Outcome Chart - Ontario - History 11 Workplace Preparation

This chart contains media-related learning outcomes from Ontario, Curriculum for, Canadian History and Politics Since 1945, Grade 11, Workplace Preparation, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Change and Continuity

Overall Expectations

assess key ways in which Canadian society has changed since 1945;

Specific Expectations

Change in Canadian Society

identify pivotal changes in transportation and communications (e.g., satellites, printed circuits, microwave broadband, cable, Internet) and assess their effects on Canadian society;

Lessons

Cinema Cops

Television Newscasts

The Blockbuster Movie

Individuality vs. Conformity

Broadcasting Codes

Free Speech Versus the Internet

Citizenship and Heritage

Overall Expectations

explain how different individuals and communities in Canada seek to fulfill their ambitions and express their identities.

Specific Expectations

Identity and Self-Expression

identify opportunities for individual and group artistic expression that have emerged throughout Canada since 1945 (e.g. Internet).

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