Information and Society: Grade 4 Overall Expectations By the end of Grade 4, students will: analyze and evaluate the nature and importance of information in personal life and society; demonstrate an understanding of varied ways of organizing and storing information; demonstrate an understanding of varied ways of creating and communicating information; transfer information skills and knowledge to enrich personal life and contribute to society.

Expectations in Specific Areas
Reasoning	Organizing
By the end of Grade 4, students will: - analyze the differences between information produced by oral and written cultures - develop criteria for selecting reading materials - identify bias in selected information - follow acceptable use policies for specific tasks	By the end of Grade 4, students will: - classify the methods of organizing and storing information such as alphabetical order, subject approach and type of media - describe major Dewey Decimal categories - compare fiction and non-fiction texts to classify their features
Communicating	Applying
By the end of Grade 4, students will: - describe the history of writing systems such as alphabets, hieroglyphics, codes and petroglyphs - identify how text books are created to communicate information	By the end of Grade 4, students will: - connect stories to personal and others' experiences - produce a brief oral report and simple multi-media presentation to express thoughts and feelings - begin to identify and apply effective study practices