Outcome Chart - Ontario - Geography 8
Overall Expectations
Students will:
- analyse some interrelationships among factors that contribute to global inequalities, with a focus on inequalities in quality of life, and assess various responses to these inequalities
- use the geographic inquiry process to investigate issues related to global development and quality of life from a geographic perspective
Specific Expectations
Students will:
- analyse how various factors have affected the economies of specific developed and developing countries around the world
- assess the effectiveness of various programs and policies aimed at improving the quality of life in various countries
- assess the effectiveness of media in improving the quality of life in some countries/regions around the world
- formulate questions to guide investigations into issues related to global development and quality of life from a geographic perspective
- gather and organize data and information from a variety of sources and using various technologies to investigate issues related to global development and quality of life from a geographic perspective
- interpret and analyse data and information relevant to their investigations, using various tools and spatial technologies
- identify various groups and organizations that work to improve quality of life (e.g., Free the Children, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Médecins sans frontières/Doctors without Borders, Right to Play, Water for People), and describe their focus
Lessons that meet Grade 8 expectations
- Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development
- Deconstructing Web Pages
- Finding and Authenticating Online Information on Global Development Issues
- Shaking the Movers: Youth Rights and Media
- Taming the Wild Wiki
- The Girl in the Mirror
- Media Minute Lesson 4: Media have commercial implications