NBE3U Unit 6: Signal and Story

Students trace the move from being filmed to filming, compare two reports of one event, learn how money, distribution and regulation shape Indigenous media, study a feature film, documentaries, musicians and podcasts chosen by the teacher, and weigh the benefits and risks of putting cultural knowledge online. They then plan, design, produce, test and screen a spotlight on a contemporary First Nations, Métis or Inuit creator or initiative, using the creator's own public words with citation. Teacher notes recommend reviewing the course with your board's Indigenous education lead and inviting Elders, Knowledge Keepers or Métis Senators through board protocol, and include support resources wherever residential schools and loss come up. Contemporary texts are chosen by the teacher from board-approved resources (titles only); public domain writing by Indigenous authors of the past is included in full as historical context.

Assessment of learning: a spotlight media text and a production log with a reflection, with rubrics.

This unit is free to download and use with your classes.

Lessons

1. From Being Filmed to Filming
2. On Air
3. The Money and the Rules
4. The Fast Runner
5. Witness
6. Sound and Language
7. Podcasts and Voices
8. Digital Ground
9. Plan Your Spotlight
10. Design and Conventions
11. Production Studio
12. Screening and Reflection

What you get

• A teacher lesson plan for every lesson: curriculum expectations, learning goals and success criteria, a timed sequence, differentiation, look-fors and answer guides
• Detailed slideshows (15 to 18 slides per lesson) with speaker notes on every slide: what to say, what to ask, what to look for and how long to spend, plus model answers and answer-key slides
• Student handouts, organizers and exit tickets
• Editable Word and PowerPoint files, plus PDFs
• A unit overview and the summative tasks and rubrics

Part of the free complete NBE3U course.