Outcome Chart - Ontario - Canadian and World Issues: A Geographic Analysis, Grade 12

This chart contains media-related learning outcomes from Ontario, Curriculum for, Canadian and World Issues: A Geographic Analysis, Grade 12, University Preparation, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Building Knowledge and Understanding

Overall Expectations

compare the cultural, economic, and political aspirations of selected groups and the effects of their actions on local, national, and global geographic issues.

Specific Expectations

identify different methods of grouping countries (e.g., by level of development, political or economic affiliation, cultural characteristics) and evaluate the implications of categorizing countries in these ways

Lessons

Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development

Methods of Geographic Inquiry and Communication

Overall Expectations

use the methods and tools of geographic inquiry to locate, gather, evaluate, and organize information about Canada’s natural and human systems
analyse and interpret data gathered in inquiries into the geography of Canada, using a variety of methods and geotechnologies

Specific Expectations

Research

gather geographic information from primary sources (e.g., field research, surveys, interviews) and secondary sources (e.g., reference books, mainstream and alternative media, CD-ROMs, the Internet) to research a geographic issue
evaluate the credibility of sources (e.g., authority, impartiality, expertise) and the reliability and usefulness of information (e.g., accuracy and relevance, absence of bias or prejudice, arguments substantiated by evidence)

Lessons

Deconstructing Web Pages

Finding and Authenticating Online Information on Global Development Issues

ICYou See: A Lesson in Critical Thinking

Related Resources

Backgrounders

How to Search the Internet Effectively

Evaluating Internet Research Sources

Evaluating Internet-Based Information: A Goals-Based Approach