High School Overview

A diverse collection of poetry, short stories, and myths provides students with the opportunity to read a wide variety of texts and to explore, discuss, and write about different text features and stylistic elements.

Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (both the play and modern productions) acts as a springboard into an exploration of modern situation comedy formulas, timeless humor, script adaptation, target audience, casting, and advertising. Students will complete several assignments based on the theme of adapting Twelfth Night for a modern television audience.

There are two novels to choose from in this unit. On reading a longer work of fiction students will bring several readings and writing skills to their assignments. The novels are presented in the following ways: students are asked to read the novel in sections. In each section, students are provided with some comments on the characters and what is occurring in the plot. The notes will comment on the main characters as students get to know them. Each section of the novel will contain an idea from the novel to write about and submit to the teacher so she or he may evaluate it for the student.

This unit focuses on the development and understanding of active listening skills, good notetaking, planning an effective presentation, and on speaking skills and vocal strategies. Students will listen to and critically engage with a variety of lectures and presentations. Students will also plan, prepare, and deliver their own oral presentation, to be submitted in video format.

The final assessment task is a final examination worth 30% of the student's final mark. Students will be asked to demonstrate their understanding of skills and concepts learned and practiced in the course.

This unit offers an introduction to the types of tools geographers use and how those tools are utilized in the study of geography. Various steps of the inquiry process are explored in detail. The inquiry process is used throughout the unit to answer questions and explore the types of issues geographers seek to address.

This unit explores the different geographic regions of Canada. The content offers in-depth descriptions of the landforms and climate regions in Canada and explains how these different regions were formed. The unit discusses how different regions influence the cultural and economic activities Canadians practice today. It also explores how interactions between Canadians and the environment are producing new challenges at home and abroad.

This unit examines the connections between Canada's geographic make-up, its resources, and their influences on industry and the economy. The content explores what might be the future of Canada's economy and how the country can sustainably manage its resources. It reviews the different economic sectors before investigating their importance to the Canadian economy and how they are influenced by trade between Canada and other countries.

This unit introduces the topic of demography. It examines the population of Canada and the impact that a changing population has on Canada and the rest of the world. The unit offers investigations into population trends, migration, immigration, ageing populations, and urbanization. All topics are explored in relation to how they influence the balance of economic and social demands.

This unit explores the unique challenges posed by Canadian land use and development. It identifies various factors that influence land use and explains how they affect land use patterns. Topics such as urban growth, sustainability, and the management of developing communities are examined according to various case studies. Energy, transportation, and Canadian food systems are all studied in relation to sustainable, cost-effective growth and management.

Project

The final project allows students to choose from a variety of different topics or issues to explore. Students will use the geographic inquiry process to generate an inquiry question that will guide their research. They will make use of a variety of geographic skills, concepts, terms, and content to help address their inquiry question. They will communicate their research findings in a written report.

Exam

There is a proctored final exam worth 15% of the final grade.

In this unit students will be introduced to the four art disciplines that will be explored throughout the course. An introduction to some of the questions that surround the creative process, as well as a first look at the process of combining two or more art disciplines in an integrated way. This will provide the first opportunity for discussion. Students will finish the unit with a reflection on an integrated arts work. Assessment opportunities in this unit will include prompted discussion, process worksheets, written responses, artistic interpretations, and peer reflection.

In this unit, students will begin working through the art disciplines of dance and visual arts. Students will work through the artistic elements of space, movement, and rhythm in order to develop an understanding of language, conventions, history and technique. Assessment opportunities in this unit include artistic expression, peer reflection, personal reflection, written responses, historical reports, performance, process worksheets and a quiz. Students will complete this unit with a choice of an integrated arts work with written reflection.

In this unit, students will explore the effect of art on culture and the effect of culture on art. Using the disciplines of drama and visual art, students will explore the artistic elements of value, character, and tension. By the end of this unit, students will complete an integrated arts work based on their understanding of the works studied throughout the course. Assessment opportunities in this unit include written responses, performances and reflections, historical reports, discussions, artistic works, style analysis and a quiz.

In this unit, students will explore the role of the arts outside of the classroom. Identifying career opportunities, the role of the environment in various works, and how community can work to create a culture of art will allow students to examine the practical uses of art disciplines. Students will work within the discipline of media arts to create a series of integrated projects which relate to the outside world. Assessment opportunities in this unit include an analysis of green art, written reflections, discussion, career graphic organizers, performances and reviews, written responses to articles and works, a quiz and multimedia creations.

Project

In this unit, students will complete a culminating project which will ask them to use the language, conventions, style, and technique associated with integrated arts. Students will submit the project as part of their portfolio. This project is worth 15% of the student's final mark.

Exam

This is a proctored exam worth 15% of your final grade.

In this unit, students will explore how the needs of individuals can inspire someone to start a business to meet those needs. Students will also investigate the difference between small businesses and large companies, including how they are organized and how ownership differs among companies. In addition, they will explore how trade between Canada and international countries affects business operations and leads to challenges that must be overcome.

In this unit, students will learn about the different parts that make up a successful business. They will explore the roles each part plays, how they work together, and what challenges they face when it comes to conducting business. Students will also explore how different approaches to working with employees can affect productivity and profit, and how that can affect a business's success. All these pieces need to fit together and function well to create the best product or service possible.

In this unit, students will learn how businesses attract employees to their company and provide a work environment where people feel safe, supported, and happy. They will explore government implemented human rights requirements for businesses and learn how owners run ethical businesses that inspire ethical work practices. Finally, students will learn that safe work environments with happy well-trained employees are more productive.

In this unit, students will explore the different sources of financial assistance available to business owners and individuals, as well as ways to calculate potential expenses and track the flow of money. They will also explore options for businesses to save, invest, and protect their money.

In this unit, students will explore some of the inventions and innovative ideas that have come from individuals around Canada. They will also investigate the similarities and differences in the personalities and character traits of successful entrepreneurs. This investigation will help them reflect on your own strengths as a future businessperson.

Final Assessment

This project is worth 30% of the final grade. Students will complete a business plan to help prepare them for the world of business.

This unit will expand on the use of fractions, ratios, rates, proportions, and number sets, as well as introduce the rules for working with exponents. Students will also be introduced to abstract concepts like infinite sets and limits of a pattern.

This unit will focus on setting the foundations for working with linear relationships. Students will investigate the properties of linear and non-linear relationships, the different representations of linear relationships, and solve theoretical and application problems involving linear relationships. The unit will also connect algebraic concepts to coding applications. Students will read and write pseudocode, making use of comparative statements and loops, that produces solutions to real-life problems.

This unit explores a variety of measurement systems and introduces the factor label method for converting between different unit types. Students will also investigate geometric relationships such as the volume differences between pyramids and prisms as well as cones and cylinders.

This unit will expand on the foundations of data collection and data analysis and build toward a project where students conduct a survey and analyze their data. Students will create a mathematical model for their data and test its validity.

This unit will build on the idea of compound interest and students will learn about models of appreciation and depreciation in a Canadian context. Students will also learn methods to adapt a budget so that it continues to work under moderate changes in circumstances.

Final Assessment

This is a proctored exam worth 30% of your final grade.

Students will learn the fundamentals of the scientific experimentation, scientific research, and engineering design processes and how to apply each to further their understanding of key concepts and topics in science.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the dynamic nature of sustainable ecosystems. Throughout the unit, students will use critical thinking to analyse the different ways an ecosystem can respond to natural and artificial ecological disturbances. The unit culminates with students exploring how sustainable practices reflect an understanding of equilibrium.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the nature, hierarchy, and properties of matter. Throughout the unit, students will investigate the physical and chemical properties of elements and compounds and their applications to the consumer products. The unit culminates with students engineering a solution to extend the battery life of an electrical device, connecting the concept of matter with the environmental sustainability.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of both static and current electricity. Throughout the unit, students will investigate different principles of electricity, from the law of electric charges to the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance. The unit culminates with the testing of a wind turbine prototype, where students can apply the skills from the scientific experimentation process and the engineering design process.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the components of the universe, examining the physical and chemical properties of stars, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. Throughout the unit, students will learn the importance of observational evidence in science as they review the evidence that supports scientific theories on the origin of the universe. Students will also examine the role of the sun within the solar system and its importance to sustainable life on Earth. The unit culminates with an evaluation of the social, economic, and environmental impacts of scientific innovation used in the exploration of space that also has practical applications as a consumer good used in everyday life.

Final Assessment

This is a proctored exam worth 30% of your final grade.

Students will demonstrate an understanding that ecosystems consist of a variety of components, including, in many cases, humans and that sustainability of ecosystems depends on the balanced interactions between their components. They will also explore ways human activity can affect the sustainability of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the specific properties of elements and compounds that determine their uses. They will also assess how the use of elements and compounds has both positive and negative effects on society and the environment.

Students will demonstrate an understanding that celestial objects in the solar system and universe have specific properties that can be investigated and understood. They will also explore how technologies developed for space exploration can have practical applications on Earth.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which electricity is a form of energy produced from a variety of non-renewable and renewable sources. They will investigate how static and current electricity have distinct properties that determine how they are used. Students will also evaluate the social, economic, and environmental implications of the production and consumption of electrical energy.

Final Assessment

This is a proctored exam worth 30% of the final grade.

In this unit students will learn how to 'listen to understand.' Students will identify and use strategies to listen for different purposes. Using their active listening skills, students will create a mock interview. The unit includes two oral presentation tasks in which students speak to persuade and speak to inform. In the process, students will also work on identifying bias and will thus be able to avoid a lack of objectivity in the creation of their own presentations.

In this unit students will study short stories and begin with a review of how plots are constructed. Students will infer meanings by predicting outcomes for the plots, by working with diction in the contexts in which words appear, and by determining how the elements of fiction combine to produce effective short stories. The unit ends with students writing a short story after examining the models presented to them in course notes.

This part of the course focuses on the novel and on the moral issues surrounding questions that students often consider as consumers and as increasingly independent thinkers. The study of the novel builds directly on the short fiction in the previous unit and involves discussions that explore issues presented by the novel's author. Students will use key terms that enable them to discuss the novel with some complexity. They will end the unit by writing an opinion article that allows the student to express their own position on the topics and themes developed within the novel.

Students will choose one of two graphic novels for study and will use information from the previous two units in their approach to this genre. Particular attention is paid to the physical properties of the graphic novel and the ways in which color, cell shape and size, symbolism, and other graphic elements such as maps and photographs all contribute to the effectiveness of the works. The graphic novels are based on true stories, so the intersection of fiction and non-fiction is also referred to during the study of the two works.

In the final unit of this course, using different forms of advertising, students will learn how both simple and complex media texts are created to suit purposes and audiences and how these media texts convey their overt and implied messages. As a final culminating task, students will create a media campaign for their hometown.

Final Course Project

The Final Course Project is worth 12% of the course grade. It requires students to reflect on their learning throughout the course, create a media text, and record an oral discussion.

Exam

The 2-hour exam is worth 18% of the course grade and will test the skills studied throughout the course including oral communication, reading, writing, and media.

Triangles have a particularly significant role to play in mathematics. In this unit, the concept of similarity will be described in a mathematical context, and tools to check for similarity will be learned. A review of Pythagorean Theorem will precede a more advanced discussion of triangles.

This unit is all about triangles and how they can be used to describe many phenomena in the universe. Sine, cosine, and tangent ratios will be examined, as will the ability to solve problems using these tools.

To progress beyond a certain point in any mathematics, some fundamental skills must first be mastered. In this unit, strategies for performing measurement conversions will introduce the larger topic of solving equations. By the end of the unit, successful students will be able to solve multi-step equations and more than one variable.

Linear relationships are not only important to understand for everyday use, but they are also important for understanding the interplay between distance in time for the calculation of speed, or rates of change in business, for example. They are also foundational to more complex forms of mathematics. This unit reviews the concepts of linear algebra that were developed in Grade 9, and expands upon important procedures such as rearranging equations and developing accurate graphs.

It is often important, for various practical reasons, to know where on a graph two lines intersect. This unit is all about how to determine this intersection point, not just graphically, but through the language of mathematics.

In this unit, students will consider various operations on monomials, binomials, and polynomials. Manipulating differences of squares and factoring trinomials will also be explored and these skills will be applied to different situations.

Until this point, all algebraic relations that have been considered have been linear. In this unit, second-order functions are introduced. Students investigate vertices and axes of symmetry, along with intercepts and direction of opening. They discover the links between parameters in equations and features of their curves, and use them to sketch parabolas.

Exam

This is a proctored exam worth 30% of your final grade.

This unit discusses Canada's role in the First World War and how the war shaped Canadian identity. It addresses Canadian sovereignty, French-English relations, and Indigenous contributions to the war effort. Students also examine how the war impacted the economy, women’s roles, and immigration policy.

This unit examines the changing social and political climate throughout the roaring twenties. From a political standpoint, students explore post-war international relations, how Canada was received in international circles, and Canada’s continued emergence as a sovereign nation. Shifting focus inward, students explore impacts of the booming-post war economy and what affect it had on women’s roles, immigration, labour movements, and local politics.

This period marks the rise of socialism and new social welfare policies both in Canada, and abroad. Students make use of primary source material to get a sense of how the Great Depression was experienced by Canadians from all walks of life. Through examining international politics in the years leading up to the Second World War, students become familiar with the rise of Nazis and the oppression of Jewish peoples. On the home front, students uncover how Canada struggled with its own human rights transgressions. Residential schools intensified operations and racist immigration policies persisted throughout the economic downturn.

The Second World War was a major turning point in Canadian and World history. Students explore how the war was experienced in Canada and abroad. During the war, Canadian women returned to workforce, men faced conscription, and many immigrants were interned and discriminated against. After the war, the global violence, destruction, and senseless loss of civilian life led to massive social and political change. Human rights organizations were founded and new social welfare policies were implemented all across the globe. Students critically examine international organizations that were designed to prevent atrocities like the Holocaust from ever happening again.

Situating Canada in a larger global context, students explore how the post-war baby boom and economic boom ushered in a wave of social and political change. Social welfare was at the forefront. The United Nations created the Declaration of Human Rights. Women fought for equal pay. Healthcare and other social support programs were established. Labour movements made significant gains for worker’s rights. Immigration was made less restrictive. Indigenous people in Canada gained further political traction. Canada emerged as an international peacekeeper. Students examine how Cold War tensions remained constant between western capitalist democracies and eastern communist dictatorships amidst an era of prosperity and social reform.

Unlike most of the other units in this course, this unit has students focus more explicitly on internal politics. Social rights movements took on various forms throughout the country. Pierre Elliot Trudeau’s government implemented Canada’s own Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Separatists in Québec and several Indigenous groups in Canada fought for sovereignty. Feminist groups fought for women’s rights. Students examine how rights and policies related to bilingualism, multiculturalism, and environmentalism were at play during Trudeau’s time in office, and how these values have continued to shape Canadian identify.

Students focus heavily on Indigenous people’s fight for sovereignty, self-government, and truth and reconciliation. Students critically examine various influential Canadian political figures from the 1980s up until present day as they examine important international and domestic affairs that shaped the political climate in Canada.

Final Assignment: Timeline Exhibit

For the final assignment, students will produce a mock exhibit that explores a particular theme throughout Canadian history. Students document their theme by creating a timeline of events accompanied by historical imagery and text explanations. The exhibit assignment is worth 20% of the overall grade.

Final Exam

There is a proctored exam worth 10% of the final grade.

Students are prompted to think about how they can apply the values of active and involved citizenship throughout their daily lives. By developing an introductory understanding of democracy, rights, freedoms, and the political spectrum, students examine both local and international politics. Students explore a variety of real-world issues from the perspectives of different political stakeholders. Throughout the unit, students practice how to extend their influence throughout individual, organizational, governmental, and international levels of decision-making and action.

Students explore a brief history of governance in Canada before dissecting the various levels of government and their roles and responsibilities. All throughout, students practice engaging with various levels of government in different ways as they champion a civic issue that is of personal importance. The practical application of political knowledge and civic values helps prepare students to be involved citizens.

Students conclude the course by examining the roles and responsibilities of each branch of government, and their interrelations. Students use real-world examples to see how bills are passed into law and how the electoral process works. Students also engage in the complexity of legal interactions between the legislative and judicial branches.

Final Assignment: United Nations Presentation

Students identify an issue of civic importance that matters to them and throughout the course, they develop a plan on how to effect change. The final assignment is a summary of the work that is drafted as a presentation for a UN conference. They explain the issue, why it is an important civic issue, how they plan to address the issue, and reflect on the effectiveness of their plan.

Exam

The exam is proctored and worth 15% of the final grade.

Students already have a range of skills, interests and experiences that make them employable, the challenge is finding just the right match between their current profile and employment that is available. In this unit, students analyze current strengths and interests. They then discuss what strategies they might employ right now to become more competitive in the job market. Students discuss what to expect, in terms of their rights and responsibilities, if they get a job. Finally, students go through strategies for résumé and cover letter writing, approaching employers with or without job ads, interviewing, and other skills prerequisite to the job hunt.

While students might be employable now, they might not yet be in a position to go after their dream career. That might take some more schooling, experience or other skills. Students are provided with an overview in this unit of a wide range of educational opportunities available to them beyond secondary school. Students discuss types of jobs available in a few different sectors, and some of the professional organizations that regulate them. Then, students analyze one interesting possibility-that of entrepreneurship, or being their own boss.

Students now have a sense of their skills and interests, they have identified one or more careers that they might like to have in the future, and they've been presented with a variety of opportunities available to them after high school to get there. Where do they begin? This unit is about taking what students know about themselves and about what is available and making a plan. The unit goes over planning a path for education, job experience, and acquiring skills that will make them competitive. They discuss the virtues of, and strategies for, networking both in person and on the web. Finally, there is a section all about the more realistic aspects of the job hunt-job futures analysis, what to do in the case of unemployment, and strategies for planning alternate career paths without compromising their primary goals.

Students have worked out a plan for what they want to do throughout the course, but they need to consider how they will pay for it all. This unit goes through various methods of paying, saving, and budgeting for their future. It explores expenses they will face in their first year living on their own, post-secondary education costs, financial planning, sources of income, options for loans, bursaries, banking, and creating a post-secondary that will help them achieve their financial goals.

Project

This project is worth 20% of the final grade. Students compile a career portfolio by editing and analysing work created throughout the course.

Exam

A proctored exam worth 10% of the student's final mark.

In this unit, students will explore how the needs of individuals can inspire someone to start a business to meet those needs. Students will also investigate the difference between small businesses and large companies, including how they are organized and how ownership differs among companies. In addition, they will explore how trade between Canada and international countries affects business operations and leads to challenges that must be overcome.

In this unit, students will learn about the different parts that make up a successful business. They will explore the roles each part plays, how they work together, and what challenges they face when it comes to conducting business. Students will also explore how different approaches to working with employees can affect productivity and profit, and how that can affect a business's success. All of these pieces need to fit together and function well to create the best product or service possible.

In this unit, students will learn how businesses attract employees to their company and provide a work environment where people feel safe, supported, and happy. They will explore government implemented human rights requirements for businesses and learn how owners run ethical businesses that inspire ethical work practices. Finally, students will learn that safe work environments with happy well-trained employees are more productive.

In this unit, students will explore the different sources of financial assistance available to business owners and individuals, as well as ways to calculate potential expenses and track the flow of money. They will also explore options for businesses to save, invest, and protect their money.

In this unit, students will explore some of the inventions and innovative ideas that have come from individuals around Canada. They will also investigate the similarities and differences in the personalities and character traits of successful entrepreneurs. This investigation will help them reflect on their own strengths as a future businessperson.

Project

This project is worth 30% of the final grade. Students will complete a business plan to help prepare them for the world of business.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which plants and animals, including humans, are made of specialized cells, tissues, and organs that are organized into systems. They will also evaluate the social and ethical implications of developments in medicine and medical technology.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the predictable ways in which chemicals react. They will also explore how chemical reactions may have a negative impact on the environment, but they can also be used to address environmental challenges.

Students will demonstrate an understanding that Earth’s climate is dynamic and is the result of interacting systems and processes. They will explore how global climate change is influenced by both natural and human factors. Students will also investigate the variety of ways climate change affects living things and natural systems. Finally, they will assess the impact of human activity on climate change and to identify effective courses of action to reduce this impact.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics and properties of light that can be manipulated with mirrors and lenses for a range of uses. They will also explore the ways in which society has benefited from the development of a range of optical devices and technologies.

Exam

This is a proctored exam worth 30% of your final grade.

This unit will focus on listening, note-taking, and presentation skills, all of which are incredibly important to develop for college and the workplace. The themes that tie this unit together are the fertile intersections created when people move, and cultures meet. Students will hear inspiring stories of people who have had to start their lives over in new lands, and they will prepare a presentation of their own.

In this unit students will the read the classic novel Catcher in the Rye and work on a series of short writing pieces. Students will edit these pieces and publish a presentation. The second module focuses on film. Students will watch Rebel Without a Cause and consider how different the issues faced by the youth in the story are from those faced by the youth of today. Students will also choose a current film that deals with young people and investigate the representation of youth issues in that film. The final culminating activity for this unit asks students to draw all research and notes together and write an essay about how youth issues have changed through time, and how they in ways remain the same.

This unit will focus on recognizing the elements required to create effective instructions. Students will use critical thinking skills to assess various sets of instructions and will finish the unit by writing and publishing their own set of 'how to' instructions.

Exam

The final assessment task is a final examination worth 30% of the student's final mark. Students will be asked to demonstrate their understanding of skills and concepts learned and practiced in the course.

Students will explore the concepts of relations and functions in this unit, their representations, their inverses, and how to make connections between the algebraic and graphical representations of functions using transformations. Students will learn how to apply and determine the different transformations that can be applied to functions using transformational parameters, along with learning to apply function and set notations, and graphing methods consistently.

Students will explore properties of functions, in particular by determining the zeros and the maximum or minimum of a quadratic function, and solve problems involving quadratic functions, including problems arising from real-world applications. By the end of the unit, students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of equivalence as it relates to simplifying polynomial, radical, and rational expressions.

This unit will explore several topics including evaluating powers with rational exponents, simplifying expressions containing exponents, and describing properties of exponential functions represented in a variety of ways. The emphasis will be on modelling and problem solving using these concepts.

The unit begins with an exploration of recursive sequences and how to represent them in a variety of ways. Making connections to Pascal's triangle, demonstrating understanding of the relationships involved in arithmetic and geometric sequences and series, and solving related problems involving compound interest and ordinary annuities will form the rest of the unit.

This unit concentrates students' attention on determining the values of the trigonometric ratios for angles less than 360°, proving simple trigonometric identities and solving problems using the primary trigonometric ratios. The sine law and the cosine law are developed. Students will learn to demonstrate an understanding of periodic relationships and sinusoidal functions, and make connections between the numeric, graphical, and algebraic representations of sinusoidal functions while solving problems involving sinusoidal functions, including problems arising from real-world applications.

Students will investigate the relationship between the graphs and the equations of sinusoidal functions, sketching and describing the graphs and their periodic properties.

Exam

This course includes a two-and-a-half-hour final exam and is worth 30% of your final grade.

In this unit, students will analyze governmental and non-governmental initiatives that are intended to reduce the environmental factors on human health. They will also explore environmental factors that affect human health and demonstrate an understanding of various environmental factors that can affect human health, and how these factors can be reduced.

In this unit, students will evaluate the impact of agricultural and forestry practices on human health, the economy, and the environment. They will investigate conditions that are necessary for plant growth (soil components for various species and environmentally sustainable methods to promote growth).

In this unit, students will analyze the economic, political, and environmental consideration that affect waste management strategies. They will investigate the effectiveness of waste management practices and gain an understanding of the types of waste and strategies for its management.

In this unit, students will assess the impact on society and the environment of the use of renewable and non-renewable energy sources, propose a plan to reduce energy consumption, investigate various methods of conserving energy and improving energy efficiency. Students will also gain an understanding of energy production, consumption, and conservation.

Exam

There is a proctored final exam worth 15% of the final grade.

This unit introduces students to various accounting operations and the effects of these operations on individuals and businesses. Students will investigate the three professional accounting designations and describe the focus of each group. They will be introduced to the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles: a set of rules which govern the field of accounting. Finally, they will investigate the three main forms of business organization: sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation.

This unit introduces students to the procedures and principles of the accounting cycle for a service business, merchandising business, and a sole proprietorship. Students will examine the accounting cycle which includes the collection, recording, and analysis of financial information in a fiscal period. For a merchandising business, students will learn that inventory and costs must be accurately measured and recorded. They will also learn the two key ways of handling inventory – periodic and perpetual inventory systems.

This unit introduces students to QuickBooks online. Students will use this online software system for small business to track company income, expenses, and inventory in an efficient manner. Students will use the Online Edition that allows sales tax to be automatically tracked.

Final Project

The final project is worth 10% of the final grade. Students will complete a project simulating the accounting cycle for a service business: Smith Heating and Electric.

Exam

This is a proctored exam worth 20% of the final grade. The final exam is two hours long, and includes thirty multiple choice questions, and two long answer questions.

Introduction to Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology. Research methods, skills and techniques will also be investigated.

Psychological theories and theorists, the nature vs. nurture debate, the process of socialization, influences on behaviour, and mental health and wellness will be examined.

Sociological theories and theorists, social institutions, group influence, gender roles and media will be studied.

Anthropological theories and theorists, culture and tradition, will be explored.

Final Course Project

The Final Course Project is worth 12% of the course grade. It requires students to reflect on their learning throughout the course, create a media text, and record an oral discussion.

Exam

The 2-hour exam is worth 18% of the course grade and will test the skills studied throughout the course including oral communication, reading, writing, and media.

In this unit, students will analyse their current health behaviours, become aware of their strengths and areas that require improvement, and set personal health and well-being goals through the development of a Vitality Action Plan. They will begin practicing healthy living behaviours during this unit, and then track their progress with them throughout the course.

Students investigate the various factors that influence personal health. They apply understanding of these influences to their Vitality Action Plan and Community Health Advocacy Task. Students will review their healthy living behaviors associated with the determinants of health. Major topics include personal determinants, personal health practices, social and economic determinants, physical determinants, health care system determinants and the interrelationship between the determinants of health.

In this unit, students will assess health-promoting products, health products, health information, and the communication of these services. They will learn about nutrition labeling and their regulations and about alternative health care practices. Students will explore and analyse the impact of policies and government regulations as they pertain to overall health.

In this unit, students will investigate concepts and approaches related to the transmission, treatment, and prevention of communicable, chronic, and food-borne diseases and ailments which negatively affect optimum health in self and others. Students will also be trained in basic first aid procedures and emergency situations. Finally, students will investigate issues related to school and workplace health issues.

In this unit, students will examine and evaluate community health services (e.g., public health units, community agencies, mental health facilities) and facilities that encourage healthy, active living (e.g., recreation and fitness centres). Students will also identify and investigate health-related career opportunities. They will become aware of how individuals can contribute to the health of others and how important this is to the health system.

Project

Students will demonstrate evidence of their learning in the course by completing, reflecting on, and presenting their Vitality Action Plan, Community Health Advocacy Task, and a visit to a retirement home in their community. This project is worth 30% of the final grade.

Students will develop an understanding of the structure of an element that allows us to predict its physical and chemical properties. They will investigate the physical and chemical properties of compounds based on the type of chemical bond formed. The appropriate use of chemicals will be examined to minimize the risks to human health and the environment.

Students will demonstrate an understanding that chemicals react in predictable ways and will investigate different types of chemical reactions. They will assess the significant implications of chemical reactions and their applications for society and the environment.

Students will be introduced to the mole concept and how it can be used to describe chemical reactions quantitatively. They will also apply an understanding of quantitative relationships in determining the efficiency of chemical reactions and how such reactions can be optimized.

In this unit, students will demonstrate an understanding that properties of solutions can be described qualitatively and quantitatively and can be predicted. They will assess the unique physical and chemical properties of water in supporting living organisms. Students will also analyse the origins of water pollution along with a variety of economic, social, and environmental issues related to drinking water.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of how the properties of gases are predictable and can be described qualitatively and quantitatively. They will evaluate the ways in which human activities and technology can have a cumulative effect on air quality. Students will also describe and evaluate Canadian initiatives to reduce air pollution, including ways to reduce their own carbon footprint.

Exam

This is a proctored exam worth 30% of your final grade.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of uniform and non-uniform linear motion, in one and two dimensions. They will investigate, in qualitative and quantitative terms, uniform and non-uniform motion, and solve related problems. They will analyse technologies that apply concepts related to kinematics and assess the technologies' social and environmental impact.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between changes in velocity and unbalanced forces in one dimension. They will investigate qualitatively and quantitatively net force, acceleration, and mass; and solve related problems. They will analyse and propose improvements to technologies that apply concepts related to dynamics and Newton's laws and assess the technologies' social and environmental impact.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of work, efficiency, power, gravitational potential energy, kinetic energy, nuclear energy, and thermal energy and its transfer as heat. They will investigate energy transformations and the law of conservation of energy and solve related problems. They will analyse technologies that apply principles of, and concepts related to energy transformations, and assess the technologies' social and environmental impact.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the properties of mechanical waves and sound and of the principles underlying their production, transmission, interaction, and reception. They will investigate the properties of mechanical waves and sound and solve related problems. They will analyse how mechanical waves and sound affect technology, structures, society, and the environment, and assess ways of reducing their negative side effects.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the properties of magnetic fields, the principles of current and electron flow, and the operation of selected technologies that use the properties and principles to produce and transmit electrical energy. They will investigate magnetic fields and electric circuits and solve related problems. They will analyse the social, economic, and environmental impact of electrical energy production and technologies related to electromagnetism and propose ways to improve the sustainability of electrical energy production.

Exam

This is a proctored exam worth 30% of your final grade.

In this unit, students will demonstrate an understanding that all living things can be classified through the principles of taxonomy and phylogeny. They will use sampling and classification techniques to investigate the principles of scientific classification. Students will analyse the effects of human activity on the diversity of living organisms in ecosystems.

In this unit, students will demonstrate an understanding of the theory of evolution and the evidence that supports it. They will examine the mechanisms by which it occurs, including thorough consideration of natural selection and punctuated equilibrium, and evaluate the logic that has drawn scientists to their conclusions. Students will also analyse the economic and environmental implications of artificial selection technology and evaluate the impact of environmental changes on natural selection and species at risk.

In this unit, students will evaluate recent advances in our knowledge of genetic processes and demonstrate an understanding that genetic and genomic research can have both social and environmental implications. They will investigate how variability and diversity of living organisms results from the distribution of genetic material during the process of meiosis. Students will also analyse data to solve basic genetic problems.

In this unit, students will demonstrate an understanding of how groups of organs with specific structures and functions work together as systems, which interact with other systems in the body. They will investigate by means of computer simulation and independent experimentation, the functional responses, and relationships between major organ systems. Students will also be asked to consider how the development and uses of technology to maintain health are related to the changing needs of society.

In this unit, students will demonstrate an understanding that plants have specialised structures with distinct functions that enable them to respond and adapt to their environment. They will investigate the structures and functions of plant tissues and factors affecting growth. Students will consider the importance of the plant variety to the survival and sustainability of ecosystems.

Exam

This is a proctored exam worth 30% of your final grade.

Review foundational concepts such as the definition of a function, function notation, properties of functions, transformations of functions, and inverse functions.

Identify and describe key features of polynomial functions and make connections between the numeric, graphical, and algebraic representations of these functions.

Identify key features of rational functions, represent and manipulate these functions, and explore inequalities and their solutions.

Review exponential functions, explore properties and applications of logarithmic functions, and apply knowledge to solve real-world problems.

Examine radian measure, solve problems involving trigonometric equations, and prove trigonometric identities.

Expand understanding of trigonometry, explore trigonometric functions and their reciprocals, and model data using transformations.

Perform arithmetic operations on functions, focusing on algebraic, graphical, and practical implications.

Exam

The final exam is worth 30% of the final grade.

Focus on listening, note-taking, and presentation skills. Students explore the intersections created when people move and cultures meet, and prepare their own presentations.

Analysis of a wide range of poetry, examining poetic forms, styles, and devices. Students are assessed on their understanding and analysis of poetry.

Detailed study of 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald, exploring its historical and political contexts, central themes, literary devices, and the impact of personal history on perspective. Students write essays analyzing the novel.

Study of 'Macbeth' by Shakespeare and 'A Doll House' by Ibsen, focusing on themes of love and respect between husband and wife. Skills of literary essay writing are practiced and assessed.

Exam

The final examination tests students on their understanding of the course content.

Introduction to foundational writing techniques, review of sentence structure, punctuation, diction, and literary devices. Development of personal writing voice through the analysis and creation of personal essays, culminating in an oral presentation.

Exploration of mass digital communication and its impact on society. Study of social media, bias, fake news, and the influence of media. Assignments include critical reflections and the creation of written and visual content.

Analysis of novels such as 'Nineteen Eighty-Four', 'The Handmaid's Tale', 'The Great Gatsby', and 'Mister Pip'. Focus on literary theories, perspectives, and the concept of status quo.

Study of short stories and poetry from diverse authors and cultures. Development of analytical and essay writing skills through text analysis and literary essay assignments.

Exam

The final examination tests comprehensive understanding of course material.

Critical and creative engagement with a diverse collection of poetry. Assignments include writing critical essays and reflections, and creative poetry writing.

Exploration of the short story genre through several texts to analyze their elements and craft a critical essay and a short story analysis.

In-depth study of 'Last of the Crazy People' by Timothy Findley or 'Fifth Business' by Robertson Davies, including section notes and a formal essay.

Detailed study of Shakespeare's 'Othello', focusing on characters, themes, and language, culminating in a literary essay.

Exam

Proctored exam assessing comprehensive understanding of the course.

Students learn a variety of reading strategies and practice reading a range of texts. They apply various strategies to enhance comprehension and vocabulary.

Students learn to write various types of texts, focusing on structure, clarity, and purpose. They revise and polish their writings to create final drafts for a course portfolio.

Project

Literacy Portfolio compiling reflective journal entries and polished writing samples, demonstrating students' skills and growth.

Exam

Final examination testing literacy skills covered in the course.

Introduction to data management tools including spreadsheets and graphing software to perform complex calculations and analyze data.

Focus on data collection techniques, understanding good sampling, and primary data collection principles.

Analysis of one-variable data, focusing on summarization and interpretation using graphical and numerical methods.

Exploration of two-variable data analysis, looking at relationships and using graphical and algebraic methods to draw conclusions.

Study of counting methods, including permutations and combinations, and their applications.

Detailed study of probability, including the use of permutations and combinations to solve problems.

Investigation of the normal distribution and its applications in various contexts.

Exam

Final examination testing all topics covered in the course.