Grade 7 Overall Expectations:
Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts;
- Media Meltdown (Book)
- Media Madness (Book)
- Beanz (Magazine)
- Wacky…but True! (Magazine)
- What is Media Literacy? (YouTube)
- Media Literacy Understand the Effects (Website)
- Why smart people believe coronavirus myths (Website)
- CBC Kids News (Website)
- Digital Literacy Framework (Website)
Identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning;
- Share It! (Book)
- Snap It! (Book)
- Violence as Entertainment (Book)
- Using Digital Maps (Book)
- The Language of Dolphins (Website)
- Bias and Crime in Media (Website)
- Teen Kids’ News (YouTube)
Create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques;
- Super Smart Information Strategies (Book)
- Lights, Camera, Action! (Book)
- Create With Code (Book)
- Visual Storytelling (Book)
- Storyboard Design Course (Book)
- Create Your Website in Simple Steps (Hoopla ebook)
- Make a Video Public Service Announcement (Website)
- Make My Newspaper (Website)
- Visual Storytelling (YouTube)
- Online Research (YouTube)
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’s the Catch? (Book)
- The Logo Design Idea Book (Book)
- Made You Look (Book)
- Internet Safety (Book)
- Cyber-safe Kids, Cyber-savvy Teens (Book)
- Debunk It! (Cloud Library ebook)
- Smart Online Communication (Hoopla ebook)
- Beyond Media Messages (Website)
- Factitious Game (Website)