Outcome Chart - Ontario - Physical Geography: Patterns, Processes, and Interactions, Grade 11

This chart contains media-related learning outcomes from Ontario, Curriculum for, Physical Geography: Patterns, Processes, and Interactions, Grade 11, University/College Preparation, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Communities: Local, National, and Global

Overall Expectations

assess the significance of successive waves of immigration in the development of regional, provincial, and national identities in Canada;

Specific Expectations

Immigration and Identity

describe how ethnocultural identities have been expressed in different provinces and regions at different times (e.g., Blacks in Nova Scotia, Chinese labourers in British Columbia, Ukrainian grain farmers on the Prairies, post–World War II Italian and Portuguese immigrants in Ontario, Inuit in Nunavut).

Lessons

Online Hate

Media Stereotyping

Media Portrayals of Aboriginal People: Introduction

Change and Continuity

Overall Expectations

analyse the relationship between major technological and social changes in Canada;

Specific Expectations

assess the effectiveness of attempts to protect Canadian culture from American domination (e.g., creation of the CBC, Canadian content rules in broadcasting, the Governor General’s Awards, the Order of Canada, attempts to protect cultural industries in trade agreements).

Lessons

Broadcasting Codes - Lesson

Free Speech Versus the Internet - Lesson

The Blockbuster Movie - Lesson

Citizenship and Heritage

Overall Expectations

assess the role played by literature, the arts, and popular culture in the development of Canadian identity;

Specific Expectations

analyse how Canadian governments have promoted and protected Canadian culture (e.g., national anthem, Canadian flag, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, la Société Radio-Canada, National Film Board, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission [CRTC], Canada Council for the Arts, Governor General’s Awards,Trillium Book Award/Prix Trillium).

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