Northwest Territories | English Language Arts 4

Northwest Territories Outcome Chart: English Language Arts - Grade 4

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Northwest Territories, Grade 4 English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the Media Awareness Network site.

It is expected that students will:

Listen, Speak, Read, Write, View and Represent to Access and Explore Prior Knowledge and Experiences of Self and Others
Describe and reflect upon personal observations and experiences, explored through oral, print, and other media texts, to reach tentative conclusions Connect new information and experiences with prior knowledge to construct meaning in different contexts Explain conclusions based on connections	Lessons Facing TV Violence: Counting & Discussing Violence on the Screen The Anatomy of Cool Humour on Television Kids, Alcohol and Advertising Media Kids Once Upon a Time Teaching TV: Enjoying Television
Listen, Speak, Read, Write, View and Represent to Comprehend and Respond Personally and Critically to Oral, Print, and Other Media Texts
Use prior knowledge and connections between self and texts (oral, print, and other media) to expand personal understanding Explore a variety of oral, print, and other media texts Talk about the purposes of the genres and their corresponding forms	Lessons Co-Co’s Adversmarts Comparing Real Families to TV Families Facing TV Violence: Consequences and Media Violence Looking At Food Advertising Once Upon a Time Packaging Tricks Prejudice and Body Image Teaching TV: Critically Evaluating TV Teaching TV: Enjoying Television Teaching TV: Television as a Story Teller Teaching TV: Television Techniques
Listen, Speak, Read, Write, View and Represent to Plan and Focus an Inquiry or Research and Interpret and Analyze Information and Ideas
Use relevant information from a variety of sources to answer inquiry or research questions Use gathered information and questions to review and add to knowledge; consider new questions regarding the inquiry or research process and content in information collected and gather additional information	Lessons News and Newspapers: Across the Curriculum Introducing the Internet: Exploring the Internet You've Gotta Have a Gimmick Teaching TV: Learning With Television Co-Co’s Adversmarts Student Tutorial (Licensed Resource) Passport to the Internet: Student tutorial for Internet literacy (Grades 4-8)

Last updated August 2008.