English
Course Descriptions
English 8,9
These courses provide a supportive function whereby vocabulary, reading and writing abilities receive substantial attention. The courses utilize a student-focused pace and stress the repetition of important meanings and literary terminology. The focus is on written and spoken grammatical construction.
Course Plans: Click on the course name to view the course plan.
* All students must write a Literacy Assessment to meet graduation requirements
English Language Arts 10
English Language Arts 10 is now comprised of five different 2 credit options, we are offering the following four options. Students must choose two of the following to complete the required 4 credits needed for graduation.
- ELA 10 – New Media
New Media 10 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. This course is intended to allow students and educators the flexibility to develop a program of study centred on students’ interests, needs, and abilities, while at the same time allowing for a range of local delivery methods.
Course Plan: New Media 10
- ELA 10 – Focused Literary Study
Focused Literary Studies 10 is designed for students who are interested in the literature of a particular era, geographical area, or theme, or in the study of literature in general. The course allows students to delve more deeply into literature as they explore specific themes, periods, authors, or areas of the world through literary works in a variety of media. Giving students the choice of a range of literary topics allows them to follow their passion and at the same time increase their literary skills, expand their development as educated global citizens, and develop higher level thinking skills.
Course Plan: Literary Study 10
- ELA 10 – Creative Writing
Creative Writing 10 is designed for students who have an interest in creative expression through language. The course provides students with in-depth opportunities to become better writers through the exploration of personal and cultural identities, memories, and stories in a wide range of genres. Within a supportive community of writers, students will collaborate and develop their skills through writing and design processes. This course is based on the exploration and application of writing processes, inviting students to express themselves creatively as they experiment with, reflect on, extend, and refine their writing.
Course Plan: Creative Writing 10
- ELA 10 – Composition
Composition 10 is designed for students who have an interest in developing their skills in written communication in a variety of contexts. The course provides students with opportunities to think critically as they explore, extend, and refine their writing. Within a supportive community of writers, students will work to explore and create coherent, purposeful compositions. They will develop their craft through processes of drafting, reflecting, and revising to build a body of work that demonstrates breadth, depth, and evidence of writing for a range of situations. The course provides opportunities for diverse learners to be supported in developing and refining their writing abilities.
Course Plan: Composition 10
English Language Arts 11
English Language Arts 11 is now comprised of the following five different options. You will choose one option to receive your 4 credits.
- ELA 11 – New Media
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. This course is intended to allow students and educators the flexibility to develop a program of study centred on students’ interests, needs, and abilities, while at the same time allowing for a range of local delivery methods.
Course Plan: New Media 11
- ELA 11 – Focused Literary Study
Focused Literary Studies 11 is designed for students who are interested in the literature of a particular era, geographical area, or theme, or in the study of literature in general. The course allows students to delve more deeply into literature as they explore specific themes, periods, authors, or areas of the world through literary works in a variety of media. Giving students the choice of a range of literary topics allows them to follow their passion and at the same time increase their literary skills, expand their development as educated global citizens, and develop higher level thinking skills.
Course Plan: Literary Study 11
- ELA 11 – Creative Writing
Creative Writing 11 is designed for students who have an interest in creative expression through language. The course provides students with in-depth opportunities to become better writers through the exploration of personal and cultural identities, memories, and stories in a wide range of genres. Within a supportive community of writers, students will collaborate and develop their skills through writing and design processes. This course is based on the exploration and application of writing processes, inviting students to express themselves creatively as they experiment with, reflect on, extend, and refine their writing.
Course Plan: Creative Writing 11
- ELA 11 – Composition
Composition 11 is designed for students who have an interest in developing their skills in written communication in a variety of contexts. The course provides students with opportunities to think critically as they explore, extend, and refine their writing. Within a supportive community of writers, students will work to explore and create coherent, purposeful compositions. They will develop their craft through processes of drafting, reflecting, and revising to build a body of work that demonstrates breadth, depth, and evidence of writing for a range of situations. The course provides opportunities for diverse learners to be supported in developing and refining their writing abilities.
Course Plan: Composition 11
- ELA 11 – Spoken Language
Spoken Language 11 is designed to support students as they refine, clarify, and adjust their spoken communication through practice and revision. The course provides opportunities for students to, with increasing independence, study, create, write, and present original and authentic pieces for a range of purposes and real-world audiences. They will expand their competencies through processes of drafting, reflecting, and revising to build a body of work that demonstrates expanding breadth, depth, and evidence of spoken language genres for a range of situations. They will develop confidence in their abilities as they consolidate their spoken language skills.
Course Plan: Spoken Language 11
English Studies 12
English Studies 12 is a required course which builds on and extends students’ previous learning experiences in ELA 10 and 11 courses. It is designed for all students and provides them with opportunities to:
- refine their ability to communicate effectively in a variety of contexts and to 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 that reflect diverse worldviews
- deepen their understanding of themselves and others in a changing world
- gain insight into the diverse factors that shape identity
- appreciate the importance of self-representation through text
- contribute to Reconciliation by building greater understanding of the knowledge and perspectives of First Peoples expand their understanding of what it means to be educated Canadian and global citizens
Course Plan: English Studies 12
English First Peoples 12
English First Peoples 12 is grounded in the First Peoples Principles of Learning. It focuses on the experiences, values, beliefs and lived realities of First Peoples as they are represented in a variety of texts, including oral story, poetry, song, performance, film and prose. The course is designed for all students – Indigenous or non-Indigenous – who are interested in delving deeply into First Peoples oral and written literature and visual texts in a range of media. A variety of writing exercises (formal and informal) will be undertaken as a means to exploring how students think and feel about the texts they have read. A key feature of the course is its focus on authentic First Peoples voices (using historical or contemporary texts created by or with First Peoples). While the focus in EFP 12 is primarily on First Peoples voices from BC, students will also engage with texts which reflect First Peoples’ experiences from elsewhere in Canada and throughout the world.
Course Plan: English First Peoples 12