LESSON 11: Podcast, Grades 7-8

Lesson Objective:

To create a podcast that focuses on the negative experiences of racialized migrant workers in “essential” jobs in Canada during the Covid-19 pandemic

Grade 7 Language

• R1.4 demonstrate understanding of increasingly complex texts by summarizing important ideas and citing a variety of details that support the main idea
• R1.9 identify the point of view presented in texts, including increasingly complex or difficult texts; give evidence of any biases they may contain; and suggest other possible perspectives
• W1.3 gather information to support ideas for writing, using a variety of strategies and a wide range of print and electronic resources
• W2.2 establish a distinctive voice in their writing appropriate to the subject and audience
• ML1.5 demonstrate understanding that different media texts reflect different points of view
• ML3.4 produce a variety of media texts of some technical complexity for specific purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques

Grade 8 Geography

• B1.2 analyse how various factors have affected the economies of specific developed and developing countries around the world

• B1.4 assess the effectiveness of media in improving the quality of life in some countries/regions around the world

• B2.6 communicate the results of their inquiries using appropriate vocabulary

Grade 8 Language

• R1.4 demonstrate understanding of increasingly complex and difficult texts by summarizing important ideas and explaining how the details support the main idea
• R1.9 identify the point of view presented in texts, including increasingly complex or difficult texts; give evidence of any biases they may contain; and suggest other possible perspectives
• W1.3 gather information to support ideas for writing, using a variety of strategies and a wide range of print and electronic sources
• W2.2 establish a distinctive voice in their writing appropriate to the subject and audience
• ML1.5 demonstrate understanding that different media texts reflect different points of view and that some texts reflect multiple points of view
• ML3.4 produce a variety of media texts of some technical complexity for specific purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques