Outcome Chart - Alberta - Knowledge and Employability Social Studies Grade 8

This outcome chart contains Media literacy learning expectations from the Alberta social studies curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Skills and Processes

Dimensions of Thinking

Students will:
Develop skills of critical thinking and creative thinking:

identify and re-examine their personal assumptions and opinions to broaden their understanding of a topic or issue
determine the validity of information based on context, bias, source, objectivity, evidence and reliability to broaden their understanding of a topic or issue
develop an awareness of how perspectives can shape understanding

Research for Deliberative Inquiry

Students will:
Apply research processes:

demonstrate responsible and ethical use of information and technology
locate information by using various parts of an information source; e.g., the glossary, table of contents, index and home page of a Web site
access and select information from a variety of sources; e.g., documents, art, songs, artifacts, narratives and oral stories
recognize that information serves a variety of purposes and that accuracy or relevance may require verification
compare various interpretations of events using a variety of evidence; e.g., photographs, artifacts, interviews and media reports

Communication

Students will:
Develop skills of media literacy:

identify techniques used to enhance the authority and authenticity of media messages
examine the values, lifestyles and points of view represented in media messages
recognize the impact of television, the Internet, radio and print media on a particular current affairs issue

Lessons

Adjusting the Focus

Deconstructing Web Pages

Elections and the Media

Freedom to Smoke

Gender and Tobacco

Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising

ICYouSee: A Lesson in Critical Thinking

Images of Learning: Elementary

Kids, Alcohol and Advertising - Lesson 1: Messages About Drinking

Kids, Alcohol and Advertising - Lesson 2: Young Drinkers

Kids, Alcohol and Advertising - Lesson 3: Understanding Brands