British Columbia | English Language Arts 10

British Columbia Outcome Chart: English Language Arts Grade 10

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the British Columbia, Grade 10 English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the Media Awareness Network site.

It is expected that students will:

Reading and Viewing
Purposes (Reading and Viewing) view, both collaboratively and independently, to comprehend a variety of visual texts, such as – broadcast media – web sites – graphic novels – film and video – photographs – art – visual components of print media – student-generated material	Lessons Celebrities and World Issues Deconstructing Web Pages Deconstructing Web Pages ICYouSee: T is for Thinking News Journalism Across the Media: Introduction Who Knows? Your Privacy in the Information Age How to Analyze the News Viewing a Crime Drama Scripting a Crime Drama Thinking Like a Tobacco Company: Grades 7-9 Truth or Money Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising Alcohol on the Web Don't Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns Thinking Like a Citizen Marketing to Teens: Marketing Tactics Thinking About Hate The Privacy Dilemma What Students Need to Know about Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Teaching About Napster The Function of Music Movie Heroes and the Heroic Journey Cinema Cop Profile Backgrounders Evaluating Internet Research Sources Teachable Moments Smoke Screen: Tobacco in the Movies Photographic Truth in the Digital Era Tale of Two Cities TERRORISM: 2001 09 11 A Fish Out of Water Analyze Oscar: Deconstructing the Academy Awards
Strategies (Reading and Viewing) during reading and viewing, select, adapt, and apply a range of strategies to construct, monitor, and confirm meaning, including – comparing and refining predictions, questions, images, and connections – making inferences and drawing conclusions – summarizing and paraphrasing – using text features – determining the meaning of unknown words and phrases – clarifying meaning after reading and viewing, select, adapt, and apply a range of strategies to extend and confirm meaning and to consider author’s craft, including – reflecting on predictions, questions, images, and connections made during reading – reviewing text and purpose for reading – making inferences and drawing conclusions – summarizing, synthesizing, and applying ideas – identifying stylistic techniques	Lessons Deconstructing Web Pages ICYouSee: T is for Thinking News Journalism Across the Media: Introduction Who Knows? Your Privacy in the Information Age How to Analyze the News Viewing a Crime Drama Scripting a Crime Drama Thinking Like a Tobacco Company: Grades 7-9 Truth or Money Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising Alcohol on the Web Don't Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns Thinking Like a Citizen Marketing to Teens: Marketing Tactics Thinking About Hate What Students Need to Know about Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Teaching About Napster The Function of Music Movie Heroes and the Heroic Journey Cinema Cop Profile Backgrounders Evaluating Internet Research Sources Teachable Moments Smoke Screen: Tobacco in the Movies Photographic Truth in the Digital Era Tale of Two Cities TERRORISM: 2001 09 11 A Fish Out of Water Analyze Oscar: Deconstructing the Academy Awards
Thinking (Reading and Viewing) interpret, analyse, and evaluate ideas and information from texts, by – making and supporting reasoned judgments – comparing ideas and elements among texts – identifying and describing diverse voices – describing bias, contradictions, and non-represented perspectives – identifying the importance and impact of historical and cultural contexts synthesize and extend thinking about texts, by – personalizing ideas and information – explaining relationships among ideas and information – applying new ideas and information – transforming existing ideas and information – contextualizing ideas and information	Lessons Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development Celebrities and World Issues Finding and Authenticating Online Information on Global Development Issues Bias Bias in the News Perceptions of Youth and Crime Perceptions of Race and Crime Images of Learning: Secondary The White Screen: Absent Voices in the Media Crime Perceptions Quiz Marketing to Teens: Gender Roles in Advertising Marketing to Teens: Gotta Have It! Designer & Brand Names Marketing to Teens: Marketing Tactics Video Games Thinking Like a Tobacco Company: Grades 7-9 Learning Gender Stereotypes Exposing Gender Stereotypes Impact of Gender Role Stereotypes Public Images Gender and Tobacco Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising Alcohol on the Web Don't Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns Thinking About Hate The Function of Music Defining Pop Culture Individuality vs. Conformity Popular Music and Music Videos The Price of Happiness: On Advertising, Image, and Self Esteem The Privacy Dilemma Articles Crime Not Black and White Covering Refugees with Figures of Speech Crime Has No Culture or Race
Features (Reading and Viewing) recognize and explain how structures and features of text shape readers’ and viewers’ construction of meaning, including – form and genre – functions of text – literary elements – literary devices – use of language – non-fiction elements – visual/artistic devices	Lessons Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development Celebrities and World Issues Finding and Authenticating Online Information on Global Development Issues Bias Bias in the News Perceptions of Youth and Crime Perceptions of Race and Crime Images of Learning: Secondary The White Screen: Absent Voices in the Media Crime Perceptions Quiz Marketing to Teens: Gender Roles in Advertising Marketing to Teens: Gotta Have It! Designer & Brand Names Marketing to Teens: Marketing Tactics Video Games Thinking Like a Tobacco Company: Grades 7-9 Learning Gender Stereotypes Exposing Gender Stereotypes Impact of Gender Role Stereotypes Public Images Gender and Tobacco Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising Alcohol on the Web Don't Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns Thinking About Hate The Function of Music Defining Pop Culture Individuality vs. Conformity Popular Music and Music Videos The Price of Happiness: On Advertising, Image, and Self Esteem Articles Crime Not Black and White Covering Refugees with Figures of Speech Crime Has No Culture or Race
Writing and Representing
Strategies (Writing and Representing) write effective imaginative texts to develop ideas and information to – strengthen connections and insights – explore and adapt literary forms and techniques – experiment with increasingly sophisticated language and style – engage and entertain select adapt, and apply a range of strategies to generate, develop, and organize ideas for writing and representing, including – making connections – setting a purpose and considering audience – gathering and summarizing ideas from personal interest, knowledge, and inquiry – analysing writing samples or models – setting class-generated criteria create thoughtful representations that communicate ideas and information to – explore and respond – record and describe – explain and persuade – engage	Lessons Finding and Authenticating Online Information on Global Development Issues Deconstructing Web Pages Political Cartoons ICYouSee: T is for Thinking Create a Youth Consumer Magazine Video Production of a Newscast Writing a Newspaper Article Scripting a Crime Drama Marketing to Teens: Talking Back Magazine Production The Broadcast Project Camera Shots News Journalism Across the Media: Introduction Definitions and Comments about the News The Newspaper Front Page Radio News Backgrounders Evaluating Internet Research Sources Teachable Moments Bad Ads Essay Writing Contest Captive Audience MNet Special Initiatives Web Awareness: Fact or Folly Reality Check! Evaluating Online Information

Last updated August 2008.