Media Literacy
Grade 8: Media Literacy
Grade 8: 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.
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Public Service Announcement (PSA)
Public Service Announcement (PSA)
This activity requires the student to do some online research. They can use E-books through PDSB BYOD or other sources.
This activity requires the student to do some online research. They can use E-books through PDSB BYOD or other sources.
Create a short, informative advertisement about a current, past or future outdoor event to help the safety of your neighbourhood.
Create a short, informative advertisement about a current, past or future outdoor event to help the safety of your neighbourhood.
Show different perspectives - home owners, town employees, children, and animals
Use multiple media sources - textiles, video, music, interviews, dance - to address your own thoughts and what you want to accomplish by sending out this PSA
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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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