Outcome Chart - Alberta - Social Studies Grade 4
Communication
Overall Expectations
4.S.9 Develop skills of media literacy
Specific Expectations
- compare information on the same issue or topic from print media, television, photographs and the Internet
- examine diverse perspectives regarding an issue presented in the media
- identify and distinguish points of view expressed in electronic sources on a particular topic
Lessons
- Avatars and Body Image
- Comparing Real Families to TV Families
- Earth Day: Maps as Media
- Facing TV Violence: Counting & Discussing Violence on the Screen
- Introducing TV Families
- Media literacy key concepts Introduction: What is media anyway?
- Media literacy key concepts Lesson 2: Media are constructions
- Understanding the Internet: Using the Internet
- Understanding the Internet: Build Understanding
- Understanding the Internet: Communication and Social Media
Dimensions of Thinking
Overall Expectations
4.S.3 develop skills of geographic thinking
Specific Expectations
construct graphs, tables, charts and maps to interpret information
identify the location of sources of nonrenewable resources (e.g., fossil fuels, minerals)
MediaSmarts Resources