Outcome Chart – Nunavut - Social Studies 8

Strand: Nunavusiutit

Themes    

C. Modern Societies    
D. Current Events    

Overall Expectations:

5. the role that transportation and communication technologies play in shaping modern societies

9. the main social and ethical issues of the modern age

Specific Expectations:

Skills: Processing skills

1. identify possible sources and locations of information (print and non-print as well as knowledgeable individuals)

9. distinguish between well founded and ill-founded opinions

10. identify fact, opinion, bias and propaganda
11. identify the purpose, message and intended audience of visual communications
12. identify and evaluate alternative answers, conclusions, solutions or decisions regarding issues used for inquiry and research

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