Social Studies 1201
Integrated Concepts and Process Skills
Overall Expectations:
GCO 1 Civic Engagement: Students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a diverse democratic society in an interdependent world.
Specific Expectations:
Students will be expected to:
- explain how democratic principles and civic engagement can influence the human experience
- analyze information, events, ideas, issues, places, and trends to understand how they influence the human experience
- respond to significant issues influencing the human experience
MediaSmarts Resources
- Authentication Beyond the Classroom
- Crime in the News
- Free Speech and the Internet
- Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide!
- Learning Gender Stereotypes
- Online Propaganda and the Proliferation of Hate
- Suffragettes and Iron Ladies
- The Impact of Gender Stereotypes
- What Students Need to Know about Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
Power, Citizenship and Change
Overall Expectations:
GCO 1 Civic Engagement: Students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a diverse democratic society in an interdependent world
MediaSmarts Resources
- Authentication Beyond the Classroom
- Digital Outreach for Civic Engagement
- Digital Storytelling for Civic Engagement
- Free Speech and the Internet
- Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide!
- Introduction to Online Civic Engagement
- Making Your Voice Heard: A Media Toolkit for Youth
- PushBack: Engaging in Online Activism
- Taming the Wild Wiki
- What Students Need to Know about Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
Overall Expectations:
GCO 6 Citizenship, Power and Governance: Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the purpose and functions of governance and how power influences decision making.
Specific Expectations:
- 4.0 explain how power and privilege influence people’s lives
- 5.0 explain the importance of activism in promoting social justice
MediaSmarts Resources
- Crime in the News
- Digital Outreach for Civic Engagement
- Digital Storytelling for Civic Engagement
- Free Speech and the Internet
- Introduction to Online Civic Engagement
- Making Your Voice Heard: A Media Toolkit for Youth
- Online Propaganda and the Proliferation of Hate
- Political Cartoons
- Promoting Ethical Behaviour Online: My Virtual Life
- PushBack: Engaging in Online Activism
- Shaking the Movers: Youth Rights and Media
- Unpacking Privilege
Individual Rights and the Common Good
Overall Expectations:
GCO 1 Civic Engagement: Students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a diverse democratic society in an interdependent world
MediaSmarts Resources
- Authentication Beyond the Classroom
- Digital Skills for Democracy: Assessing Online Information to Make Civic Choices
- Free Speech and the Internet
- Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide!
- Taming the Wild Wiki
- What Students Need to Know about Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
Overall Expectations:
GCO 6 Citizenship, Power and Governance: Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the purpose and functions of governance and how power influences decision making.
Specific Expectations:
- 6.0 Explain the significance of rights for individuals and society
- 7.0 Explain some of the challenges associated with promoting the common good
MediaSmarts Resources
- Crime in the News
- Free Speech and the Internet
- Online Propaganda and the Proliferation of Hate
- PushBack: Engaging in Online Activism
- Shaking the Movers: Youth Rights and Media
- Suffragettes and Iron Ladies
- Thinking about Hate
Justice
Overall Expectations:
GCO 1 Civic Engagement: Students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a diverse democratic society in an interdependent world
Specific Expectations:
- 12.0 explain how the Canadian judicial system works
MediaSmarts Resources
- Cyberbullying and the Law
- Free Speech and the Internet
- Crime in the News
- Shaking the Movers: Youth Rights and Media
- Technology Facilitated Violence: Criminal Case Law Lesson Plan
Economic Decision Making
Overall Expectations:
GCO 5 Needs, Wants, and Choice: Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of economic systems and how economic decisions influence quality of life.
Specific Expectations:
- 15.0 explain how economic decisions require trade-offs and have consequences
MediaSmarts Resources
- Gambling in the Media
- Online Gambling and Youth
- Online Marketing to Kids: Protecting Your Privacy
- Online Marketing to Kids: Strategies and Techniques
- The Invisible Machine: Big Data and You
The Marketplace
Overall Expectations:
GCO 5 Needs, Wants, and Choice: Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of economic systems and how economic decisions influence quality of life.
Specific Expectations:
- 18.0 explain how change in demand and change in supply influence the market