E2. Understanding Media Forms, Conventions, and Techniques
Specific Expectations
Form
E2.1
identify general and specific characteristics of a variety of media forms and explain, with increasing insight, how they shape content and create meaning in the context of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures (e.g., digital learning platforms use sound, video, and interactivity to make an Indigenous language accessible and meaningful to learners in communities where there are no speakers of the language; First Nations, Métis, and Inuit websites use links to similar or related content to invite and facilitate further exploration of cultural themes)
- What characteristics of the Internet make it a good vehicle to promote and support the revitalization of Indigenous languages in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities?
- How has clothing been used in historical and contemporary contexts to convey messages about First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultural perspectives?
Conventions and Techniques
E2.2
identify conventions and/or techniques used in a variety of media forms and explain, with increasing insight, how they convey meaning and influence their audience in the context of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures (e.g., the inclusion of regional news feeds on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network website fosters awareness of both the diversity and the shared perspectives of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities across Canada; the integration of elements of traditional music into songs by contemporary First Nations, Métis, and Inuit musicians expresses both pride in culture and heritage and resistance to colonialist views)
- What elements of traditional music did you hear in the Mother Earth music recording by Eagle & Hawk? What message do you think those elements were intended to convey, and what was your emotional response?