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Study Skills and Strategies
3.2 follow routines and use basic study skills (e.g., bring necessary materials to class; organize infor- mation in notebooks by writing on the lines and using margins, titles, and dates; record key infor- mation in a planner; complete homework)
Strategies for the Cooperative Classroom
3.3 work cooperatively with a partner or in a group (e.g., use appropriate behaviour in coeducational, mixed age, or mixed cultural groupings, includ- ing showing equal respect for male and female classmates)
Knowledge of School and Community Resources
3.4 identify key school and community personnel and locations (e.g., match school staff with their jobs; map important locations in the school and community)
By the end of this course, students will:
Understanding Media Texts
4.1 view, read, and listen to simple media texts to obtain information (e.g., scan supermarket flyers to compare prices; obey traffic signs; demonstrate an understanding of international symbols and environmental print such as graph- ics and logos for government and community services; retell the story told by photographs)
Interpreting Media Texts
4.2 identify different types of media texts (e.g., television programs, movies, documentaries, advertisements, newspapers, magazines, web- sites, video games, CDs and DVDs, comic strips, logos, billboards)
Creating Media Texts
4.3 create a few simple media texts for different purposes (e.g., collage, poster, notice, sign, greeting card, menu)
4. Developing Media Knowledge and Skills
SOCIO-CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND MEDIA LITERACY
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