Course Profile - Curriculum Services Canada

Assessment/Evaluation
Formative Assessment
• response journals
• informal and formal teacher observation
• roving conferences
• preparation of debate presentation (process)
• peer and self evaluation
• small group discussions
• preparation of group media creation (process)
Summative Assessment
• debate (product)
• media creation (product)
• unit test that addresses the four areas of achievement
Resources
collection of media and non-fiction readings
videotapes, video cameras, and VCRs
an instructional media guide, e.g., Teaching Ideas for Media Literacy, Don Walker
assorted media texts
newspapers and magazines
Activity 1: Bias Detectives: Hearing the Author’s Voice
Time: 120 – 180 minutes
Description
In this activity students read a variety of informational texts and examine them for the diction, phrasing,
and sentence structure to detect how each of these stylistic devices can be used to contribute to an
author’s bias. Students also explore how both the source of the information and the reader’s background
can contribute to a reading of the text. To that end, students explore the unique perspective which
Catholics assume in their daily lives as they deconstruct the society in which they live and the values
which it espouses.
Strand(s) and Expectations
Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations:
1d - develop attitudes and values founded on Catholic social teaching and act to promote social
responsibility, human solidarity and the common good;
2e - use and integrate the Catholic faith tradition, in the critical analysis of the arts, media, technology,
and information systems to enhance the quality of life;
3d - make decisions in light of gospel values with an informed moral conscience;
4a - demonstrate a confident and positive sense of self and respect for the dignity and welfare of
others;
5a - work effectively as an interdependent team member;
7j - contribute to the common good.
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