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D. PRODUCING AND REFLECTING ON MEDIA TEXTS
OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
1. Producing Media Texts: create a variety of media texts for different audiences and purposes, using effective forms, codes, conventions, and techniques;
2. Careers in Media Production: demonstrate an understanding of roles and career options in a variety of media industries;
3. Metacognition: demonstrate an understanding of their growth as media consumers, media analysts, and media producers.
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
1. Producing Media Texts
By the end of this course, students will:
Purpose and Audience
1.1 create media texts for different purposes and audiences (e.g., explain the choices made in cre- ating a water-safety poster for adults as opposed to one created for children; create separate public service announcements to promote healthy eat- ing among teenage males and females; adapt an article from a national newspaper for a commu- nity newspaper; explain what information and ideas they intended to convey in a comic that they created)
Teacher prompt: “How would you create comic books that address a serious issue [e.g., racism] in ways that target different groups of people, such as adults, adolescents, and children?”
Form
1.2 select an appropriate form for a media text they plan to create, and explain why they made that choice (e.g., adapt a short story for a comic book or a podcast; write or produce news stories about the same event for radio and for the school newspaper)
Teacher prompt: “What form(s) of media would you use to encourage automobile drivers to pay strict attention to the road when they are at the wheel? Why?”
Using Media Conventions and Techniques
1.3 select and use the conventions and techniques of a particular form to produce media texts (e.g., create suspense in a video by using low camera angles, eerie music, and dim lighting; design a website for young children that includes animated clip art and coloured text; design a business card that students at their school could hand out when looking for part-time work or volunteer opportunities; create a print advertise- ment about drug abuse aimed at a teen audience, using print design conventions; create a collage for children that presents a message about healthy eating habits)
Teacher prompts: “What conventions and techniques would you use to design a calendar based on your hobbies or interests?” “What techniques would you use to create a software presentation for your fellow students on the topic of homophobia?”
Language and Point of View
1.4 select and use the appropriate level of lan- guage, tone, and point of view when creating media texts for specific purposes and audiences (e.g., record a commentary on a school sports event in the style of a favourite commentator; write an article targeted for a mainstream national newspaper and then rewrite it for an alternative newspaper, using an appropriate style for each)
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