Oracy: Speaking and Listening

It is expected that students will:

Discover and Explore

• use language to develop and clarify thoughts and feelings
  
   
• pose relevant questions for various purposes -- for directions, information, permission and clarity of understanding
  
  
• describe, share and discuss resources, media experiences, events and issues

Lessons

Looking at Food Advertising

Co-Co’s Adversmarts

Facing TV Violence: Counting and Discussion Violence on the Screen
Once Upon a Time

Packaging Tricks

Facing TV Violence: Rewriting the Script

TV Stereotypes

Introducing TV Families

Literacy: Writing

It is expected that students will:

• write for a variety of audiences

Lessons

Introducing TV Families

Comparing Real Families to TV Families

Looking at Food Advertising

Co-Co’s Adversmarts

Facing TV Violence: Counting and Discussion Violence on the Screen

Facing TV Violence: Rewriting the Script

Prejudice and Body Image

Once Upon a Time

TV Stereotypes

Teaching TV: Enjoying Television

Looking at Newspapers: Introduction

Newspaper Ads

Oracy and Literacy: Media

It is expected that students will:

• interpret and respond to a variety of symbols and media
  
  
• use various forms of media to convey information and stories
  
  
• select an appropriate medium of expression for projects and reports
  
  
• develop a sense of personal responsibility for choices about appropriate use of media
  
  
• compare and contrast stories or events expressed in various formats
  
  
• compare and contrast the language used in various formats to convey the same information
  
  
• interpret and critique a variety of media to determine:
  
  • the intention and meaning conveyed
  • the effectiveness of a form of media to convey specific ideas or information
  • the presence of bias through stereotyping
    
    
• recognize how media can be used to manipulate and influence public opinion

Lessons

Facing TV Violence: Counting and Discussion Violence on the Screen

Facing TV Violence: Rewriting the Script

Prejudice and Body Image

Once Upon a Time

TV Stereotypes

Teaching TV: Enjoying Television

Introducing the Internet: Telephones and Networks

Introducing the Internet: Messages, Envelopes, Addresses

Introducing the Internet: Exploring the Internet

Looking at Newspapers: Introduction

Newspaper Ads

Co-Co’s Adversmarts

Teacher/Parent Guides

Managing Superhero Play

Talking to Kids about Advertising              

Talking to Kids about Racial Stereotypes

Talking to Kids about Gender Stereotypes

Talking to Kids about the News

Talking to Kids about Media Violence

Oracy and Literacy: Research and Presentation

It is expected that students will:

• develop strategies for reviewing print and non-print materials to:
  
  • determine content
  • determine the main ideas
  • detect opinions and biases
  • locate specific facts and details

Lessons

TV Stereotypes

Packaging Tricks

Looking at Food Advertising

Co-Co’s Adversmarts

Looking at Newspapers: Introduction

Teaching TV: Enjoying Television

Teaching TV: Television as a Story Teller

Introducing the Internet: Telephones and Networks

Introducing the Internet: Messages, Envelopes, Addresses

Introducing the Internet: Exploring the Internet