English 11-12

CREATIVE WRITING 11 | MCTWR11

Creative Writing 11 is designed for students who are interested in developing their skills in self-expression through writing. Students will explore personal and cultural identities, memories, and stories in a wide range of genres. In addition, students will form a writing community in which they collaborate, reflect on, and share their work to develop their skills in the application of the writing process. Possible areas of focus include short fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, and memoirs. 

English First Peoples Literary and Writing 11 | ?

English First Peoples Literary Studies and Writing 11 builds upon and extends students’ previous learning in English Language Arts. Grounded in the First Peoples Principles of Learning, this course is open to all students and provides an opportunity to engage deeply with a wide range of First Peoples texts. Students will explore oral traditions, written literature, and visual texts created by Indigenous authors and knowledge keepers from British Columbia, across Canada, and beyond. Texts may include oral stories, poetry, song, speeches, drama, film, and prose. A key focus of the course is the study of authentic First Peoples voices and the diverse experiences, values, beliefs, and worldviews reflected in their works. 

LITERARY STUDIES 11 | MLTST11

Literary Studies 11 allows students to explore a wide range of literary works in greater depth. Throughout the course, students will engage with literature across different themes, genres, eras, authors, and cultural perspectives. Students will read and respond to fiction, visual, oral, and digital texts, including works by First Peoples and authors from around the world. This course encourages students to consider how stories shape identity, culture, and community—and to reflect on their own relationship to the world around them. 

NEW MEDIA 11 | MCTWR11

New Media 11 explores the impact of technology on today’s society and the increasing importance of digital media in exchanging ideas. Students will have the opportunity to develop their digital literacy skills, which are of key importance for their future as global citizens. Students will have the opportunity to communicate ideas through a variety of means such as media, film, journalism, publishing, poetry, songs, blogging, social media, and podcasting. 

ENGLISH 12 | MENST12 

This English Studies 12 course builds upon and extends students’ previous learning experiences. The focus of this course is on writing and the exploration and study of a variety of texts. Students will complete assignments that are personal and creative from expository, persuasive, narrative, and comparative writing. It is designed for all students and provides them with opportunities to refine their ability to communicate effectively in a variety of contexts, achieve their personal and career goals, think critically and creatively about the uses of language, explore texts from a variety of sources in multiple modes, and reflective of diverse worldviews. Students will also deepen their understanding of themselves and others in a changing world and gain insight into the diverse factors that shape identity. Students will learn to appreciate the importance of self-representation through text, contribute to Reconciliation by building a greater understanding of the knowledge and perspectives of First Peoples and expand their understanding of what it means to be educated Canadian and global citizens.

ENGLISH FIRST PEOPLES 12 | MENFP12 

This course meets the graduation requirement for Language Arts at the grade 12 level and the graduation requirement for four credits of Indigenous-focused coursework.

English First Peoples 12 is grounded in the First Peoples Principles of Learning and delves deeply into First Peoples literature: oral, written and visual texts. The course focuses on the experiences, values, beliefs, and lived realities of First Peoples as evidenced in various forms of text, including oral story, poetry, song, performance, film, and prose. In English First Peoples 12, all students examine texts grounded in a diversity of First Peoples cultures, including local First Nations or Métis communities; extend their capacity to communicate effectively in a variety of contexts; gain insight into the diverse factors that have shaped and continue to shape their own identities; and contribute to Reconciliation by building greater understanding of the knowledge and perspectives of First Peoples.