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10, 2014
Student Teacher: Natalie Davis
For: Ms. Camick, Gr.6, Oakdale Park
Point of View
1.5 identify whose point of view is present- ed in a media text, identify missing or alternative
points of view, and, where appropriate, determine whether the chosen view achieves a particular
goal (e.g., identify biases in two different media texts that focus on the same topic or event;
evaluate the portrayal of Aboriginal people in the media)
Teacher prompts: What bias or stereo- types can you detect in this advertisement? Can you
think of reasons why this view of the subject is used? What does this advertisement achieve?
Are there different portrayals of Aboriginal people in the media? How are they different? Why
are they different? Which ones are most accurate?
Show students the following images on PPT and ask them to explain what
they see
Think pair share; Next: Class reflection using the below guiding questions:
Source: unicef.org. Famine in South Africa. http://www.unicef.org/southafrica/support_8981.html
Questions:
1. What biases or stereotypes can you detect in this advertisement?
2. Can you think of reasons why this point-of-view of the subject is used (Who is "He" who are
"We")?
3. What does this advertisement achieve?
4. Are there different portrayals of people from the developing world in the media? How are they
different? Why are they different? Which ones are most accurate?
Homework: Find an advertisement (television, internet, magazine, newspaper, or the radio) and
find a stereotype that exists in it. Using 3 of our vocabulary words, write a paragraph about why
you think this is a stereotype. (Vocabulary words: Images; Perception; Subject; Stereotype;
Bias; Portrayal; Point-of-View; Optical Illusion; Developing World.)
How do you feel about the media's perception of the Jane and Finch community in these
articles? Explain.
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- Today you are going to be writing letters in response to the Toronto Star articles that we read
last week. In these letters we are going to let the Toronto Star know how incredible the Jane
and Finch community is. We are going to show the Toronto Star that the best way to break the
stereotypes presented in their article is to talk about all the things that make our community
amazing.
entitled________________________ I would like to tell you about all the things that make Jane
and Finch such a great community.....
-Must include at least 4 things that make Jane and Finch such a great community
-Letter must be 1 page in length
-Homework: find a picture of yourself doing something in the Jane and Finch community (playing
sports, at the park, with your family, etc)
Culminating
Student write and submit letters to the Toronto Star with their "REALITY" of Jane and Finch. I
would like to submit these directly to the editors of the Toronto Star in response to the articles
discussed in class (Letters to the Editors). Students can also create Telagami's in a PSA format.
Will include a 30 sec to 1 min PSA from each student along with a picture backdrop depicting
their "REALITY" of the Jane and Finch community.