Lesson: Rules of the Game

Strand A: Literacy Connections and Applications

A2. Digital Media Literacy

A2.1 Digital Citizenship

demonstrate an understanding of their rights and responsibilities when interacting online with appropriate permission, and make decisions that contribute positively to the development of their digital identity and those of their communities

A2.2 Online Safety, Well-Being, and Etiquette

demonstrate an understanding of how to navigate online environments safely, manage their privacy, and interact in a way that supports their well-being and that of others, including seeking appropriate permission

A2.4 Forms, Conventions and Techniques

demonstrate an understanding of the forms, conventions, and techniques of digital and media texts, and apply this understanding when analyzing texts

A2.5 Media, Audience, and Production

demonstrate an understanding of the interrelationships between the form, message, and context of a text, the audience, and the creator

A2.6 Innovation and Design

use digital and media tools to support stages of the design process and to develop creative solutions to authentic, real-world problems

A2.7 Community and Cultural Awareness

communicate and collaborate with various communities in a safe, respectful, responsible, and inclusive manner when using online platforms and environments, including digital and media tools, and demonstrate cultural awareness with members of the community

A3. Applications, Connections and Contributions

A3.1 Cross-Curricular and Integrated Learning

apply the knowledge and skills developed in this grade to support learning in various subject areas and identify some ways this learning can be used in everyday life

A3.2 Identity and Community

demonstrate an understanding of the contributions, lived experiences, and perspectives of a diversity of individuals and communities, including those in Canada, by exploring the concepts of identity, self, and sense of belonging in culturally responsive and relevant texts

Strand C: Composition (Understanding and Responding to Texts)

C1 Knowledge About Texts

C1.4 Visual Elements of Texts

Grade 1: demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between simple illustrations, images, and graphics and the text

Grade 2: identify ways in which images, graphics, and visual design create, communicate, and contribute to meaning in a variety of texts

Grade 3: describe ways in which images, graphics, and visual design are used in a given text, and demonstrate an understanding of their purpose and connection to the content of the text

Strand D: Composition (Expressing Ideas and Creating Texts)

D1.1 Purpose and Audience

Grade 1: identify the topic, purpose, and audience for various simple texts they plan to create

Grade 2:  identify the topic, purpose, and audience for various texts they plan to create

Grade 3: identify the topic, purpose, and audience for various texts they plan to create, and describe how the chosen text form and genre will help communicate their intended meaning

D1.2 Developing Ideas

Grade 1: generate ideas about given and chosen topics, using simple strategies and drawing on various resources, including their own lived experiences, and learning from other subject areas

Grade 2: generate and develop ideas about given and chosen topics, using simple strategies, and drawing on various resources, including their own lived experiences, and learning from other subject areas

Grade 3: generate and develop ideas about given and chosen topics, using various strategies, and drawing on various resources, including their own lived experiences, and learning from other subject areas

D1.4 Organizing Content

Grades 1-2: sort and sequence ideas and information, taking into account the text form and genre to be used

Grade 3: sort and sequence ideas and information, using appropriate strategies and tools, taking into account the text form and genre

D1.5 Reflecting on Learning

Grades 1-2: identify the strategies that helped them develop ideas for texts

Grade 3: identify the strategies that helped them develop ideas for texts and organize content

D2 Creating Texts

D2.1 Producing Drafts

Grade 1: draft short, simple texts of various forms and genres, including personal narratives, persuasive texts, and procedural texts, using a variety of media, tools, and strategies

Grade 2: draft short texts of various forms and genres, including personal narratives, persuasive texts, and procedural texts, using a variety of media, tools, and strategies

Grade 3: draft short texts of various forms and genres, including narrative, persuasive, and informational texts, using a variety of media, tools, and strategies

D3 Publishing, Presenting and Reflecting

D3.1 Producing Final Texts

produce final texts, using simple techniques, to achieve the intended effect