Plymouth Canadian Academy

EMS3O: Media Studies, Grade 11

Course Outline

Course Title: Media Studies, Grade 11, Open

Course Code: EMS3O

Grade: 11

Course Type: Open

Credit Value: 1

Prerequisite: : English, Grade 10, ENG2D or ENG2P

Curriculum Policy Document: English, The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12, 2007 (Revised)

Course Developer: Plymouth Canadian Academy

Department: English

Developed Date: 2018

Most Recent Revised Date: 2020 by M. Abdel Ghani

Course Description: Media Studies 11 – EMS3O course emphasizes knowledge and skills that will enable students to understand media communication in the twenty-first century and to use media effectively and responsibly. Through analysing the forms and messages of a variety of media works and audience responses to them, and through creating their own media works, students will develop critical thinking skills, aesthetic and ethical judgement, and skills in viewing, representing, listening, speaking, reading, and writing.