Outcome Chart - Ontario - Law 11

This chart contains media-related learning outcomes from Ontario, Curriculum Law, Grade 11, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Law Making

It is expected that students will:

explain the reasons for various initiatives by individuals and lobby groups to introduce new laws or change existing laws
describe the process by which a bill becomes law

Lessons

Cyberbullying and Civic Participation

Making Media for Democratic Citizenship

Backgrounder

Cyberbullying - Backgrounder

Cyberbullying and the Law Fact Sheet - Backgrounder

Cyberbullying Rights and Responsibilities: Backgrounder for Teachers - Backgrounder

Parents' Guide to Cyberbullying - Backgrounder

Public and Private Law

It is expected that students will:

describe the differences between public law (e.g., constitutional law, criminal law, labour law) and private law (e.g., family law, contract law, tort law)

Lessons

Cyberbullying and Civic Participation

Making Media for Democratic Citizenship

Backgrounder

Cyberbullying - Backgrounder

Cyberbullying and the Law Fact Sheet - Backgrounder

Cyberbullying Rights and Responsibilities: Backgrounder for Teachers - Backgrounder

Parents' Guide to Cyberbullying - Backgrounder

Law and Society

It is expected that students will:

distinguish between the various categories of law (e.g., substantive/procedural, common/ statute, public/private)
differentiate among various types of public and private laws (e.g., criminal, constitutional, administrative, family, tort, labour, environmental) with respect to the areas of human activity they regulate and the legal institutions

Lessons

Cyberbullying and Civic Participation

Making Media for Democratic Citizenship

Backgrounder

Cyberbullying - Backgrounder

Cyberbullying and the Law Fact Sheet - Backgrounder

Cyberbullying Rights and Responsibilities: Backgrounder for Teachers - Backgrounder

Parents' Guide to Cyberbullying - Backgrounder

The Evolving Nature of Law

It is expected that students will:

evaluate the impact of scientific and/or technological change on the law (e.g., scientific advances related to human cloning ; Internet capability for down -loading music or conducting industrial espionage)

Lessons

Cyberbullying and Civic Participation

Making Media for Democratic Citizenship

Backgrounder

Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying and the Law Fact Sheet

Cyberbullying Rights and Responsibilities: Backgrounder for Teachers

Parents' Guide to Cyberbullying

Student Tutorial (Licensed Resource)

MyWorld: A digital literacy tutorial for secondary students