GRADE 2: ORAL COMMUNICATION - Scholastic Education

Momentum Correlations Ontario Grade 2were usedTeacher prompt: “Who is telling this story? How wouldthe story be different if another character were telling thestory?”Production Perspectives1.6 identify, initially with support and direction, whomakes some of the simple media texts with which they arefamiliar, and why those texts are produced (e.g., filmproduction companies produce movies to entertainaudiences and to make money; companies produceadvertisements to persuade consumers to buy theirproducts)What Is the Weather Today?; On the Open PlainsTeacher prompt: “How do we know who produces the T-shirts with logos or slogans that we wear, or the dolls welike to play with?”2. Understanding Media Forms, Conventions, and TechniquesBy the end of Grade 2, students will:Form2.1 identify some of the elements and characteristics ofselected media forms (e.g., a television commercial usesspeech, sound effects, and moving images to sell aproduct or service; a print advertisement uses words andpictures to sell a product or service; in a television newsbroadcast, an anchor and reporters report informationabout events that have actually happened, and use film orvideo clips from real locations around the world toillustrate those events)Conventions and Techniques2.2 identify the conventions and techniques used in somefamiliar media forms (e.g., cartoons use animation andsound to make fantasy characters seem real; cereal boxesuse bright, strong colours, bold type, and inviting picturesof servings of the cereal to attract customers' attention)What Is the Weather Today?; On the Open Plains; WaterWhat Is the Weather Today?; On the Open Plains; WaterTeacher prompt: “What do you notice about the colours,images, and print on the cereal boxes? How might the