Overall Expectations 2.1.1 Students will be expected to describe changes in their lives and their reactions to these changes.
2.1.2 Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of how individuals and groups have contributed to change.
2.1.3 Students will be expected to explain how decisions made by individuals and diverse groups result in change (local, national, and global).
MediaSmarts Resources
Skill Descriptor:
Outline population patterns, communication and transportation networks, and employment across Canada.
Achievement Indicators:
Describe how communication and transportation networks connect Canadians, including online
SCO 5.0 - The student will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the diversity of cultural within Newfoundland and Labrador
5.1 describe the ways people express their culture
5.2 explain how and why culture changes over time
SCO 6.0 - The student will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of promoting positive interactions among people
6.1 explain the importance of positive interactions among people
6.2 explain how stereotyping affects interactions among people
Students will demonstrate competency in critical visual literacy.
SCO 1.1 Students will examine published graphic works.
Goals, Growth, and Grit: Skills for Success 120 will provide students with skills in three main areas - positive and productive mindsets and behaviours, organizational patterns, as well as functional and critical literacy. Within the broad learning expectations of the course, specific success skills, strategies, and practices will be explored. Students will be supported to apply and transfer these skills, strategies, and practices to other courses and real-life situations. Students will learn how these support postgraduate pursuits
Skill Descriptor:
Analyze how social media and technology influence personal identities.
Achievement Indicators:
Discuss how moderation and balance are important in using technology.
Examine how technology influences peer connectedness.
Examine how technology changes to influence thoughts and behaviours.
Compare online vs in-person interactions.
Students will examine the unity and diversity of the human experience
Self-Awareness and Positive Interactions
My three kids all know the password to my phone.
It’s because I rely on them to play secretary for me when I’m driving. If the phone rings or there is a bing of a text, 99% of the time it’s a member of my immediate family trying to get in touch with something relatively pressing.