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Grade 5: Media Literacy
Grade 5: Media Literacy
Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts; identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning; create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques; reflect on and identify their strengths as media interpreters and creators, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in understanding and creating media texts.
Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts; identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning; create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques; reflect on and identify their strengths as media interpreters and creators, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in understanding and creating media texts.
Sweet Water - You Should Try It
Sweet Water - You Should Try It
An important part of this land is the trees. We, in Southern Ontario, are extremely fortunate to live next to our special Sugar Maple trees. Long before Europeans arrived on this land Indigenous people received the gift of sweet water from the maple trees. This provided them a much needed first harvest of the year. Sweet water, commonly known as sap, contains minerals, oligosaccharides, amino acids, organic acids, and phenolic compounds.
An important part of this land is the trees. We, in Southern Ontario, are extremely fortunate to live next to our special Sugar Maple trees. Long before Europeans arrived on this land Indigenous people received the gift of sweet water from the maple trees. This provided them a much needed first harvest of the year. Sweet water, commonly known as sap, contains minerals, oligosaccharides, amino acids, organic acids, and phenolic compounds.
Now that you are an expert of the benefits of sweet water, spread the word! Share what you have learned with an audience of your choosing:
Now that you are an expert of the benefits of sweet water, spread the word! Share what you have learned with an audience of your choosing:
Want your friends to join you for some maple ice cream dates? Create an advertisement letting them know how beneficial sweet water can be
Want your family to support your sweet water consumption? Explain to them using a flyer on your fridge, why you really need more maple syrup in your life
Our favourite: want to convince your teacher to book a trip to the Sugar Bush for a sweet treat excursion next winter/spring? Create a commercial, flyer, poster, and anything else that will get their attention!
Don't forget to tell them about how sweet water has always been an important first harvest for people living on this land.
Don't forget to tell them about how sweet water has always been an important first harvest for people living on this land.
Now get outside and thank the trees for all they provide. Remember they are alive even in the winter time, but need to slow down and conserve energy during the cold months. Sound familiar?
Now get outside and thank the trees for all they provide. Remember they are alive even in the winter time, but need to slow down and conserve energy during the cold months. Sound familiar?
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see Life Systems
Where Is Here? Pay Attention Over Here!
Where Is Here? Pay Attention Over Here!
Before beginning this activity complete the activities in Geometry & Spatial Sense, Writing and Earth & Space Systems.
Before beginning this activity complete the activities in Geometry & Spatial Sense, Writing and Earth & Space Systems.
You have succeeded in reaching one alien but why not more?
Select a type of media you want to use to attract aliens to your location. To accompany the media you create be sure to justify the reasons for choices you made with regards to:
You have succeeded in reaching one alien but why not more?
Select a type of media you want to use to attract aliens to your location. To accompany the media you create be sure to justify the reasons for choices you made with regards to:
Medium: commercial, t-shirt, advertisement in paper, google ad, etc.
Purpose: Why do you want aliens to join you?
What will attract these aliens to this location? Hint: Focus on the research you completed in the Earth & Space Systems activity
How is this directed only to aliens and not EVERYONE/THING else?
Once you have finalized your production reconnect with your primary alien contact (partner) and share your product with them. See if they have any suggestions to help increase the chance of attracting more aliens. Adapt your work to include these suggestions.
Once you have finalized your production reconnect with your primary alien contact (partner) and share your product with them. See if they have any suggestions to help increase the chance of attracting more aliens. Adapt your work to include these suggestions.
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