Alberta Outcome Chart: Social Studies 10-2 – Canada in the Modern World
This outcome chart contains Media literacy learning expectations from the Alberta social studies curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the Media Awareness Network site.
| Related Issues and General Outcomes |
Should I, as a citizen, respond to globalization?
Students will: - accept political, social and environmental responsibilities associated with global citizenship
- examine impacts of globalization on children and youth
- analyze means by which individuals, governments, organizations and businesses in Canada could address the opportunities and challenges of globalization
- develop strategies to demonstrate active, responsible global citizenship
| Lessons
Celebrities and World Issues Making Media for Democratic Citizenship |
| Perspectives on Globalization |
- Students will explore the impacts of globalization on their lives.
- Students will assess economic, environmental and other contemporary impacts of globalization.
- Students will assess their roles and responsibilities in a globalizing world.
| Lessons
Buy Nothing Day - Teachable Moment
Earth Day - Teachable Moment
Hurricane Katrina and the Internet
Hurricane Katrina
Protest in Quebec City: Anticipating the Media Coverage - Teachable Moment
The Resource Racket: A Global Perspective on Resources and Consumption
What Students Need to Know about Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
Deconstructing Web Pages
Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide!
Bias
Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development
Finding and Authenticating Online Information on Global Development Issues
Making Media for Democratic Citizenship
Celebrities and World Issues |
| SKILLS AND PROCESSES FOR SOCIAL STUDIES |
| DIMENSIONS OF THINKING Students will: develop skills of critical thinking and creative thinking: - evaluate ideas and information from multiple sources
- determine relationships among multiple and varied sources of information
- assess the validity of information based on context, bias, sources, objectivity, evidence or reliability
- analyze current affairs from a variety of perspectives
develop skills of decision making and problem solving: - describe a plan of action to use technology to solve a problem
- use appropriate tools and materials to accomplish a plan of action
RESEARCH FOR DELIBERATIVE INQUIRY Students will: apply the research process: - demonstrate proficiency in the use of research tools and strategies to investigate issues
- plan and perform complex searches, using digital sources
- develop, express and defend an informed position on an issue
- select and analyze relevant information when conducting research
COMMUNICATION Develop skills of media literacy Students will: - assess the authority, reliability and validity of electronically accessed information
- evaluate the validity of various points of view presented in the media
- appraise information from multiple sources, evaluating each source in terms of the author’s perspective or bias and use of evidence
- demonstrate discriminatory selection of electronically accessed information that is relevant to a particular topic
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Last updated August 2008.
