social Studies Grade 8
Comparing Real Families to TV Families - Lesson
In this lesson, students learn how the media construct reality by studying the families portrayed on television, and comparing them to the real-life families they know: their own, and those of their peers.
Reality Check: Authentication 101
Level: Grades 9 to 12
About the Author: Matthew Johnson, Director of Education, MediaSmarts
Duration: 1 ½ to 2 hours, plus time for the assessment/evaluation activity
Outcome Chart – Nunavut - Aulajaaqtut 12
Strand: Aulajaaqtut
Overall Expectations: Module 3: Global Citizenship Practicum
The students will understand how to collaboratively seek and implement a solution to a global issue by applying the principles of aajiiqatigiinniq, pijitsirniq, and qanuqtuurungnarniq.
Specific Expectations: