Grade 2 ELAL Outcomes
Identifying the Purpose of the Message
Grade 2 students view a wide variety of media and are able to recognize the purpose of the message. Whether it is food advertising, or cartoons, music and dance videos, or All about Sharks, students' ability to distinguish the purpose of the message, helps them to more effectively respond to what they are viewing.
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Fiction or Non-Fiction?
Grade 2 students have basic reading skills that enable them to recognize textual elements that distinguish fiction and non-fiction texts. Viewing media samples that include some text, allows students the opportunity to identify and discuss these distinguishing elements, including key words, style of writing, fonts, and audio and visual elements.
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Captions and Charts
Captions and charts in digital media samples draw our eyes to what is most important, using text, colours, and images to visually explain in a different way what we are viewing. Students will examine and discuss how the captions and charts in the given samples help to better understand and summarize or simplify the information.
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