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Grade 12, Workplace Preparation
4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies
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Producing Media Texts
3.4 produce media texts for a variety of purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, con- ventions, and techniques (e.g., a captioned photo essay on an Aboriginal issue; a web page about the school for students new to the school)
Teacher prompt: “What will you include in your video essay about the cooperative edu- cation program at your school? Will you interview students and employers at work placements?” “How will you ensure that your website appeals to a diverse range of students?”
By the end of this course, students will:
Metacognition
4.1 describe a variety of strategies they used in interpreting and creating media texts, explain which ones they found most helpful, and identify appropriate steps they can take to
improve as media interpreters and producers
(e.g., determine how analysing examples of effective career recruitment posters helped them create their own)
Teacher prompt: “How did investigating the interests of the intended audience for your media text influence your choices of colour, font size, and images?”
Interconnected Skills
4.2 identify a variety of their skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing and explain how the skills help them interpret and produce media texts (e.g., participating in a debate about school spirit can help them find a focusing theme for the campaign of a student council candidate)
Teacher prompt: “How could reading about a specific trade help you promote it as a poten- tial career to an audience of your peers?”