British Columbia - Social Studies Grade 9

British Columbia Outcome Chart: Social Studies Grade 9

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the British Columbia, Grade 8 Social Studies curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the Media Awareness Network site.

It is expected that students will:

Citizenship
It is expected that students will: demonstrate willingness to exercise their roles, responsibilities, and rights as Canadian citizens support fairness, justice, and equality in their decisions and actions assess diverse ways in which individuals may participate in political and social action in Canada	Lessons Cyberbullying and Civic Participation Challenging Cyberbullying The Girl in the Mirror Backgrounders Cyberbullying Cyberbullying and the Law Fact Sheet Cyberbullying Rights and Responsibilities: Backgrounder for Teachers Parents' Guide to Cyberbullying
Power and Authority
It is expected that students will: value opportunities to become involved in political processes demonstrate understanding of the implications of the concepts of equality and equity as reflected in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms give examples of how people can collectively influence Canada’s political system	Lessons Cyberbullying and Civic Participation Challenging Cyberbullying The Girl in the Mirror Backgrounders Cyberbullying Cyberbullying and the Law Fact Sheet Cyberbullying Rights and Responsibilities: Backgrounder for Teachers Parents' Guide to Cyberbullying
APPLICATIONS OF SOCIAL STUDIES
gather and organize a body of information from primary and secondary print and non-print sources, including electronic sources interpret and evaluate a variety of primary and secondary sources	Lessons Activity Two: Whose Lenses? How Mass Media Portray Global Development Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development Celebrities and World Issues Deconstructing Web Pages Finding and Authenticating Online Information on Global Development Issues How to Analyze the News ICYouSee: A Lesson in Critical Thinking News and Newspapers: Across the Curriculum News Journalism Across the Media: Introduction Perceptions of Race and Crime Perceptions of Youth and Crime The Girl in the Mirror Thinking About Hate Television News : Lesson Four Bias Fact Versus Opinion The Front Page Teachable Moments Hurricane Katrina and the Internet The Mediated Communications of News of War Photographic Truth in the Digital Era