Grade 2 Overall Expectations:
Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts;
- National Geographic for Kids (Magazine)
- Chickadee (Magazine)
- Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion (Kanopy eVideo)
- Media Literacy (YouTube)
Identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning;
- Tea With Grandpa (Book)
- The Case of the Spotted Jelly (Website)
- Can You Spot the Ad? (Website)
- CBC News for Kids (Website)
Create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques;
- Comprehension Worksheet (Website)
- Daily News Worksheet (Website)
- Eating Under the Rainbow Lesson (Website)
Reflect on and identify their strengths as media interpreters and creators, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in understanding and creating media texts.
- What is Media? (YouTube)
- TIME for Kids (Grade 2 Edition) (Website)