KRSS
COURSE DESCRIPTION
GUIDE
(2015-2016)
It is the responsibility of each student to ensure he or she completes the appropriate prerequisite courses for Graduation and Post-Secondary study.
Please contact your school Counsellor to verify this information.
20January 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
BUSINESS EDUCATION...... 3
ENGLISH AND THE LANGUAGE ARTS ...... 3-5
FINE ARTS...... 5-10
HOME ECONOMICS...... 10-11
INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY...... 12-13
MATHEMATICS...... 14-16
MODERN LANGUAGES...... 17
OTHERS...... 18
Environmental Education
Leadership
PeerTutoring
Planning 10
Psychology
PHYSICAL EDUCATION...... 19-23
SCIENCE...... 24-26
SOCIAL STUDIES...... 27-28
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION...... 28-32
INDEPENDENT DIRECTED STUDIES...... 32
SECONDARY SCHOOL APPRENTICESHIP ...... 32
BUSINESS EDUCATION
Work Experience 12A (MWEX-2A) (x-block)
(Can be taken in Grade 11 or 12)
The Work Experience Course is designed to help students explore possible career options for the future. This course is NOT for students who want to get their first entry-level job or to count their entry-level job for course credit. The 30-hours of work experience required for Graduation Transitions can be completed through school organized work experience in this class.
In this course students will participate in the following:
Attend fieldtrips, job shadows and work experiences related to career choices.
Collect information about a variety of career options
Complete in-depth research about a few careers
Learn work-place safety, Employment
Standards laws and the function of unions.
This course does not meet as a regular course. The primary way we communicate is by text messaging.
Tourism 11 (MTRM 11)
Tourism 11 is a four-credit Applied Skills course that provides students with a broad introduction to the tourism and hospitality industry. This course provides an opportunity for all students to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to explore the extensive range of tourism occupations, related career paths, and industry standards. There will also be opportunities to take learning beyond the classroom and into the community and workplace. The following industry recognized certificates will be offered: Food Safe (Level 1), Serving It Right, and World Host (Fundamentals, Customers with Disabilities, and Service Across Cultures).
Note: Optional charge for certificates and in-class field trips.
ENGLISH and the LANGUAGE ARTS
The English/Language Arts curriculum allows students to experience the full range of language in its various forms and contexts, while building capacity to:
effectively comprehend and respond to language
communicate with precision, clarity andartistry to achieve specific goals.
interact effectively with others to enhance successful learning for productive, satisfying lives.
Communications 11 (MCOM-11)
Recommendation from grade 10 or 11 English teacher
For students who found earlier English courses challenging.
Focus on extending students’ communication skills.
Preparation of resume packages and interviews by Rotary Club.
*The Communications stream does not meet the entry requirements for university degree
programs. Students need to check admissions requirements for post-secondary programs.
Communications 12(MCOM-12)
Recommendation from grade 10 or 11 English/Communications teacher
For students who found earlier English courses challenging.
Focus on extending students’ communication skills.
English 9 (MEN—09)
Skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking are extended and developed. Speeches are 3-5 minutes. All genres are covered.
ENGLISH 10(MEN--10)
Skills of reading, writing and speaking are extended and developed. Speeches are 3-5 minutes.
English 11(MEN--11)
Increasingly sophisticated activities and materials used for critical study and literary appreciation of novels, short stories and drama, including Shakespeare. Essay writing, on-going vocabulary development, oral presentations and class discussions are integral to the course. Preparation of resume packages and interviews by Rotary Club. Speeches are 5-7 minutes.
English 12(MEN--12)
Refining language skills to develop the ability to form well-reasoned judgements, clearly expressed in both written and oral forms.
Critical analysis of a wide range of genres and authors.
Speeches are 5-7 minutes.
Novels, as well as an extensive number of short stories and poems, classic and modern, international and Canadian may be studied.
Drama is read, analyzed and dramatized.
English 12 – Aboriginal Studies (MEN—12AST)
Also called: BC First Nations Studies 12 – Aboriginal Studies (MFNS-12AST)
Prerequisite: English 11 and Social Studies 10
Open to all students, regardless of ancestry, students will explore various Aboriginal cultures, worldview, and issues through literature, writing, media studies, inquiry, and personal experience. Community involvement and active participation will be essential. This course has an emphasis on collaboration, communication, and critical and creative thinking. Students earn credit for English 12 and first Nations Studies 12, which satisfies Ministry requirements.
English 12 First Peoples(MEFP-12)
Intended for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students and provides opportunities for all students to:
engage with First People’s creative expression
enter the worlds of First Peoples provincially, nationally and internationally
focuses on the experiences, values, beliefs and lived realities of First Peoples as evidenced in various forms of text – including oral story, speech, poetry, dramatic work, dance, song, film and prose (fiction and non-fiction). Guest speakers and presenters will be part of the learning environment.
English 12 First Peoples is the academic equivalent of English 12 and is a provincially-examinable course. Students will develop the English language and literacy skills and capacities they must have in order to meet BC's graduation requirement.
English Lit 12 (MEN-12LIT)
English Literature 12 follows on from English 12, and gives students further opportunities to study genres of literature from more time periods than are covered in Eng. 12. Works from the Anglo-Saxon, Medieval, Renaissance, Romantic, Victorian, and 20th Century time periods are explored, critiqued, and discussed in terms of their contemporary and also their modern significance. Interested students must have a love of reading and discussion, and should have no less than a "B" with "G" Work Habits in English 12, as this is a more rigorous academic course. Please see Mr. Empey for more details.
WRITING 12 (MWR--12) (Learn to write like a Super-Hero, not a Zombie)
Prerequisite: English 11
This course is also open to Grade 11 students.
This course can be used towards University entrance. It is designed to improve your creative writing skills. Student needs only to have a desire to improve and apply their creative writing skills. Students will research and apply recognized fiction-writing techniques used by professional authors. Nationally famous authors and local authors will lead workshops when available. Students must be willing to share writing with a variety of authentic audiences.
FINE ARTS
ART/Photography
General programs represent the core of the art curriculum and include project work in drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking and design.
Depending on grade level, the art courses may branch into detailed studies of specific areas of visual expression.
All students are encouraged to consider taking Art as success is possible no matter the perceived skill level. It is expected that there will be a range from beginner to advanced in all grade 8-11 courses. Students registering in a grade 12 art courses should have taken previous art classes.
Visual Art 9 General (MVA--09--)
The course will focus on the elements of art and principles of design used in visual communication and expression.
Students will work in the expression areas of drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking and design.
Visual Art 9: Ceramics & Sculpture (MVA--09-C)
This course:
Will introduce students to the elements of art and principles of design.
Will focus on art work using 3D materials including (but not limited to) clay, plaster, wire, cardboard and found objects.
Will incorporate drawing and painting skills as they pertain to 3D work.
Will introduce techniques such as modelling, constructing, additive and subtractive sculpture and assemblage.
ART 10 General (MVAG-10)
The course will give intermediate knowledge and experience of the elements of art and principles of design. Students will work in the expression areas of drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking and design.
This course provides intermediate knowledge, skills and techniques such as how to draw realistically, how to work with colour and design processes and how to work successfully with clay and pottery (ceramics) production.
There is an emphasis on imagery and individual production using a variety of media.
A variety of materials, techniques and image development processes will be introduced in this course.
This course is for students wishing to:
Continue their general art education by studying in a variety of areas.
Take Art for the first time and thus build Art foundation skills.
Students will work in a variety of expression areas including ceramics, drawing, painting, design and sculpture or fibre arts.
Visual Arts 10: Media Arts (Digital Photography) (MVAM-10)
Digital Photography 10 is a course that will facilitate students to go beyond point-and-shoot. The principals of composition and design will be used to create more effective photographs. Students will develop an understanding of how light is controlled and handled by cameras. Various forms of photography will be explored, control personal images. Each member of the class will analyze & critique personal images while constructing a personal digital portfolio.
Art Foundations 11 (MAF--11)
Prerequisite: Previous Art course.
Studying a wide range of 2D and 3D art processes selected from drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, fabric and fibre, printmaking and graphic design.
Explores image development and designs, strategies, elements of art and principles of design and technical development in creating personally meaningful Art pieces.
Includes some examination of art history, contemporary art, art criticism and art careers.
Art Foundations 12 (MAF--12)
Prerequisite: Previous Art 11 course
Students will:
Study a wide range of 2D and 3D art processes selected from drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, fabric and fibre, printmaking and graphic design.
Explore image development and design strategies, elements of art and principles of design and technical development in creating personally meaningful art pieces.
Explore art history, contemporary art, art criticism and art careers.
Build upon grade 11 content and work at advanced levels with a wide range of art processes.
Use a variety of materials and processes along with the purposeful manipulation of the elements and principles, and the development of personal imagery.
An increasing amount of personal direction and responsibility will be expected.
Studio Arts: Ceramics & Sculpture 11 (MSACS11)
Studio Arts: Ceramics & Sculpture 12 (MSACS12)
Prerequisite: A Previous Art course.
The course will focus on a variety of sculpture techniques and clay- building techniques. Students will work at mastering technical aspects of both areas as well as develop personal style and self-expression based on historical and contemporary ideas and practices.
Students will produce work in sculpture in two or more materials. Both realistic and abstract art works will be produced at a more technically demanding level than previously.
Students will learn and expand on previous knowledge and skills in clay/ceramics. Projects will involve more specific ideas in their pottery production.
Students will work at a more advanced level with techniques such as modelling, constructing, additive and subtractive sculpture and assemblage.
In Studio Arts: Ceramics and Sculpture 12 students will:
Build upon grade 11 content and work at advanced levels with a wide range of art processes.
Use a variety of materials and processes along with the purposeful manipulation of the elements and principles, and the development of personal imagery
An increasing amount of personal direction and responsibility will be expected.
Visual Arts 11: Media Arts (Digital Photography) (MVAMT11)
Digital Photography 11 continues the focus of moving students away from snap-shot and towards photographs. Elements and principles of design will be explored in more detail as well as new photographic styles such as HDR (High Dynamic Range-an increasingly popular style which allows for amazing visuals). Post production editing with Photoshop will be explored in further detail, allowing student s to maximize the potential of their photographs and/or create unique works of art. Students will analyse & critique personal images while constructing or refining a personal digital and/or print portfolio. Students will have the option of constructing a photography website or blog. Previous experience with photography is an asset but is not required. There is no prerequisite.
STUDIO ART 11: DRAWING AND PAINTING 11 (MSADP11)
STUDIO ART 12: DRAWING AND PAINTING 12 (MSADP12)
Prerequisite: A Previous Art 11 course
The course will explore a variety of two dimensional artworks with a focus on drawing and painting techniques. Students will work at mastering technical aspects of both areas as well as develop personal style and self-expression based on historical and contemporary ideas and practices.
Students will:
Produce drawings in a variety of drawing media to a more advanced level.
Learn and expand knowledge of multiple paint media and techniques at a more advanced level.
Produce realistic, abstract and contemporary artworks
Work with a variety of more advanced concepts and design strategies
Use a variety of materials and processes, along with the purposeful manipulation of the elements of art and principles of design, and the development of personal imagery.
Will document and revaluate their own creative processes and continue to explore the range of art careers.
Explore image development and design strategies, elements of art and principles of design and technical development in crating personally meaningful art pieces.
Explore art history, contemporary art, art criticism and art careers.
There will be an emphasis on increasing levels of technical competence, sophistication, complexity and independence in the selection of image and idea and production of Artwork. Visual literacy will be enhanced through art criticism and the study of the relationships between context and the visual arts.
In Studio Arts: Drawing and Painting 12 students will:
Build upon grade 11 content and work at advanced levels with a wide range of art processes.
Use a variety of materials and processes along with the purposeful manipulation of the elements and principles, and the development of personal imagery.
An increasing amount of personal direction and responsibility will be expected.
Visual & Media Arts 12: Photography 12 (VAMT12)
Prerequisite: Photography 11
Students in photography 12 will work at an advanced level to:
Refine techniques explored in Photography 11
Explore additional techniques and styles to produce effective images
Display images in a variety of effective manners
Work with clients to produce commissioned (work requested by a client) images
Explore the profession of photography
There will be an emphasis on increasing levels of technical competence, sophistication, complexity and independence in the selection of image and idea and production of artwork. Visual literacy will be enhanced through art criticism and the study of the relationships between context and the visual arts.
Senior Art Studio 11
This new program is intended to give developing artists advanced coursework opportunities. In two consecutive blocks, students will have the chance to delve deeper into developing their artistic skills, knowledge, and personal style. The course will allow students to explore possible careers in art, as well as contemporary art theory and art history. Skill development will be offered in a wide variety of mediums and techniques. Students will be able to create their own roadmaps for the course, setting their own areas of focus. Ultimately, students will receive credit for two Art 11 courses of their own choosing (for example, Art Foundations, Drawing and Painting, Ceramics and Sculpture, Fabric and Fibre).
Students are required to have taken previous art courses and have a strong interest in art. Students will be expected to actively participate in the course by setting goals and initiating projects.
Senior Art Studio 12
This new program is intended to give developing artists advanced coursework opportunities. In two consecutive blocks, students will have the chance to delve deeper into developing their artistic skills, knowledge, and personal style. The course will allow students to explore possible careers in art, as well as contemporary art theory and art history. Skill development will be offered in a wide variety of mediums and techniques. Students will be able to create their own roadmaps for the course, setting their own areas of focus. Students will be required to produce and document a portfolio of work appropriate for post-secondary applications. Ultimately, students will receive credit for two Art 12 courses of their own choosing (for example, Art Foundations, Drawing and Painting, Ceramics and Sculpture, Fabric and Fibre, Portfolio 12).
Students are required to have been successful in at least 1 Art 11 course and have a strong interest in art. Students will be expected to work increasingly independently, planning projects and assessing goal completion.
IDS ART Portfolio 12 (MIDS-2A)
Prerequisite: An “A” grade in two of the senior art electives
Teacher permission is required. Please see Mrs. Beauregard
Art Careers 12 is for highly motivated students who want to work in a self-directed manner in consultation with the art instructor. The scope, content and direction of the course are arrived at through consultation and mutual agreement between student and instructor. This course is designed for students with a strong interest in visual art who intend to pursue work or study at a post-secondary level. By Grade 12, these students will already have a firm grounding in most aspects of visual arts and are ready to focus on their own ideas and project development. A deeper exploration of a personal style and skill development in focus areas will lead to the successful development of a portfolio for post-secondary applications to art schools.