| Citizenship, Power and Governance |
| Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and the origins, functions and sources of power, authority and governance. - analyze the distribution of power and privilege in society and the sources of authority in the lives of citizens
- explain the origins and continuing influence of the main principles of Canadian democracy
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identify and critically examine persistent issues involving the rights, responsibilities, roles and status of individual citizens and groups in a local, national and global context -
explain, analyze and compare the effectiveness of various methods of influencing public policy | Lessons Crime in the News
Exposing Gender Stereotypes
Learning Gender Stereotypes
TV Dads: Immature and Irresponsible?
The Impact of Gender Role Stereotypes
Bias
Gender and Tobacco
Kids, Alcohol and Advertising: Messages About Drinking
Kids, Alcohol and Advertising: Young Drinkers
Kids, Alcohol and Advertising: Understanding Brands
Kids, Alcohol and Advertising: Interpreting Media Messages
Who’s On First: Alcohol Advertising and Sports
Alcohol Myths
Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising
Alcohol on the Web
The Target is You!: Alcohol advertising quiz
Don't Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns
Images of Learning: Elementary
Individuality vs. Conformity
Perceptions of Youth and Crime
Perceptions of Race and Crime
Public Images
The Price of Happiness: On Advertising, Image, and Self Esteem
The True Story
The White Screen: Absent Voices in the Media
Bias in the News
Thinking About Hate
Thinking Like a Citizen
The Resource Racket: A Global Perspective on Resources and Consumption
Allies and Aliens: Interactive Module on Online Hate
Cyber Bullying and Civic Participation
Cyber Bullying and the Law (Grades 7 - 8)
Understanding Cyber Bullying : Virtual vs. Physical Worlds
Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development
Making Media for Democratic Citizenship
Finding and Authenticating Online Information on Global Development Issues |
| Culture and Diversity |
| Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of culture, diversity, and world view, recognizing the similarities and differences reflected in various personal, cultural, racial, and ethnic perspectives. - compare the ways cultures meet human needs and wants
- explain how and why perspectives influence the ways in which experiences are interpreted
| Lessons Protecting Your Privacy on the Internet
Who Knows? Your Privacy in the Information Age
Resource Racket: A Global Perspective on Resources and Consumption
The following Media Issues sections contain resources for these outcomes: Media and Canadian Cultural Policies
Media Stereotyping Overview
Books: Challenging Online Hate
Information Privacy
Media Ownership |
| Interdependence |
| Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the interdependent relationship among individuals, societies, and the environment—locally, nationally, and globally—and the implications for a sustainable future. - explain the complexity that arises from the interdependent nature of relationships among individuals, nations, human organizations, and natural systems
- analyze selected issues to illustrate interdependence
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Resource Racket: A Global Perspective on Resources and Consumption MyMedia - Contest |
| Time, Continuity and Change |
| Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the past and how it affects the present and the future - identify and analyze trends that could shape the future
- demonstrate an understanding that the interpretation of history reflects perspectives, frames of reference, and biases
| Lessons Bias
Crime in the News
Deconstructing Web Pages
Exposing Gender Stereotypes
Learning Gender Stereotypes
The Impact of Gender Role Stereotypes
Individuality vs. Conformity
News Journalism Across the Media: Introduction
Definitions and Comments about the News
The Newspaper Front Page
Radio News
News Journalism Across the Media: Summative Activities
Perceptions of Youth and Crime
Perceptions of Race and Crime
Resource Racket: A Global Perspective on Resources and Consumption
The True Story
The White Screen: Absent Voices in the Media
Thinking Like a Citizen
You Be the Editor
Gender and Tobacco Kids, Alcohol and Advertising: Messages About Drinking
Kids, Alcohol and Advertising: Young Drinkers
Kids, Alcohol and Advertising: Understanding Brands
Kids, Alcohol and Advertising: Interpreting Media Messages
Who’s On First: Alcohol Advertising and Sports
Alcohol Myths
Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising
Alcohol on the Web
Don't Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns
Images of Learning: Elementary
Kellogg Special K Ads
Killer Games
Marketing to Teens: Introduction
Marketing to Teens: Marketing Tactics
Marketing to Teens: Talking Back
Marketing to Teens: Parody Ads
Marketing to Teens: Gender Roles in Advertising
Marketing to Teens: Gotta Have It! Designer & Brand Names Selling Obesity
Selling Tobacco
Sports Personalities in Magazine Advertising
Television Broadcast Ratings
The Price of Happiness: On Advertising, Image, and Self Esteem Tobacco Labels
Tobacco Advertising in Canada
Video Games
Violence in Sports
MNet Special Initiatives
Allies and Aliens |
| Individual Development and Identity |
| Students will be expected to demonstrate how personal development and identity are shaped by society and how individuals help shape society. | Lessons Celebrities and World Issues
Deconstructing Web Pages
Cyber Bullying and Civic Participation
Cyber Bullying and the Law (Grades 7 - 8)
Understanding Cyber Bullying : Virtual vs. Physical Worlds
Thinking About Hate
Who Knows? Your Privacy in the Information Age
ICYouSee: A Lesson in Critical Thinking
The Privacy Dilemma
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| Individuals, Societies and Economic Decisions |
| Students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to make responsible economic decisions as individuals and as members of society. - explain how consumer decisions affect the economy
| Lessons
Resource Racket: A Global Perspective on Resources and Consumption
Celebrities and World Issues |
| Global Connections |
| Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of global connections and the causes, consequences and possible solutions to global issues. | Lessons Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development Celebrities and World Issues |
| Groups and Institutions |
Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of how groups and institutions are formed, what controls and influences them, how they interact with individuals and cultures, and how they are maintained and changed. - analyze the function of selected institutions
- describe how groups and institutions influence people and society
- describe how individuals influence groups and institutions
| Lessons Cyber Bullying and Civic Participation Cyber Bullying and the Law (Grades 7 - 8) Understanding Cyber Bullying : Virtual vs. Physical Worlds |
| People, Place and Environment |
| Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the interactions among people, places and the environment. - use geographic tools, technologies, representations to interpret, pose and answer questions about natural and human systems
- analyze ways in which social, political, economic, and cultural systems develop in response to the physical environment
| Lessons The following Media Issues sections contain resources for these outcomes: Media and Canadian Cultural Policies
Media Stereotyping Overview
Information Privacy
Media Ownership
Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development Celebrities and World Issues |
