This outcome chart contains media education learning outcomes from the British Columbia, Grade 11 Social Studies curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the Media Awareness Network site.

It is expected that students will:

Skills and Processes of Civic Studies
demonstrate effective research skills, including: accessing information collecting data evaluating data organizing information presenting information	Lessons Bias Deconstructing Web Pages   Fact Versus Opinion Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide! How to Analyze the News   ICYouSee: A Lesson in Critical Thinking News Journalism Across the Media: Introduction The Front Page Teachable Moments Evaluating Internet Research Sources Photographic Truth in the Digital Era Backgrounders Evaluating Internet Research Sources Evaluating Internet-Based Information: A Goals-Based Approach Deconstructing Web Pages How to Search the Internet Effectively Internet Glossary: Authenticating Online Information Quick Tips for Authenticating Online Information The Five W's of Cyberspace Student Tutorial (Licensed Resource) MyWorld: A digital literacy tutorial for secondary students
Informed Citizenship
demonstrate a knowledge of historical and contemporary factors that help define Canadian civic identity, including: roles of individuals in society governance rights and responsibilities culture, language, heritage, and community environment and geography international relations describe the legal rights and responsibilities of individuals, groups, and organizations in Canadian society	Lessons Free Speech Versus the Internet Privacy in the Information Age The Resource Racket: A Global Perspective on Resources and Consumption
Civic Deliberations
assess the application of fundamental principles of democracy (including equality, freedom, selection of decision makers, rule of law, and balancing the common good with the rights of individuals) with respect to selected 20th and 21st century cases in Canada evaluate the relative abilities of individuals, governments, and non-governmental organizations to effect civic change in Canada and the world, with reference to considerations such as power and influence circumstances methods of decision making and action public opinion analyse the domestic and international effects of Canada’s record with respect to issues and events in one or more of the following categories: environment trade foreign aid peace and security human rights	Lessons Diversity Audit   Ethnic and Visible Minorities in Entertainment Media Free Speech Versus the Internet   Perceptions of Race and Crime The Resource Racket:  A Global Perspective on Resources and Consumption Teachable Moments Protest in Quebec City: Anticipating the Media Coverage