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 Spoken Language 11 | MELSL11

English First Peoples builds upon and extends students’ previous learning experiences in English Language Arts courses. The course is grounded in First Peoples Principles of Learning and is designed for all students. Students will delve deeply into First Peoples' oral traditions, written literature, and visual texts in a range of media. The course focuses on the experiences, values, beliefs, and lived realities of First Peoples as evidence in various forms of text, including oral story, poetry, song, performance, film, and prose. A key feature of the course is its focus on authentic First Peoples voices. 

LITERARY STUDIES 11 | MLTST11

Focused Literary Studies 11 allows students to explore a variety of literary works in greater depth. Through this course, students can explore literature of different themes, genres, periods, authors, and geographic regions. The close study of literature in this course will enable students to enjoy reading a variety of texts, enhance their literacy skills, expand their development as educated global citizens, and understand themselves and their place in the world.

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.