British Columbia | English Language Arts 11

British Columbia Outcome Chart: English Language Arts Grade 11

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the BC English Language Arts Grade 11 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, with increasing complexity of ideas and form, 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 Kellogg Special K Ads Crime in the News Crime Drama Unit: - Lesson One: Crime Perceptions Quiz - Lesson Two: Viewing a Crime Drama - Lesson Three: Scripting a Crime Drama - Lesson Four: Comparing Crime Dramas Sex in Advertising: Sex The Pornography Debate: Controversy in Advertising Advertising and Male Violence The White Screen: Absent Voices in the Media You Be the Editor The Privacy Dilemma Who Knows? Your Privacy in the Information Age News is not Just Black and White: Fact Versus Opinion Bias The Resource Racket: A Global Perspective on Resources and Consumption Don't Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns Broadcasting Codes The CAB Voluntary Violence Code Violence on Television The Function of Music Defining Pop Culture Individuality vs. Conformity Popular Music and Music Videos That's Me You're Talking About The Newspaper Front Page Bias in the News Fact Versus Opinion Diversity Audit Movie Heroes and the Heroic Journey Cinema Cops Articles Crime Not Black and White Covering Refugees with Figures of Speech Crime Has No Culture or Race Jingoism: Mad Dogs and Englishmen Teachable Moments Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty Smoke Screen: Tobacco in the Movies Resources Reality Check! Evaluating Online Information
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 Kellogg Special K Ads Crime in the News Crime Drama Unit: - Lesson One: Crime Perceptions Quiz - Lesson Two: Viewing a Crime Drama - Lesson Three: Scripting a Crime Drama - Lesson Four: Comparing Crime Dramas Sex in Advertising: Sex The Pornography Debate: Controversy in Advertising Advertising and Male Violence The White Screen: Absent Voices in the Media You Be the Editor The Privacy Dilemma Who Knows? Your Privacy in the Information Age News is not Just Black and White: Fact Versus Opinion Bias The Resource Racket: A Global Perspective on Resources and Consumption Don't Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns Broadcasting Codes The CAB Voluntary Violence Code Violence on Television The Function of Music Defining Pop Culture Individuality vs. Conformity Popular Music and Music Videos That's Me You're Talking About The Newspaper Front Page Bias in the News Fact Versus Opinion Diversity Audit Movie Heroes and the Heroic Journey Cinema Cops Articles Crime Not Black and White Covering Refugees with Figures of Speech Crime Has No Culture or Race Jingoism: Mad Dogs and Englishmen Teachable Moments Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty Smoke Screen: Tobacco in the Movies Resources Reality Check! Evaluating Online Information
Thinking (Reading and Viewing) interpret, analyse, and evaluate ideas and information from texts, by – critiquing logic and quality of evidence – identifying and describing diverse voices – critiquing perspectives – identifying and challenging bias, contradictions, and distortions – identifying the importance and impact of social, political, and historical 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 Kellogg Special K Ads Crime in the News Crime Drama Unit: - Lesson One: Crime Perceptions Quiz - Lesson Two: Viewing a Crime Drama - Lesson Three: Scripting a Crime Drama - Lesson Four: Comparing Crime Dramas Sex in Advertising: Sex The Pornography Debate: Controversy in Advertising Advertising and Male Violence The White Screen: Absent Voices in the Media You Be the Editor Who Knows? Your Privacy in the Information Age News is not Just Black and White: Fact Versus Opinion Bias The Resource Racket: A Global Perspective on Resources and Consumption Don't Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns Broadcasting Codes The CAB Voluntary Violence Code Violence on Television The Function of Music Defining Pop Culture Individuality vs. Conformity Popular Music and Music Videos That's Me You're Talking About The Newspaper Front Page Bias in the News Fact Versus Opinion Diversity Audit Movie Heroes and the Heroic Journey Cinema Cops Articles Crime Not Black and White Covering Refugees with Figures of Speech Crime Has No Culture or Race Jingoism: Mad Dogs and Englishmen Teachable Moments Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty Smoke Screen: Tobacco in the Movies Resources Reality Check! Evaluating Online Information
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 Kellogg Special K Ads Crime in the News Crime Drama Unit: - Lesson One: Crime Perceptions Quiz - Lesson Two: Viewing a Crime Drama - Lesson Three: Scripting a Crime Drama - Lesson Four: Comparing Crime Dramas Sex in Advertising: Sex The Pornography Debate: Controversy in Advertising Advertising and Male Violence The White Screen: Absent Voices in the Media You Be the Editor Who Knows? Your Privacy in the Information Age News is not Just Black and White: Fact Versus Opinion Bias The Resource Racket: A Global Perspective on Resources and Consumption Don't Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns Broadcasting Codes The CAB Voluntary Violence Code Violence on Television The Function of Music Defining Pop Culture Individuality vs. Conformity Popular Music and Music Videos That's Me You're Talking About The Newspaper Front Page Bias in the News Fact Versus Opinion Diversity Audit Movie Heroes and the Heroic Journey Cinema Cops Articles Crime Not Black and White Covering Refugees with Figures of Speech Crime Has No Culture or Race Jingoism: Mad Dogs and Englishmen Teachable Moments Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty Smoke Screen: Tobacco in the Movies Resources Reality Check! Evaluating Online Information
Writing and Representing
Strategies (Writing and Representing) select, adapt, and apply a range of drafting and composing strategies while writing and representing, including – using a variety of sources to collect ideas and information – generating text – organizing and synthesizing ideas and information – analysing writing samples or models – creating and consulting criteria select, adapt, and apply a range of strategies to revise, edit, and publish writing and representing, – including – checking work against established criteria – enhancing supporting details and examples – refining specific aspects and features of text – proofreading	Lessons Finding and Authenticating Online Information on Global Development Issues Magazine Production The Broadcast Project Camera Shots Scripting a Crime Drama Violence on Television Television Newscasts Marketing to Teens: Talking Back Teachable Moments Bad Ads Essay Writing Contest Captive Audience MNet Special Initiative Making Your Voice Heard: A Toolkit for Youth

Last updated August 2008.