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Grade 9, Academic
4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies
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By the end of this course, students will:
Metacognition
4.1 describe several different strategies they used in interpreting and creating media texts, explain which ones they found most helpful, and identify several specific steps they can take to improve as media interpreters and pro- ducers (e.g., explain how they used feedback from the teacher and peers to improve a text they created; record in a learning log the design and production challenges that required the most cre- ativity and perseverance to solve )
Teacher prompt: “What strategies helped you identify the implicit message conveyed by the cover of a DVD you viewed recently?”
Interconnected Skills
4.2 explain how their skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing help them interpret and produce media texts (e.g., recognizing how graphics clarify explanations in a textbook can help them design a useful web page)
Teacher prompt: “How does talking about an issue in a small group help you clarify the point you want to emphasize in a poster?”