Module One: History in the Making |
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Overall Expectations Convey and explore their own ideas, personal experiences and cultural perspectives through their arts expressions. Specific Expectations Drama Make purposeful choices among processes, strategies, language and dramatic elements to direct the course and quality of the work Visual Art Choose and explore appropriate media, technology, forms and methods for their visual expression Reflect on and discuss the intentions, development and interpretations of their own and their peers’ work |
MediaSmarts Resources Cyberbullying and Civic Participation Digital Storytelling for Civic Engagement First, Do No Harm: Being an Active Witness to Cyberbullying Marketing to Teens: Gender Roles in Advertising Online Marketing to Kids: Strategies and Techniques Online Relationships: Respect and Consent Relationships and Sexuality in the Media Sports Personalities in Magazine Advertising |
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Overall Expectations Increase their understanding of developments, innovations, and outstanding individuals and groups in the arts, within the respective cultural and historical contexts Specific Expectations Drama Demonstrate critical thought and support interpretations and opinions when responding to works of dramatic art Examine environmental, historical and social factors and issues that have influenced developments and innovations in works of dramatic art Identify how works of dramatic art can transmit or question cultural and societal traditions, values and ideas Music Demonstrate critical thought and support interpretations and opinions when responding to music Examine environmental, historical and social factors and issues that have influenced developments and innovations in music Identify how music can transmit or question cultural and societal traditions, values and ideas Visual Art Demonstrate critical thought and support interpretations and opinions when responding to visual art Develop an understanding of how symbols and images are used by various artists to express ideas, feelings, social and political positions, etc. Examine environmental, historical and social factors and issues that have influenced developments and innovations in visual art Identify how works of visual art can transmit or question cultural and societal traditions, values and ideas |
MediaSmarts Resources Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising Marketing to Teens: Alternate Ads Marketing to Teens: Gotta Have It! Designer & Brand Names Movie Heroes and the Heroic Journey Popular Music and Music Videos Relationships and Sexuality in the Media Sports Personalities in Magazine Advertising The Pornography Debate: Controversy in Advertising |
Module Three: Tell It Like It Is! |
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Overall Expectations Continue to explore various sources of ideas and develop and convey their ideas through the arts Specific Expectations Drama Continue to develop an understanding of how dramatic artists acquire and develop ideas Explore, develop and convey their ideas through drama Demonstrate co-operative effort and a willingness to accept the ideas of others, recognizing that drama combines many individual ideas and contributions to form a whole artistic expression Visual Art Continue to develop an understanding of how visual artists acquire and develop ideas Explore, develop and convey their ideas through visual art Continue to demonstrate understanding of the ways in which the elements of art, principles of design, manipulation of visual images and media affect expression and meaning |
MediaSmarts Resources Cyberbullying and Civic Participation Digital Storytelling for Civic Engagement First, Do No Harm: Being an Active Witness to Cyberbullying Marketing to Teens: Gender Roles in Advertising Online Marketing to Kids: Strategies and Techniques Online Relationships: Respect and Consent Relationships and Sexuality in the Media Sports Personalities in Magazine Advertising |
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Overall Expectations Examine how various artists have represented or interpreted ideas that relate to those being explored by the students Specific Expectations Drama Develop an understanding of various ways that human experience is reflected in their own work and that of their peers Continue to demonstrate critical thinking and support opinions using appropriate language and vocabulary when responding to works of dramatic art Examine, analyse and interpret the work of dramatic artists within the works’ cultural and historical context Music Examine, analyse and interpret the work of musicians and composers within the works’ cultural and historical context Visual Art Examine, analyse and interpret the work of artists within the works’ cultural and historical context |
MediaSmarts Resources Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising Marketing to Teens: Alternate Ads Marketing to Teens: Gotta Have It! Designer & Brand Names Movie Heroes and the Heroic Journey Popular Music and Music Videos Relationships and Sexuality in the Media Sports Personalities in Magazine Advertising The Pornography Debate: Controversy in Advertising |
Module Four: Film and Video |
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Overall Expectations Increase their understanding of the language, techniques and creative processes of film and video as art forms Specific Expectations Continue to develop an understanding of the elements of filmmaking Examine techniques and special effects in film Increase awareness of the various roles of individuals and the collaborative process involved in filmmaking |
MediaSmarts Resources Movie Heroes and the Heroic Journey Transgender Representation in TV and Movies |
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Overall Expectations Develop and convey their ideas through film and video Specific Expectations Apply their knowledge of the language and processes of filmmaking to create films and/or videos Increase and apply technical skills Explore and express their own ideas and points of view through the art of film and video |
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Overall Expectations Increase their understanding of historical developments in film and video, considering a film’s cultural and historical context Specific Expectations Develop a critical understanding of several film genres Develop an awareness of significant influences and issues in the history of film |
MediaSmarts Resources Movie Heroes and the Heroic Journey Transgender Representation in TV and Movies |
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Overall Expectations Develop an understanding of the ideas and work of various film and video artists Specific Expectations Examine films and videos that reflect varied perspectives and representations Develop criteria with which to evaluate and respond to the aesthetic qualities of film and video |
MediaSmarts Resources Movie Heroes and the Heroic Journey Transgender Representation in TV and Movies |
Module Five: The Arts and Popular Culture |
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Overall Expectations Create arts expressions that refer to images, symbols, experiences, objects or events drawn from popular culture Specific Expectations Create art works that incorporate images, symbols, objects or events related to popular culture |
MediaSmarts Resources Digital Storytelling for Civic Engagement Don’t Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns Making Media for Democratic Citizenship Marketing to Teens: Gender Roles in Advertising Marketing to Teens: Marketing Tactics Online Relationships: Respect and Consent Relationships and Sexuality in the Media The Privacy Dilemma: Lesson Plan for Senior Classrooms |
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Overall Expectations Examine ways that the dominant popular culture of a society is a construction of reality that may represent or misrepresent real-life experiences Specific Expectations Examine various constructions of reality in print and media advertising and in popular prime time television programs that are directed at a teenage audience Examine ways that women and minority groups have been portrayed on television and in popular films |
MediaSmarts Resources Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising Marketing to Teens: Alternate Ads Marketing to Teens: Gender Roles in Advertising Marketing to Teens: Gotta Have It! Designer & Brand Names Marketing to Teens: Marketing Tactics Marketing to Teens: Talking Back Perceptions of Youth and Crime Relationships and Sexuality in the Media Shaking the Movers: Youth Rights and Media The Impact of Gender Stereotypes |
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Overall Expectations Examine popular culture through the ages at various times and places, exploring social, historical and artistic forces that shape popular culture Specific Expectations Analyse the effects of popular music, dance, drama and visual images on daily life Explore the influence of role models in popular culture through the ages |
MediaSmarts Resources Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development Movie Heroes and the Heroic Journey Relationships and Sexuality in the Media The Impact of Gender Stereotypes The Pornography Debate: Controversy in Advertising |
Module Six: Expanding Horizons: The Arts in Canada |
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Overall Expectations Understand ways in which the arts in Canada identify, preserve and create a diverse Canadian culture Specific Expectations Examine the factors that influence cultural identity, both within and outside of Canada |
MediaSmarts Resources Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development Finding and Authenticating Online Information on Global Development Issues Online Propaganda and the Proliferation of Hate Perceptions of Youth and Crime |
Module Seven: Global Connections |
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Overall Expectations Examine ways that artists may choose to address global issues through their work Specific Expectations Explore the role of arts as social commentary Gain an understanding of contemporary Indigenous peoples’ ideas and sociopolitical aspirations expressed through the arts – national and global |
MediaSmarts Resources Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development Digital Outreach for Civic Engagement Digital Storytelling for Civic Engagement Introduction to Online Civic Engagement Making Media for Democratic Citizenship Online Propaganda and the Proliferation of Hate Relationships and Sexuality in the Media Shaking the Movers: Youth Rights and Media The Pornography Debate: Controversy in Advertising |
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Overall Expectations Create arts expressions in response to global concerns Specific Expectations Respond to global issues through the creation of their own art works |
MediaSmarts Resources Digital Outreach for Civic Engagement Don’t Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns Making Media for Democratic Citizenship |
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