Information Studies: Appendix B

Appendix B. Planning for Interdisciplinary Learning
Sample Connections for Language and Information Studies
The Ontario Curriculum:
Gr. 1-8
Specific Expectation (unless otherwise stated) Information Studies:
Kindergarten - Gr. 12
Specific Expectation (unless otherwise stated)

1
identify ways in which different kinds of written materials are organized (e.g., stories, pop-up books, reference books).
Reading: Understanding Form and Style
identify parts of fictional texts such as table of contents and chapters.
Inquiry and Research: Organizing

2
produce short pieces of writing using simple forms (e.g., narratives and poems based on familiar models).
Writing: Overall Expectation
identify different forms of information such as storybooks, information texts, brochures, menus and recipes.
Inquiry and Research: Organizing

3
create simple media works (e.g., create a series of shots using a still video camera or still camera and then display them for the class).
Oral and Visual Communication: Media Communication Skills
create a simple media work such as a picture book, advertisement or video production with teacher assistance.
Information Technologies: Communicating

4
communicate ideas and information for a variety of purposes and to specific audiences (e.g., write a brief research report on a class investigation for classmates).
Writing: Overall Expectations
explore the history of writing systems such as alphabets, hieroglyphics, codes, and petroglyphs.
Information and Society: Communicating

5
identify various types of media works and some of the techniques used in them.
Oral and Visual Communication: Overall Expectations
examine media works such as television commercial or documentary film to identify creator’s purpose and strategies to achieve it.
Information Technologies: Concepts/ Reasoning

6
create a variety of media works (e.g., create a video advertisement for a book as a member of an "advertising team").
Oral and Visual Communication: Media Communication Skills
prepare a display using different technologies such as scanners, digital cameras and camcorders.
Information Technologies: Communicating

7
describe the function of different elements in magazines and newspapers.
Oral and Visual Communication: Media Communication Skills
identify how newspapers and periodicals are created to communicate information.
Information and Society: Communicating

8
evaluate the effectiveness of various informational media works (e.g., a website on the Internet, a documentary film, television or radio news programs, news magazines).
Oral and Visual Communication: Media Communication skills
demonstrate a step-by-step evaluation of a media work or computer application.
Information Technologies; Communicating

	The Ontario Curriculum: Gr. 1-8 Specific Expectation (unless otherwise stated)	Information Studies: Kindergarten - Gr. 12 Specific Expectation (unless otherwise stated)
1	identify ways in which different kinds of written materials are organized (e.g., stories, pop-up books, reference books). Reading: Understanding Form and Style	identify parts of fictional texts such as table of contents and chapters. Inquiry and Research: Organizing
2	produce short pieces of writing using simple forms (e.g., narratives and poems based on familiar models). Writing: Overall Expectation	identify different forms of information such as storybooks, information texts, brochures, menus and recipes. Inquiry and Research: Organizing
3	create simple media works (e.g., create a series of shots using a still video camera or still camera and then display them for the class). Oral and Visual Communication: Media Communication Skills	create a simple media work such as a picture book, advertisement or video production with teacher assistance. Information Technologies: Communicating
4	communicate ideas and information for a variety of purposes and to specific audiences (e.g., write a brief research report on a class investigation for classmates). Writing: Overall Expectations	explore the history of writing systems such as alphabets, hieroglyphics, codes, and petroglyphs. Information and Society: Communicating
5	identify various types of media works and some of the techniques used in them. Oral and Visual Communication: Overall Expectations	examine media works such as television commercial or documentary film to identify creator’s purpose and strategies to achieve it. Information Technologies: Concepts/ Reasoning
6	create a variety of media works (e.g., create a video advertisement for a book as a member of an "advertising team"). Oral and Visual Communication: Media Communication Skills	prepare a display using different technologies such as scanners, digital cameras and camcorders. Information Technologies: Communicating
7	describe the function of different elements in magazines and newspapers. Oral and Visual Communication: Media Communication Skills	identify how newspapers and periodicals are created to communicate information. Information and Society: Communicating
8	evaluate the effectiveness of various informational media works (e.g., a website on the Internet, a documentary film, television or radio news programs, news magazines). Oral and Visual Communication: Media Communication skills	demonstrate a step-by-step evaluation of a media work or computer application. Information Technologies; Communicating