Listening and Speaking
GCO 1: Use oral language to learn
- invite others to participate in discussions and think about what other people have said during a discussion
- ask questions of others in order to clarify and get more information
- answer questions asked by others in order to clarify or give more information
- state a point of view and support it with explanations, reasoning, or personal examples
- listen to others closely and identify the main ideas and details of their message
MediaSmarts Lessons
- Behaving Ethically Online: Ethics and Values
- Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development
- Bias and Crime in Media
- Cyberbullying and Civic Participation
- Image Gap
- Kids, Alcohol and Advertising - Lesson 4: Interpreting Media Messages
- Kids, Alcohol and Advertising 1: Messages About Drinking
- Media literacy key concepts Lesson 3: Audiences negotiate meaning
- Media literacy key concepts Lesson 5: Media have social and political implications
- The Anatomy of Cool
- Unpacking Privilege
- Up, Up and Away? (TM)
- Who’s on First? Alcohol Advertising and Sports
GCO 2: communicate using clear oral communication
2.1 contribute to small-group and whole-class discussions using a variety of strategies for effective talk
2.2 realize that how we communicate (vocabulary, sentence structure, speed, tone) is influenced by communication with others
2.3 give instructions and follow instructions 2.4 respond appropriately to instructions, directions, and questions
2.5 consider the effectiveness of a speaker based on his or her talk
2.6 identify verbal and non-verbal cues speakers use (repetition, volume and eye contact)
MediaSmarts Lessons
- Kids, Alcohol and Advertising 1: Messages About Drinking
- The Anatomy of Cool
- Unpacking Privilege
- Who’s on First? Alcohol Advertising and Sports
GCO 3: interact with sensitivity and respect
3.1 demonstrate active listening (eye contact, rephrasing, clarifying, extending, refining, and summarizing)
3.2 show respect and sensitivity toward others and their differences when giving personal opinions
3.3 recognize that our values, attitudes, biases, beliefs, and prejudices are reflected in our spoken language
3.4 understand how language is used to influence and manipulate
3.5 recognize that different situations require different conventions (questioning techniques, persuasive talk, formal language)
MediaSmarts Lessons
- Behaving Ethically Online: Ethics and Values
- Bias and Crime in Media
- Cyberbullying and Civic Participation
- Cyberbullying and the Law
- Freedom to Smoke
- Gender and Tobacco Impact! How to Make a Difference When You Witness Bullying Online
- Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising
- Gender Stereotypes and Body Image - Lesson
- Images of Learning
- Kids, Alcohol and Advertising - Lesson 4: Interpreting Media Messages
- Kids, Alcohol and Advertising 1: Messages About Drinking
- Kids, Alcohol and Advertising 2: Young Drinkers
- Media literacy key concepts Lesson 4: Media have commercial implications
- Scientific Detectives
- Stereotyping and Bias
- The Anatomy of Cool
- The Girl in the Mirror
- Understanding Cyberbullying: Virtual vs. Physical Worlds
- Who’s on First? Alcohol Advertising and Sports
Reading and Viewing
GCO 4: read widely and with understanding
- select texts that meet needs and interests
- read a variety of texts including fiction and literature, non-fiction, and media texts from different provinces and countries.
- show an awareness of how authors use text features to create meaning
- use text features to construct meaning and understand the text
- develop independence in using the cueing systems to enhance fluency and make meaning from increasingly complex text
- develop independence in the use of a range of reading strategies (predicting, connecting, questioning, inferring) to make meaning from complex print and media texts
- identify and discuss the kinds of strategies good readers and viewers use
- recognize and explain personal processes and strategies for reading various texts
MediaSmarts Lessons
- Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development
- Deconstructing Web Pages
- Freedom to Smoke
- Gender and Tobacco
- Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising
- Kids, Alcohol and Advertising 1: Messages About Drinking
- Kids, Alcohol and Advertising 2: Young Drinkers
- Media literacy key concepts Lesson 4: Media have commercial implications
- Mirror Image
- Online Marketing to Kids: Protecting Your Privacy
- Perceptions of Youth and Crime
- Prejudice and Body Image
- Selling Obesity
- Selling Tobacco
- Sports Personalities in Magazine Advertising
- Stereotyping and Bias
- Tobacco Labels
- Video Games
- You’ve Gotta Have a Gimmick
GCO 5: conduct research
5.1 identify relevant or interesting topics or questions for further study
5.2 recognize the need for additional information to meet learning needs
5.3 locate information from a variety of print and non-print sources
5.4 develop approaches and strategies for conducting research (questioning, narrowing topic, webbing, note-making, drafting, using organizers)
MediaSmarts Lessons
GCO 6: respond personally
6.1 give initial response, orally or in writing, to what is read or viewed
6.2 support personal response to the issues, themes, and situations within texts by giving personal examples and citing evidence from the text
MediaSmarts Lessons
GCO 7: read critically
7.1 recognize that print and media texts can be biased
7.2 begin to question the relevance and reliability of the content presented
7.3 begin to recognize the tools authors use in their writing to achieve different purposes (organization of information, language choice, use of time, imagery)
7.4 identify, describe, and discuss the impact that text form, content, and structure have on meaning
7.5 understand that values and personal experiences influence understanding and critical response
7.6 explore culture and reality as portrayed in media text
MediaSmarts Lessons
- Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development
- Deconstructing Web Pages
- Freedom to Smoke
- Gender and Tobacco
- Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising
- Kids, Alcohol and Advertising 1: Messages About Drinking
- Kids, Alcohol and Advertising 2: Young Drinkers
- Media literacy key concepts Lesson 4: Media have commercial implications
- Mirror Image
- Online Marketing to Kids: Protecting Your Privacy
- Perceptions of Youth and Crime
- Prejudice and Body Image
- Selling Obesity
- Selling Tobacco
- Sports Personalities in Magazine Advertising
- Stereotyping and Bias
- Tobacco Labels
- Video Games
- You’ve Gotta Have a Gimmick
Writing and Representing
GCO 8: use many kinds of writing to think and learn
8.1 experiment with a number of strategies as a language learner, such as brainstorming, sketching, and free-writing
8.2 write to extend, explore, and reflect
8.3 reflect on the writing strategies that help them learn and describe their personal growth as language learners.
8.4 understand the purpose and benefits of note-making and the forms of note-making
8.5 integrate interesting effects in their writing (feelings and thoughts, detail, correct inconsistency, avoid extraneous detail, language choice, vocabulary, and phrasing)
MediaSmarts Lessons
- Buy Nothing Day
- Images of Learning
- Online Marketing to Kids: Protecting Your Privacy
- Perceptions of Youth and Crime
- Prejudice and Body Image
- Selling Tobacco
- Taming the Wild Wiki
- Television Broadcast Ratings
- The Girl in the Mirror
- Video Games
- Violence in Sports
- You’ve Gotta Have a Gimmick
GCO 9: create a variety of texts
9.1 produce a range of writing forms (stories, cartoons, journals, business letters, speeches, reports, interviews, messages, poems, ads) 9.2 understand that what is written and how it is written must fit the audience and the purpose for writing
9.3 understand that ideas can be represented in more than one way and experiment with many forms
9.4 ask for feedback about writing and apply it to future drafts
MediaSmarts Lessons
- Buy Nothing Day
- Images of Learning
- Online Marketing to Kids: Protecting Your Privacy
- Perceptions of Youth and Crime
- Prejudice and Body Image
- Selling Tobacco
- Taming the Wild Wiki
- Television Broadcast Ratings
- The Girl in the Mirror
- Video Games
- Violence in Sports
- You’ve Gotta Have a Gimmick
GCO 10: produce clear and effective writing and other representations
10.1 use spelling conventions for familiar words and attempt difficult words; check for correctness; use standard punctuation, grammar, variety of sentences, vocabulary, and paragraph structures
10.2 begin to use specific strategies for creating texts, including prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and presenting
10.3 use various technologies for the purpose of communicating (video, email, word processing, audiotape, Internet)
10.4 demonstrate a commitment to crafting writing and other representations
10.5 collect and combine information from several sources (interview, film, CD, text)
MediaSmarts Lessons
- Alcohol Myths
- Impact! How to Make a Difference When You Witness Bullying Online
- Buy Nothing Day
- Comic Book Characters
- Cop Shows
- Cyberbullying and Civic Participation
- Editing Emotions
- Getting the Toothpaste Back into the Tube
- Images of Learning
- Looks Good Enough to Eat
- Media Kids
- Online Marketing to Kids: Protecting Your Privacy
- Online Marketing to Kids: Strategies and Techniques
- Perceptions of Youth and Crime
- Prejudice and Body Image
- Privacy and Internet Life: Lesson Plan for Intermediate Classrooms
- Put Your Best Face Forward
- Selling Tobacco
- Taming the Wild Wiki
- Television Broadcast Ratings
- That’s Not Cool
- The Girl in the Mirror
- Tobacco Labels
- Understanding Cyberbullying: Virtual vs. Physical Worlds
- Video Games
- Video Production of a Newscast
- Violence in Sports
- Writing a Newspaper Article
- You’ve Gotta Have a Gimmick