{"id":849,"date":"2020-05-22T13:52:59","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T13:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/?page_id=849"},"modified":"2025-05-01T20:52:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T20:52:47","slug":"grade-6-media-literacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/grade-1-8\/grade-6\/grade-6-media-literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Grade 6 &#8211; Media Literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Grade 6 Overall Expectations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/windsor.bibliocommons.com\/item\/show\/812135017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beanz<\/a> (magazine)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/windsor.bibliocommons.com\/item\/show\/817619017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wacky but True<\/a> (magazine)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/examples.yourdictionary.com\/examples-of-point-of-view.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Examples of point of view in a story<\/a> (website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mediasmarts.ca\/game\/top-secret-grades-6-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Top secret<\/a> (website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mediasmarts.ca\/teacher-resources\/licensed-resources\/day-life-jos-grades-6-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A day in the life of the Jo\u2019s<\/a> (website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/teachingkidsnews.com\/2020\/03\/12\/coronavirus-affecting-the-way-we-do-things\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coronavirus affecting the way we do things<\/a> (website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/kidsnews\/post\/watch-from-quebec-to-denmark-kids-chat-about-going-back-to-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBC Kids news<\/a> (website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DsIKbwkuiVA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What is Point of View?<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/windsor.bibliocommons.com\/item\/show\/680996017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cyberbullying<\/a> (book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/windsor.bibliocommons.com\/item\/show\/680997017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Safe Social Networking<\/a> (book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/windsor.bibliocommons.com\/item\/show\/680992017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cell Phone Safety<\/a> (book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mediasmarts.ca\/diversity-media\/aboriginal-people\/common-portrayals-aboriginal-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Common portrayals of aboriginal people<\/a> (website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/students.saintalcuin.org\/food-culture\/home\/analyzing-food-ads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Analyzing food ads<\/a> (website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q-Y-z6HmRgI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Choose Your News<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ItoTvKPhgFk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Media Explained<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sh4GfWEqoMo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teen kids&#8217; news<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/windsor.bibliocommons.com\/item\/show\/155397017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Art of Making Comic Books<\/a> (book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/windsor.bibliocommons.com\/item\/show\/342155017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lights, Camera, Action!<\/a> (book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/windsor.bibliocommons.com\/item\/show\/342155017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Kid&#8217;s Guide to Digital Photography<\/a> (book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/windsor.bibliocommons.com\/item\/show\/777317017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Create Animation in 10 Easy Lessons<\/a> (book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.makemynewspaper.com\/a-newspaper-classroom-assignment-for-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A newspaper assignment<\/a> (website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/parents\/learning\/view\/how-to-help-your-kids-make-amazing-movies-on-tablets-and-phones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Make a movie<\/a> (website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.educationworld.com\/a_lesson\/best_apps_teaching_media_literacy.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best apps for teaching media literacy<\/a> (website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-2655351\/The-art-deceptive-advertising-From-brown-shoe-polish-burgers-hairspray-brighter-ingredients-commercials-trick-buying-products.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deceptive Advertising<\/a> (website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zGj2eVgWI6Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How McDonalds Fakes Their Food<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LTJygQwYV84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Online research<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dnlQN_L5HC0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to make a storyboard<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/windsor.bibliocommons.com\/item\/show\/536400017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Takeover<\/a> (book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/windsor.bibliocommons.com\/item\/show\/536401017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virtually True<\/a> (book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/windsor.bibliocommons.com\/item\/show\/536399017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pretty In Print<\/a> (book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/windsor.bibliocommons.com\/item\/show\/533487017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coming Distractions<\/a> (book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/teachingkidsnews.com\/2013\/05\/26\/in-class-activity-scrambled-news-stories-and-newsworthiness-grade-6-8-social-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scrambled News Stories and Newsworthiness<\/a> (website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mediasmarts.ca\/sites\/mediasmarts\/files\/pdfs\/lesson-plan\/Lesson_Youve_Gotta_Have_a_Gimmick.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A lesson in Junk food advertising<\/a> (website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=04loNxkpq5g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toy Commercials: Playing with Gender<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C8qxE_pFJ7U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Art of Persuasion<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grade 6 Overall Expectations: Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts; Beanz (magazine) Wacky but True (magazine) Examples of point of view in a story (website) Top secret (website) A day in the life of the Jo\u2019s (website) Coronavirus affecting the way we do things (website) CBC Kids news (website) What is Point &hellip; <a class=\"read-excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/grade-1-8\/grade-6\/grade-6-media-literacy\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":25,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/849"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=849"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/849\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4063,"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/849\/revisions\/4063"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}