Information and Society: Grade 8 Overall Expectations By the end of Grade 8, 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 8, students will: - describe information anxiety and overload in contemporary society - analyze the role of information in the workplace - read and evaluate biographies of pioneers of information - analyze features and examples of ethical and unethical uses of information and information technology	By the end of Grade 8, students will: - describe the features and methods of genealogy and create a family tree - visit a variety of physical and virtual libraries and describe their organization
Communicating	Applying
By the end of Grade 8, students will: - compare ways that information is created and communicated in a variety of formats - explain the principles and practice of confidentiality and privacy in communicating information - recognize the complexity of copyright in print and digital formats	By the end of Grade 8, students will: - self-regulate perceptions that affect information response - use information skills and reading experiences to resolve issues at school - connect literature and media to personal experiences and those of others