Explorations in Social Studies 11
Curricular Competencies
Students are expected to be able to do the following:
Students are expected to be able to do the following:
2SLGBTQ+ people have been involved in producing their own media for as long as alternative media has existed, but with the advent of the electronic age and cheaper and more accessible electronic devices for production, there has been an explosion of 2SLGBTQ+-produced media of all kinds. The following section explores the ways that 2SLGBTQ+ people have sought to claim space for themselves within media and culture.
Overall Expectations
GCO 1: Students will be expected to speak and listen to explore, extend, clarify, and reflect on their thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences.
Specific Expectations
1.1 examine others’ ideas and synthesize what is helpful to clarify and expand on their own understanding
1.2 ask discriminating questions to acquire, interpret, analyse, and evaluate ideas and information
Students will…
3. Assess textual, numerical, aural, and visual information, as well as the source of the media, to determine context, perspective, bias, and/or motive. (G-3.2)
4. Self-assess ICT representations and go beyond established criteria by enhancing meaning and/or artistry, according to topic, audience, purpose, and occasion. (Pr-3.2)
By the end of this course, students will:
Planning for Learning
By the end of this course, students will:
Learners are expected to:
Specific Expectations:
Learners who have achieved this outcome should be able to…
Learners are expected to:
Specific Expectations:
Learners who have achieved this outcome should be able to…
Overall Expectations:
Graduates will be able to respond with critical awareness to various forms of the arts and be able to express themselves through the arts
Specific Expectations:
Students will be expected to
Skill Descriptor:
Construct and communicate an awareness of self, others, and the world.
Achievement Indicators:
Present a personal viewpoint to a group of listeners
Take ideas, knowledges, and ways of being into account when explaining positions
Present with intention, using content, language and delivery to convey meaning
Recently, my nephew, age 12, received a letter in the mail. It was addressed to him personally, by name. Inside was a photocopied article about the powers of a new virility medicine, complete with the usual graphic promises for pleasuring the ladies. The article mentioned a specific “doctor” by name, but other than that, there was no contact information or order form or any other action request. It appeared to just be spam but in paper form.