Outcome Chart - Ontario - Geography 9 Academic

This chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Ontario Curriculum for Geography, Grade 9, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Global Connections

Overall Expectations

report on global issues that affect Canadians

Specific Expectations

Developing and Practising Skills

evaluate Canada’s participation in organizations that deal with global issues (e.g., global warming, biodiversity, human rights)

Learning Through Application

produce a set of guidelines for developing a solution to a global geographic or environmental

Lessons

Buy Nothing Day

Thinking Like a Citizen

Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development

Making Media for Democratic Citizenship

Understanding and Managing Change

Overall Expectations

explain how natural and human systems change over time and from place to place;

Specific Expectations

Building Knowledge and Understanding

recognize the similarities among cultures and the need to respect cultural differences;

Lessons

Bias in the News

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

Bias

Deconstructing Web Pages

ICYou See: A Lesson in Critical Thinking

Thinking About Hate

Related Resources

Backgrounders

How to Search the Internet Effectively

Evaluating Internet Research Sources

Evaluating Internet-Based Information: A Goals-Based Approach

Tip Sheets

How to Discourage Plagiarism