Information and Society: Grade 11 Overall Expectations By the end of Grade 11, 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 11, students will: - identify the role of information in society in such fields as medicine and genetic engineering - analyze the impact of information technology on such areas as Canadian and world cultures - recognize the importance of reading classical fictional texts in understanding various cultures	By the end of Grade 11, students will: - describe how the brain processes information - explain how web pages and search engines are constructed and organized
Communicating	Applying
By the end of Grade 11, students will: - identify the features of propaganda and explain how it has been used throughout history - explain ways of making information secure such as encryption - classify ways of determining the intellectual ownership of information	By the end of Grade 11, students will: - develop products and solutions by linking learning from various disciplines - report how groups negotiate to reach consensus and make decisions - use information skills and reading experiences to resolve issues in the community