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.

Canada: Shaping an Identity
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the events and factors that have changed the ways of life in Canada over time and appreciate the impact of these changes on citizenship and identity.	Lessons that meet grade Five expectations "He Shoots, He Scores": Alcohol Advertising and Sports - Lesson Activity One: Looking Through the Lenses - Lesson Activity Two: Whose Lenses? How Mass Media Portray Global Development - Lesson Activity Three: Adjusting the Focus - Lesson Elections and the Media - Lesson How to Analyze the News - Lesson Introducing the Internet: Exploring the Internet - Lesson Introducing the Internet: Telephones and Networks - Lesson Media Literacy for Development & Children's Rights - Lesson News and Newspapers: Across the Curriculum - Lesson Once Upon a Time - Lesson Violence in Sports - Lesson What Students Need to Know about Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy - Lesson Who's on First?  Alcohol Advertising and Sports - Lesson What's in a Word? - Lesson Teachable Moments Hurricane Katrina and News Media Buy Nothing Day - Teachable Moment
Skills and Processes
Dimensions of Thinking Students will develop skills of critical thinking and creative thinking to: analyze significant local and current affairs from a variety of sources, distinguishing between fact and opinion   evaluate ideas, information and positions from multiple perspectives   seek responses to inquiries from various authorities through electronic media and recognize that information serves different purposes and that data from electronic sources may need to be verified to determine accuracy or relevance for the purpose used Research Students will apply the research process to: cite references as part of research   access and retrieve appropriate information from the Internet by using a specific search path or from given uniform resource locators (URLs) Communication Students will demonstrate skills of oral, written and visual literacy: identify and distinguish points of view expressed in electronic sources on a particular topic     extend the scope of a project beyond classroom collaboration by using communication technologies, such as the telephone and e-mail

Citizenship Learning
It is expected that students will: Demonstrate fairness and respect in their interactions with others Respect the rigts, opinions, and persepectives of others	Introduction to Cyber Bullying: Avatars and Identity