Listening

Recognize that talk is an important tool for communicating, thinking, and learning

• speak to clarify and extend thinking [A/B]
  
  
• speak to express understanding [A/B]
  
  
• speak to share thoughts, opinions, and feelings [A/B]
  
  
• speak to build relationships and a sense of community [A/B] 

Speak fluently and confidently in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes and audiences

• speak to inform and persuade [A/B]
  
  
• prepare and debate an issue [B]
  
  
• prepare an oral interpretation or presentation of prose, poetry or a play [A]

Practice the behaviors of effective listeners

• respond personally, critically, creatively, and empathetically [A/B]
  
  
• evaluate ideas critically [A/B]
  
  
• distinguish between emotional appeal and reasoned argument [A/B]
  
  
• identify bias and fallacy in a speaker’s argument [B]

Listen effectively in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes

• listen to:
  • understand and learn [A/B]
  • analyze and evaluate [A/B]
    
    
• listen in order to assess positions on individual, community, national, or world issues [B]

Writing

Reading

Write fluently and confidently for a variety of purposes and audiences

• write for a variety of purposes including to:
  
  • reflect, clarify, and explore ideas [A/B]
  • express understanding [A/B]
  • describe, narrate, inform, and persuade [A/B]
  • express self [A/B]
  • create and entertain [A/B]
    
    
• write a book, film, or video review [A/B]
  
  
• experiment with a variety of forms of writing such as poem, play, anecdote, or short story [A/B]

Practice the behaviors of effective, strategic readers

• respond personally, critically, and creatively [A/B]
  
  
• record responses in a reader’s journal, log, or notebook [A/B]

Representing and Viewing

Create appropriate nonverbal aids and visual images to enhance communication

• recognize viewing as an active process that requires viewers to:
  
  • anticipate a message and set a purpose for viewing [A/B]
  • attend [A/B]
  • seek and check understanding by making connections, and by making and confirming predictions and inferences [A/B]
  • interpret and summarize [A/B]
  • analyze and evaluate [A/B]

Practice the behaviors of effective viewers

• respond personally, critically, and creatively to visuals, films/videos, and multimedia presentations [A/B]
  
  
• evaluate critically information obtained from viewing visuals, films/videos, and multimedia presentations [A]
  
  
• recognize language techniques and media conventions in visuals, films/videos, and multimedia presentations [B]

Grade Twelve Lessons

Advertising and Male Violence

Bias

Camera Shots

Cinema Cops

Comparing Crime Dramas

Crime in the News

Crime Perceptions Quiz

Defining Pop Culture

Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide!

How to Analyze the News

Hype!

Images of Learning: Secondary

Individuality vs. Conformity

Kellogg Special K Ads

Magazine Production

Marketing to Teens: Introduction

Marketing to Teens: Marketing Tactics

Marketing to Teens: Talking Back

Marketing to Teens: Parody Ads

Marketing to Teens: Alternate Ads

Marketing to Teens: Gender Roles in Advertising

Marketing to Teens: Gotta Have It! Designer & Brand Names

Movie Heroes and the Heroic Journey

That's Me You're Talking About

The Front Page

Bias in the News

Fact Versus Opinion

Diversity Audit

Perceptions of Youth and Crime

Popular Music and Music Videos

Political Cartoons

The Price of Happiness: On Advertising, Image, and Self Esteem

Privacy in the Information Age

Public Images

Scripting a Crime Drama

Suffragettes and Iron Ladies

Teaching About Napster

Television Broadcast Ratings

Television Newscasts

The Blockbuster Movie

The Function of Music

The Pornography Debate: Controversy in Advertising

The Privacy Dilemma

Resource Racket: A Global Perspective on Resources and Consumption

The White Screen: Absent Voices in the Media

Thinking About Hate

Too White: Minority Representation in the Media

Sex in Advertising

Viewing a Crime Drama

Violence on Film: The Ratings Game

You Be the Editor

Student Tutorial (Licensed Resource)

MyWorld: A digital literacy tutorial for secondary students