This outcome chart contains Media literacy learning expectations from the Alberta social studies curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the Media Awareness Network site.

Skills and Processes

Dimensions of Thinking Students will: Develop skills of critical thinking and creative thinking: identify and re-examine their personal assumptions and opinions to broaden their understanding of a topic or issue determine the validity of information based on context, bias, source, objectivity, evidence and reliability to broaden their understanding of a topic or issue develop an awareness of how perspectives can shape understanding Research for Deliberative Inquiry Students will: Apply research processes: demonstrate responsible and ethical use of information and technology locate information by using various parts of an information source; e.g., the glossary, table of contents, index and home page of a Web site access and select information from a variety of sources; e.g., documents, art, songs, artifacts, narratives and oral stories recognize that information serves a variety of purposes and that accuracy or relevance may require verification compare various interpretations of events using a variety of evidence; e.g., photographs, artifacts, interviews and media reports Communication Students will: Develop skills of media literacy: identify techniques used to enhance the authority and authenticity of media messages examine the values, lifestyles and points of view represented in media messages recognize the impact of television, the Internet, radio and print media on a particular current affairs issue

Lessons Adjusting the Focus Allies and Aliens Deconstructing Web Pages Elections and the Media Freedom to Smoke Gender and Tobacco Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising ICYouSee: A Lesson in Critical Thinking Images of Learning: Elementary  Kids, Alcohol and Advertising - Lesson 1: Messages About Drinking Kids, Alcohol and Advertising - Lesson 2: Young Drinkers Kids, Alcohol and Advertising - Lesson 3: Understanding Brands Kids, Alcohol and Advertising - Lesson 4: Interpreting Media Messages Killer Games Looking Through the Lenses Marketing to Teens: Alternate Ads Marketing to Teens: Gender Roles in Advertising Marketing to Teens: Introduction Marketing to Teens: Marketing Tactics Media News Journalism Across the Media: Introduction Perceptions of Race and Crime Perceptions of Youth and Crime Selling Tobacco Sports Personalities in Magazine Advertising Stereotyping and Bias Television News: Lesson Four The Impact of Gender Stereotypes The True Story Tobacco Labels TV Dads: Immature and Irresponsible? Video Games Video Production of a Newscast What Students Need to Know about Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Who Knows? Your Privacy in the Information Age Whose Lenses? How Mass Media Portray Global Development Teachable Moments Demographic Beer Hurricane Katrina and News Television Ritual and Special Events The Mediated Communications of News of War Student Tutorial (Licensed Resource) MyWorld: A digital literacy tutorial for secondary students