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Grade 11, University Preparation
E1. Understanding Media Texts: demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts from First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures, and, as appropriate, relevant media texts from non-Indigenous sources;
E2. Understanding Media Forms, Conventions, and Techniques: identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning in the context of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures;
E3. Creating Media Texts: create a variety of media texts on subject matter related to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures, for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques;
E4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as interpreters and creators of media texts, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in understanding and creating media texts on subject matter related to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures;
E5. First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Voices in Contemporary Media: identify various contributions of individuals, organizations, and initiatives, including technological initiatives, to the development of contemporary First Nations, Métis, and Inuit media production, analysing the social and cultural influence of those contributions and the role of media literacy.
THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 9–12 | First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
E1. Understanding Media Texts
By the end of this course, students will:
Purpose and Audience
E1.1 explain how media texts from First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures, and, as appropriate, relevant media texts from non-Indigenous sources, including increasingly complex or
difficult texts, are created to suit particular purposes and audiences (e.g., describe how a news broadcast by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network reflects the priorities and interests of its target audience; identify the primary audience for a video game featuring a First Nation character and explain their reasoning; explain the purpose of selecting certain images over others in a documentary about remote Inuit communities)
Sample questions: “In your opinion, why do some news items about First Nations, Métis,
or Inuit individuals fuel misconceptions while others do not? How might the intended audience of the piece affect the journalist’s accuracy?” “Whose interests are served by this news item?
In your opinion, why was this text produced?” “What is the likely purpose of a museum website showing mainly historical images
of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures rather than contemporary images? Who is
the primary audience?”
Interpreting Messages
E1.2 interpret media texts from First Nations,
Métis, and Inuit cultures, and, as appropriate, relevant media texts from non-Indigenous sources, including increasingly complex or difficult texts, identifying and explaining the overt and implied messages they convey (e.g., identify some underlying social and/or political messages in a documentary on First Nations, Métis, or Inuit housing, access to clean drinking water, or mental health services, and explain
how statistics are used to support those messages; identify the implied message about government legislation and Indigenous peoples in an online broadcast by a major Canadian news network and suggest possible reasons why the message is not openly expressed)
E. MEDIA STUDIES OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
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