Outcome Chart - Ontario - History 11 Open

This chart contains media-related learning outcomes from Ontario, Curriculum for, World History Since 1900, Global and Regional Perspectives, Grade 11, Open, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Citizenship and Heritage

Overall Expectations

demonstrate an understanding of the variety of cultural expressions throughout the world since the beginning of the twentieth century.

Specific Expectations

Art and Culture

analyse the spread of and reaction to American pop culture throughout the world since 1900 (e.g., Hollywood movies, jazz, rock ’n’ roll, blue jeans, McDonald’s, Disney);

Lessons

Cinema Cops - Lesson

Defining Popular Culture - Lesson

Methods of Historical Inquiry and Communication

Overall Expectations

use methods of historical inquiry to locate, gather, evaluate, and organize research materials from a variety of sources;

Specific Expectations

evaluate the credibility of sources and information (e.g., by considering the authority, impartiality, and expertise of the source and checking the information for accuracy, reliability, underlying assumptions, prejudice and bias, and validity of argument);

Lessons

Deconstructing Web Pages

ICYou See: A Lesson in Critical Thinking

Suffragettes and Iron Ladies

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