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EARNING CREDITS – PLANNING FOR GRADUATIONOnce students begin Grade 10, they should start to keep track of the credits they earn. Students earn one credit for each class they pass at the Grade 10, Grade 11 and Grade 12 levels. Students require a minimum of 24 credits to graduate from high school. Although the guidance counsellors check credits for graduation, it is the responsibility of each student to make sure that she/he has the requirements for graduation. Compulsory Grade 10 Subjects: ELA A10 / A11 ELA B10 / B11 Christian Ethics 10 Math 10 / 11 Science 10 / 11 Social Studies 10 / 11 or Native Studies 10
Wellness 10 is recommended. Compulsory Grade 11 Subjects: ELA 20 / 21 Christian Ethics 20 Math 20 / 21 Science 20/21 or 30
Compulsory Grade 12 Subjects: ELA A30 / 31 ELA B30 / 31 Christian Ethics 30 Social Studies 30 / 31 or Native Studies 30
Note: Completion of graduation requirements will ensure a recognized Grade 12 standing, however post-secondary programs at universities, colleges and technical schools may have specific entry criteria that must be met in order to be admitted to a particular program. As students make their course selections in Grades 10, 11 and 12 they should investigate the entrance criteria for specific post-secondary programs. See a guidance counsellor for assistance. COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Christian Ethics 9
CHRISTIAN ETHICS 9Christian Ethics 9 completes the third year of the “Be with Me” program in the “We are Strong Together” series. This course uses the Beatitudes as a rubric on which we as Christians reflect, develop and act in relationship with each other and God. The course assists students in developing and living a Christian lifestyle, which includes being of service to each other. All high school Christian Ethics classes have ten hours of Christian service as a course requirement. CHRISTIAN ETHICS 10*Prerequisite* – Christian Ethics 09 This course studies the Church- a community that shares faith. Focus will be placed on the Church’s structure, beliefs, dogma, and doctrine. Students will then evaluate how the theological and cardinal moral virtues play a role in the way that they examine their own morality and contemporary moral issues that exist in our world. Ten hours of Christian Service are a requirement for this course. The four units of study are: Unit One: Morality Unit Two: The Cardinal Virtues Unit Three: Moral Virtues Unit Four: Church History CHRISTIAN ETHICS 20 *Prerequisite* – Christian Ethics 10 Christian Ethics 20 is designed to provide students with a solid foundation of information about the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Students explore Jesus as both a fully human historical person and discover how he has become the Christ of Faith. As part of their faith journey, students must learn to serve, and so a Christian service component of ten hours is a requirement for this course. The eight units covered include: Unit One: My Story Unit Two: Our Story Unit Three: Jesus’ Story Unit Four: Jesus of History Unit Five: The Christian Testament and Message of Jesus Unit Six: Mission of Jesus Unit Seven: Jesus Builds God’s Kingdom Unit Eight: Jesus the Healer CHRISTIAN ETHICS 30 *Prerequisite* – Christian Ethics 20 Christian Ethics 30 is designed to help students live a Christian lifestyle in a secular world. Students are asked to look at a variety of topics and apply a Christian context to them. The topics studied are love, relationships, identity, sexuality, marriage, family life, suffering and death, vocations, and world religions. The ten hours of Christian service is a central component of this course. The six units covered include: Unit One: World Religions Unit Two: Identity and Life Philosophies Unit Three: Dating, Relationships and Sexuality Unit Four: Marriage and Family Life Unit Five: Suffering and Death Unit Six: Vocations ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ELA A10
ELA B10 ELA A10* ELA B10*
ELA A11 ELA B11
ELA A9* ELA B9*
ELA A91 ELA B91
ELA 20 ELA 20* and Creative Writing 20 * ELA A30 ELA B30
ELA 21
ELA B30AP ELA A9 ELA B9
ELA A31 ELA B31
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS A9 and B9 / A9*and B9* / A91 and B91 The renewed ELA A9 and B9 (2008) courses utilize an integrated literature and language approach focusing on the strands of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and representing. A variety of genre arranged thematically in the forms of fiction and non-fiction – short stories, novels, modern plays, essays and articles – are explored to achieve the outcomes under the three course goals: Comprehending and Responding, Composing and Creating, and Assessing and Reflecting. In the ELA B9 course a Shakespearean play is also studied. ELA A9 themes: Students will study a minimum of two of the following three thematic units: Theme One: Conflicts, Challenges, and Choices: Do the Right Thing Theme Two: Indigenous and Norse Narratives Theme Three: All That I Am: The Search for Self
Students will study a minimum of two of the following three thematic units: Theme One: Exploring Love, Loyalty, and Relationships Theme Two: Surviving and Conquering Theme Three: Exploring New Worlds, Imagining the Future
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS A10 / A10* / A11*Prerequisite* – ELA 09 The renewed ELA A10 provides meaningful contexts that address “big ideas” and questions for deeper understanding. There is a strong focus on language and an understanding of how it works as students learn through the use of powerful cognitive and communication strategies. A variety of texts in oral, print and other forms are used to achieve outcomes under the three course goals: Encouraging Student Inquiry, Social Responsibility/Personal Agency, and Self-Reflection. Themes: The Challenges of Life: Explaining the World through our Foundational Stories; Destiny and Challenges of Life; Human Existence; Decisions, The Mysteries of Life: The Joys of Mind, Body, and Spirit; Mysteries of the Human Brain and Imagination; Mysteries of this World and Beyond; The Fantastic The ELA A10* and ELA B10* serve as the second step in preparing students for the AP English Course at Grade 12. Enriched units of study, as well as more challenging selections and opportunities for independent study are provided. The modified ELA A11 course follows the same themes as the ELA A10 course with modifications to foster student success. |