Listening

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

• speak to clarify and extend thinking
  
  
• speak to express understanding
  
  
• speak to share thoughts, opinions, and feelings 

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

• speak to inform and persuade

Practice the behaviors of effective listeners

• respond personally, critically, creatively, and empathetically
  
  
• identify persuasive techniques (e.g. propaganda) used by a speaker

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

• listen to:
  • analyze and learn
  • analyze and evaluate
  • empathize and make connections with others

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 express understanding
  • describe, narrate, inform, and persuade
  • express self
  • create and entertain
    
    
• experiment with a variety of forms of writing such as poem, play, anecdote, or short story

Practice the behaviors of effective, strategic readers

• respond personally, critically, and creatively
  
  
• recognize author’s purpose, form, and techniques
  
  
• state and evaluate author’s theme, tone, and viewpoint

Representing and Viewing

Create appropriate nonverbal aids and visual images to enhance communication

• present information incorporating visual, audio-visual, and dramatic aids to engage the intended audience
  
  
• communicate thoughts, ideas, and feelings for a specific audience and purpose through a radio script, an advertisement, or a photo essay

Practice the behaviors of effective viewers

• respond personally, critically, and creatively to a radio documentary or dramatization
  
  
• respond personally, critically, and creatively to a print and audio advertisement
  
  
• identify the purpose, intended audiences, messages, and points of view of a radio documentary or dramatization
  
  
• recognize language techniques and media conventions in a radio presentation
  
  
• recognize persuasive techniques in print and multimedia advertising

Grade Eleven Lessons

Advertising and Male Violence

Bias
Camera Shots

Cinema Cops

Comparing Crime Dramas

Crime in the News

Crime Perceptions Quiz

Defining Pop Culture

Don't Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns

Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty

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

Teaching About Napster
Television Broadcast Ratings

Television Newscasts

The Blockbuster Movie

The Function of Music

The Pornography Debate: Controversy in Advertising

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

Smoke Screen: Tobacco in the Movies

Viewing a Crime Drama

Violence on Film: The Ratings Game

You Be the Editor