Outcome Chart – Nunavut –Social Studies 20-1

Strand: Nunavusiutit

Overall Expectations:

Specific Expectations:

S.1 develop skills of critical thinking and creative thinking:

assess the validity of information based on context, bias, sources, objectivity, evidence or reliability
predict likely outcomes based on factual information

S.9 develop skills of media literacy:

assess the authority, reliability and validity of electronically accessed information
evaluate the validity of various points of view presented in the media
appraise information from multiple sources, evaluating each source in terms of the author’s perspective or bias and use of evidence
analyze the impact of various forms of media, identifying complexities and discrepancies in the information and making distinctions between sound generalizations and misleading oversimplification
demonstrate discriminatory selection of electronically accessed information that is relevant to a particular topic