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(MCTWR11)
Are you a writer? Do you compose poetry, plays, or short stories? Creative Writing 11 is designed for students who are interested in developing confidence and refining their writing skills through written expression. The course provides students with in-depth opportunities to explore personal and cultural identities, memories, and stories in a wide range of genres. The course is grounded in the exploration and application of writing processes, inviting students to express themselves creatively as they reflect on, adjust, and extend their writing skills. Areas of focus include short fiction and poetry; creative non-fiction; and memoir.
(MNMD11)
Meme/Image/Text: New Media 11 is designed to reflect the changing role of technology in today’s society and the increasing importance of digital media in communicating and exchanging ideas. The course recognizes that digital literacy is an essential characteristic of the educated citizen. Coursework is aimed at providing students with a set of skills vital for success in an increasingly complex digital world by affording numerous opportunities to demonstrate understanding and communicate increasingly sophisticated ideas through a wide variety of digital and print media The course includes media and film studies; journalism and publishing; and digital communication.
This course will delve deeply into First Peoples’ oral and written literature providing a foundation for students to think critically and creatively as they explore, extend, and strengthen their own repertoire of written and oral language expression. Through the study of literature and through experimenting with, reflecting on, extending, and refining their use of structures and techniques of communication, students will extend their capacity to communicate effectively in a variety of contexts as they deepen their understanding of themselves and their world.
** This course meets the indigenous focused graduation requirement
(MLTST11)
Readers of great literature, lend me thine ears! Lovers of literature will want to take this course. Literary Studies 11 allows students to delve deeply into literature, exploring specific themes, periods, authors, or areas of the world through literary works (fiction and non-fiction) in a variety of media. Having the choice of a range of literary topics allows students to follow their passion and at the same time increase their literacy skills through the close reading of appropriately challenging texts.
(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.
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