English Language Arts

The Nova Scotia English language arts curriculum includes expectations that incorporate media education themes. These are found throughout the three strands: Speaking and Listening, Reading and Viewing and Writing and Other Ways of Representing.  

In 2025, additional curricular expectations relating to gender-based violence were added to Secondary English Language Arts as a result of the Mass Casualty Commission’s Recommendation C.17.  

On the sidebar you will find outcome charts containing media-related learning expectations from the English language arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site. As many of our lessons can be adapted to suit different grade levels and abilities, specific lessons may be listed for more than one grade. Teachers should also note that individual lessons often satisfy a number of expectations.