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Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - Social Studies Grade 8
Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - Social Studies Grade 8
Comparing Real Families to TV Families - Lesson
In this lesson, students learn how the media construct reality by studying the families portrayed on television, and comparing them to the real-life families they know: their own, and those of their peers.
Reality Check: Authentication 101
Level: Grades 9 to 12
About the Author: Matthew Johnson, Director of Education, MediaSmarts
Duration: 1 ½ to 2 hours, plus time for the assessment/evaluation activity
Outcome Chart – Nunavut - Aulajaaqtut 12
Strand: Aulajaaqtut
Overall Expectations: Module 3: Global Citizenship Practicum
The students will understand how to collaboratively seek and implement a solution to a global issue by applying the principles of aajiiqatigiinniq, pijitsirniq, and qanuqtuurungnarniq.
Specific Expectations:
Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - English 10 / 10 Plus
Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - English 10 / English 10 Plus
Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - Advanced English Grade 12
Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - Advanced English Grade 12
National Aboriginal Day 2016
Every year on June 21, Canadians recognize the cultures, histories, and ongoing contributions of our First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people. For 20 years, National Aboriginal Day has brought a country-wide focus to Canada’s diverse Indigenous peoples and the issues that they face.