British Columbia Outcome Chart: English Language Arts Grade 9
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the British Columbia, Grade 9 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
ICYouSee: T is for Thinking
News Journalism Across the Media: Introduction
The Price of Happiness: On Advertising, Image, and Self Esteem
The Privacy Dilemma
Who Knows? Your Privacy in the Information Age
How to Analyze the News
Viewing a Crime Drama
Images of Learning: Secondary
Cop Shows
Female Action Heroes
Thinking Like a Tobacco Company: Grades 7–9
Truth or Money
Alcohol Myths
Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising
Television Broadcast Ratings Teachable Moments
Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty
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
Backgrounders
Evaluating Internet Research Sources
Resources
Reality Check! Evaluating Online Information |
| Strategies (Reading and Viewing) - during reading and viewing, select and use a range of strategies to construct, monitor, and confirmmeaning, including
– predicting, questioning, visualizing, and making connections
– making inferences and drawing conclusions
– differentiating main ideas and supporting details
– summarizing
– using text features
– determining the meaning of unknown words and phrases
– self-monitoring and self-correcting | 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
Tobacco Advertising in Canada
Alcohol Myths
Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising
Alcohol on the Web
Don't Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns
Crime Perceptions Quiz
Marketing to Teens: Gender Roles in Advertising
Marketing to Teens: Gotta Have It! Designer & Brand Names
Marketing to Teens: Marketing Tactics
Marketing to Teens: Parody Ads
Selling Obesity
Killer Games
Thinking Like a Tobacco Company: Grades 7–9
Learning Gender Stereotypes
True Story
Popular Music and Music Videos
Gender and Tobacco
Selling Tobacco
Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide!
The Privacy Dilemma Teachable Moments
And Now a Word From Our Sponsor
Resources
Reality Check! Evaluating Online Information |
| Thinking (Reading and Viewing) - interpret, analyse, and evaluate ideas and information from texts, by
– making and supporting judgments
– examining and comparing ideas and elements within and among texts
– beginning to identify diverse voices
– identifying bias, contradictions, and non-represented persepective | 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
Tobacco Advertising in Canada
Alcohol Myths
Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising
Alcohol on the Web
Don't Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns
Crime Perceptions Quiz
Marketing to Teens: Gender Roles in Advertising
Marketing to Teens: Gotta Have It! Designer & Brand Names
Marketing to Teens: Marketing Tactics
Marketing to Teens: Parody Ads
Selling Obesity
Killer Games
Thinking Like a Tobacco Company: Grades 7–9
Learning Gender Stereotypes
True Story
Popular Music and Music Videos
Gender and Tobacco
Selling Tobacco
Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide!
Teachable Moments
And Now a Word From Our Sponsor
Resources
Reality Check! Evaluating Online Information
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| Features (Reading and Viewing) | 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
Tobacco Advertising in Canada
Alcohol Myths
Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising
Alcohol on the Web
Don't Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns
Crime Perceptions Quiz
Marketing to Teens: Gender Roles in Advertising
Marketing to Teens: Gotta Have It! Designer & Brand Names
Marketing to Teens: Marketing Tactics
Marketing to Teens: Parody Ads
Selling Obesity
Killer Games
Thinking Like a Tobacco Company: Grades 7–9
Learning Gender Stereotypes
True Story
Popular Music and Music Videos
Gender and Tobacco
Selling Tobacco
Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide! Teachable Moments
And Now a Word From Our Sponsor
Resources
Reality Check! Evaluating Online Information |
| Writing and Representing |
| Strategies (Writing and Representing) - write effective imaginative texts to explore ideas and information to
– make connections and develop insights – explore literary forms and techniques – experiment with language and style – engage and entertain - select and use 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
ICYouSee: T is for Thinking
Create a Youth Consumer Magazine
Video Production of a Newscast
Writing a Newspaper Article
The Broadcast Project
Camera Shots News Journalism Across the Media:
Introduction
Definitions and Comments about the News
The Newspaper Front Page
Radio News Activity
Research Relay
Teachable Moments
Bad Ads Essay Writing Contest
Captive Audience
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Last updated August 2008.
