| Citizenship, Power and Governance |
| Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and the origins, functions and sources of power, authority and governance. - recognize that certain attitudes may lead to prejudice and stereotyping
| Lessons Once Upon a Time
TV Stereotypes Teacher/Parent Guides Talking to Kids about Racial Stereotypes
Talking to Kids about Gender Stereotypes |
| Culture and Cultural Diversity |
| Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the concept of culture, the diversity of culture, and views of the world, recognizing the similarities and differences resulting in various cultural perspectives. - give examples of how culture is preserved and transmitted
| Lessons Once Upon a Time
Thinking About Television and Movies
Introducing TV Families
Comparing Real Families to TV Families
Prejudice and Body Image
TV Stereotypes
Teaching TV: Enjoying Television Teacher/Parent Guides Talking to Kids about the News
Talking to Kids about Racial Stereotypes
Talking to Kids about Gender Stereotypes |
| Global Connections |
| Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of global connections and the causes, consequences and possible solutions to global issues. - give examples of the effects of changing technologies on the global community explain how individual personal actions can influence global issues
| Lessons Looking at Newspapers: Introduction
Introducing the Internet: Telephones and Networks
Introducing the Internet: Messages, Envelopes, Addresses
Introducing the Internet: Exploring the Internet |
| Groups and Institutions |
| Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of how groups and institutions are formed, what controls and influences them, how they interact with individuals and cultures, and how they are maintained and changed. - give examples of how groups and institutions influence people and society give examples of how people influence groups and institutions
| Lessons Looking at Food Advertising
Co-Co’s Adversmarts
Packaging Tricks
Humour on Television
Sheroes and Heroes
Villains, Heroes and Heroines
Facing TV Violence: Counting and Discussion Violence on the Screen
Facing TV Violence: Rewriting the Script
Facing TV Violence: Consequences and Media Violence
Introducing TV Families
Comparing Real Families to TV Families
TV Stereotypes
Prejudice and Body Image
Looking at Newspapers: Introduction
Newspaper Ads
Thinking About Television and Movies
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 |
| Individual Development and Identity |
| Students will be expected to demonstrate how personal development and identity are shaped by society and how individuals help shape society. - give examples of advertising and propaganda that can affect individuals and the decisions they make give examples of how the influence of peers can affect personal decisions
| Lessons Looking at Food Advertising
Co-Co’s Adversmarts
Packaging Tricks
Humour on Television
Lessons
Looking at Food Advertising
Packaging Tricks
Humour on Television
Sheroes and Heroes
Villains, Heroes and Heroines
Facing TV Violence: Counting and Discussion Violence on the Screen
Facing TV Violence: Rewriting the Script
Facing TV Violence: Consequences and Media Violence
Sheroes and Heroes
Villains, Heroes and Heroines
TV Stereotypes
Introducing TV Families
Comparing Real Families to TV Families
Prejudice and Body Image
Teaching TV: Enjoying Television
Teaching TV: Television as a Story Teller
Looking at Newspapers: Introduction
Newspaper Ads
Thinking About Television and Movies MNet Special Initiatives Privacy Playground: The First Adventure of the Three CyberPigs |
| Individuals, Societies and Economic Choices |
| Students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to make economic choices as individuals and as members of society based on their understanding of economic concepts, principles and systems. - distinguish between needs and wants and give examples that show scarcity and choice govern our economic decisions recognise the importance of being informed consumers
| Lessons Creating a Marketing Frenzy
Packaging Tricks
Co-Co’s Adversmarts
Favourite Sports and Athletes: An Introduction to Sports Media
Classroom Activities
Buy Nothing Day Teacher/Parent Guides Talking to Kids about Advertising |
| People, Place and Environment |
| Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the interactions among people, places and the environment. - describe the communications and transportation systems in their community used to move goods, people and ideas
| Lessons Looking at Newspapers: Introduction
Introducing the Internet: Telephones and Networks
Introducing the Internet: Messages, Envelopes, Addresses
Introducing the Internet: Exploring the Internet
Teaching TV: Enjoying Television
Teaching TV: Television as a Story Teller |
