Understanding and Interpreting Media Texts
Understanding and Responding to Media Texts: demonstrate understanding of a variety of media texts
- Alternative Media in Canada (Book)
- The Tangled Garden (Book)
- The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (DVD)
- New Media/New Methods (Hoopla eBook)
- Press Reader (Database)
- The King of Informercials (YouTube)
Deconstructing Media Texts: deconstruct a variety of types of media texts, identifying the codes, conventions, and techniques used and explaining how they create meaning
- Media Madness (Book)
- It Ain’t Necessarily So (Book)
- How to Read a Film (Book)
- Outnumbered (Book)
- Greedy Lying Bastards (DVD)
- Outdated Advertising (Hoopla eBook)
- Eyes Wide Open (Hoopla eBook)
- Media Codes and Conventions (Website)
- Camera Shot Types (Website)
Media and Society
Understanding Media Perspectives: analyse and critique media representations of people, issues, values, and behaviours
- Fighting Misinformation (Book)
- No News is Bad News (Book)
- The Smear (Book)
- Reclaiming Conversation (Book)
- Redefining Girly (Hoopla eBook)
- How Canadians Communicate (Hoopla eBook)
- Video Revolutions (Hoople eBook)
- After the American Century (Hoopla eBook)
- Tribal Television (Hoopla eBook)
Understanding the Impact of Media on Society: analyse and evaluate the impact of media on society
- Censored 2017 (Book)
- Seeing Red (Book)
- A Woman Like Her (Book)
- American Girls (Book)
- How to Stop Senseless Shooting Tragedies (Hoopla eBook)
- Friends, Followers and the Future (Hoopla eBook)
The Media Industry
Industry and Audience: demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which the creators of media texts target and attract audiences
- Digital Trust (Book)
- 100 Ideas That Changed Advertising (Book)
- Social Media Marketing (Book)
- Hate Inc. (Hoopla eBook, eAudiobook)
- Scientific Advertising (Hoopla eBook)
- Up All Night (Hoopla eBook)
- Persuasive Techniques in Advertising Lesson (Website)
Ownership and Control: demonstrate an understanding of the impact of regulation, ownership, and control on access, choice, and range of expression
- The New Censorship (Book)
- North Korea’s Hidden Revolution (Book)
- The Facebook Dilemma (DVD)
- Necessary Illusions (Hoopla eBook)
- The News (Hoopla eBook)
- Media Control (Hoopla eBook)
- Movie Wars (Hoopla eBook)
Producing and Reflecting on Media Texts
Producing Media Texts: create a variety of media texts for different audiences and purposes, using effective forms, codes, conventions, and techniques
- No B.S. Guide to Powerful Presentations (Book)
- Hack Your Journaling (Book)
- Documentaries and How to Make Them (Book)
- Making Feminist Media (Hoopla eBook)
- How to Write a Good Advertisement (Hoopla eBook)
Careers in Media Production: demonstrate an understanding of roles and career options in a variety of media industries
- Howard Stern (Book)
- Clint Eastwood (Book)
- Letters to a Young Journalist (Book)
- Airbrushed Nation (Book)
- The Tragically Hip (DVD)
- Secrets to Making Money in Media Production (Hoopla eBook)
- STEAM Jobs in Social Media (Hoopla eBook)
- Dream Jobs in Sports Media (Hoopla eBook)
- Using Computer Science in Media Careers (Hoopla eBook)
- Career in Interactive Media (Hoopla eBook)
- Careers in Digital Media (Hoople eBook)
Metacognition: demonstrate an understanding of their growth as media consumers, media analysts, and media producers
- Rest, Refocus, Recharge (Book, cloudLibrary eBook)
- What is Metacognition? (YouTube)
- Improve learning by Thinking About Learning (YouTube)
- Metacognition: The Skill That Promotes Advanced Learning (YouTube)