Mr.
Bansal’s English Language Arts: New Media 10
New Media 10 is a program of studies designed to reflect the changing role of
technology in today’s society and the increasing importance of digital media in communicating
and exchanging ideas. This course is intended to allow students and educators the flexibility to
develop a program of study centred on students’ interests, needs, and abilities, while at the
same time allowing for a range of local delivery methods.
New Media 10 recognizes that digital literacy is an essential characteristic of the
educated citizen. Coursework aims to provide students with a set of skills vital for success in an
increasingly complex digital world by affording opportunities to demonstrate understanding
and communicate ideas through a variety of digital and print media. New Media 10 explores
tasks and texts designed to introduce students to the study of new media.
The following are possible focus areas in New Media 10:
Media and film studies—suggested content/topics include the globalization of the media
industry, influence of media on users’ perceptions, documentaries in the age of digital
media, the rise of social media
Journalism and publishing—suggested content/topics include the changing roles and
structures within news organizations; risks, challenges, and opportunities associated with
professional journalism; and citizen journalism, local journalism, school-based journalism
Digital communication—suggested content/topics include blogging, writing for the web,
writing for social media, gaming, and podcasting
Curricular Competencies
Using oral, written, visual, and digital texts, students are expected individually
and collaboratively to be able to:
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing)
Recognize the complexities of digital citizenship
Read for enjoyment and to achieve personal goals
Access information for diverse purposes and from a variety of sources to inform writing
Explore the relevance, accuracy, and reliability of texts
Apply appropriate strategies to comprehend written, oral, visual, and multimodal texts
Recognize and appreciate how different forms, formats, structures, and features of
texts enhance and shape meaning and impact
Think critically, creatively, and reflectively to explore ideas within, between, and
beyond texts
Explore how language constructs personal and social identities
Construct meaningful personal connections between self, text, and world
Identify bias, contradictions, and distortions
Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing)
Respectfully exchange ideas and viewpoints from diverse perspectives to build shared
understanding and extend thinking
Respond to text in personal, creative, and critical ways
Assess and refine texts to improve clarity and impact
Demonstrate speaking and listening skills in a variety of formal and informal contexts for a
range of purposes
Use writing and design processes to plan, develop, and create engaging and meaningful
texts for a variety of purposes and audiences
Use digital media to collaborate and communicate both within the classroom and beyond
its walls
Express and support an opinion with evidence
Use the conventions of Canadian spelling, grammar, and punctuation proficiently and as
appropriate to the context
Use acknowledgements and citations to recognize intellectual property rights
Transform ideas and information to create original texts
Content
Students are expected to know the following:
Text forms and genres
Text features and structures
interactivity
features of multimodal texts
Strategies and processes
reading strategies
oral language strategies
metacognitive strategies
writing processes
new media design processes
multimedia presentation processes
Grading Structure
New Media 10 is an assignment-based course. The majority of your mark will be from the
assignments that you complete.
Marks will also be assigned with how interactive you are in group discussions and responses.
There is an expectation that you will communicate your ideas verbally with your peers.
Late assignments will not be accepted unless there is a valid reason, and yes, I require
proof of the reason. Ex: Note, etc.
Your attendance and presence on MS Teams is a must. When class starts whether it be on MS
Teams or in-class. I expect you to be on-time, logged on, and ready to participate.
Mark’s Breakdown
Assignments = 70%
Attendance and Participation = 30%
Grading Scale
A (Excellent) 86 – 100%
B (Very Good) 73 – 85%
C+ (Good) 67 – 72%
C (Satisfactory) 60 - 66%
C- (Minimally Acceptable) 50 – 59%
I (Incomplete/Insufficient Progress)
F (Failure) below 50%
