Outcome Chart – Ontario – English: Understanding Contemporary First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Voices – College Preparation Grade 11
Strand A. First Nations, Métis, and Inuit perspectives and text forms in Canada
Overall Expectations:
A2. Deconstructing: demonstrate an understanding of how representations of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit individuals, communities, and cultures in text forms created in Canada are influenced by perspectives related to or shaped by historical period, cultural background, and social and political conditions and events, including perspectives related to gender and the role of women;
Specific Expectations:
A2.1 determine how the messages relating to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures conveyed in various contemporary and historical Indigenous text forms, and, as appropriate, in non-Indigenous texts, might change if they were presented from different perspectives (e.g., the perspectives of veterans, landowners, non-Indigenous immigrants, elderly community members, First Nations women, individuals who live off the land), and make inferences about how the viewpoint of the creator/author is shaped by factors related to historical period, gender, culture, sexual orientation, ability, and/or politics
A2.2 identify contradictions in how First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures have been depicted in various contemporary and historical Indigenous text forms, and non-Indigenous texts and analyse the reasons for the divergence of views
A2.3 make inferences of increasing subtlety about attitudes towards First Nations, Métis, and Inuit content in various contemporary and historical text forms, providing explanations that draw on a range of appropriate evidence to support their opinions
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A3. Reconstructing: demonstrate an understanding of the role of contemporary and historical text forms created in Canada in representing the diversity of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit lives, cultures, and world views, and assess the impact on Canadian society of efforts to challenge colonialist views and incomplete or inaccurate representations.
Specific Expectations:
A3.3 describe several different ways in which the diversity of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit lives, knowledge, cultures, and world views is represented or under-represented in contemporary and historical text forms
A3.4 evaluate a variety of contemporary text forms to determine how accurately they represent the lives and activities of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit individuals and communities, past and present
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Strand E: Media Studies
Overall Expectations:
E1. Understanding Media Texts: demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts from First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures, and, as appropriate, relevant media texts from non-Indigenous sources;
Specific Expectations:
E1.1 explain how media texts from First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures, and, as appropriate, relevant media texts from non-Indigenous sources, including increasingly complex or difficult texts, are created to suit particular purposes and audiences
E1.2 interpret media texts from First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures, and, as appropriate, relevant media texts from non-Indigenous sources, including increasingly complex or difficult texts, identifying and explaining the overt and implied messages they convey
E1.3 evaluate how effectively information, themes, ideas, issues, and opinions are communicated in media texts from First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures, and, as appropriate, relevant media texts from non-Indigenous sources, including increasingly complex or difficult texts, and decide whether the texts achieve their intended purpose
E1.4 explain why the same media text might prompt a variety of different responses from different audiences
E1.5 identify the perspectives and/or biases evident in media texts from First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures, and, as appropriate, relevant media texts from non-Indigenous sources, including increasingly complex or difficult texts, and comment on any questions they may raise about beliefs, values, identity, and power
E1.6 explain how production, marketing, financing, distribution, and legal/regulatory factors influence the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit media industry
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E2. Understanding Media Forms, Conventions, and Techniques: identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning in the context of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures;
Specific Expectations:
E2.1 identify general and specific characteristics of a variety of media forms and explain, with increasing insight, how they shape content and create meaning in the context of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures
E2.2 identify conventions and/or techniques used in a variety of media forms and explain, with increasing insight, how they convey meaning and influence their audience in the context of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures
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E3. Creating Media Texts: create a variety of media texts on subject matter related to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures, for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques;
Specific Expectations:
E3.1 describe the topic, purpose, and audience for media texts they plan to create on subject matter related to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures
E3.2 select a media form to suit the topic, purpose, and audience for a media text they plan to create on subject matter related to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures, and explain why it is the most appropriate choice
E3.3 identify a variety of conventions and/or techniques appropriate to a media form they plan to use, and explain how these will help communicate a specific aspect of their intended meaning effectively
E3.4 produce media texts, including increasingly complex texts, on subject matter related to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures, for a variety of purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques, and describe some ways in which updated representations can influence society
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E5. First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Voices in Contemporary Media: identify various contributions of individuals, organizations, and initiatives, including technological initiatives, to the development of contemporary First Nations, Métis, and Inuit media production, analysing the social and cultural influence of those contributions and the role of media literacy.
Specific Expectations:
E5.1 identify the contributions of a variety of individuals, organizations, and initiatives to the development and production of contemporary First Nations, Métis, and Inuit media texts
E5.2 describe several different ways in which contemporary First Nations, Métis, and Inuit media texts contribute to heritage and identities in Canada (e.g., encouraging diverse interpretations of identities in Canada; promoting understanding and acceptance of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit perspectives on issues of importance to Indigenous individuals and communities), commenting on the role of media production as a social and cultural force in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities
E5.3 explain the role of media literacy, media access, and technology in supporting contemporary First Nations, Métis, and Inuit media creation and consumption