CLASSICAL CIVILIZATION, GRADE 12, UNIVERSITY PREPARATION                                     LVV4U

Prerequisite: Grade 10 English

Visiting impressive historical sites in Tunisia, Malta and Italy brings to life the western world’s immense debt to the Classical past. From the core of our political and judicial systems, to the architecture of the buildings we work in, play in and pray in, to the way we think and speak (and the freedom that we have to do so) - the classical world is ever-present and everywhere.

This course offers an unparalleled opportunity for students to explore how the beliefs and achievements of the classical past have shaped Western society.  It provides students with a broad overview of the history and culture of classical antiquity, concentrating on a cross-section of some of the most famous objects and monuments, myths and literary works and philosophical treatises of Greco-Roman culture, emphasizing their enduring legacy today. Formal class lectures in conjunction with on-site tours in Tunisia, Malta, and Italy, give students the unique opportunity to contextualize textbook material with first-hand archaeological discovery.

Throughout the course students are encouraged and challenged to strengthen their oral and written communication skills in order to prepare them for Grade 12 and post-secondary school years.  A variety of activities (including literary/artifact analyses, myth re-enactments and primary source reading of Greek and Latin texts), will actively engage students and provide a stimulating and interactive learning environment to think critically and creatively while standing in the midst of these incredible sites.

ENGLISH, GRADE 12, UNIVERSITY PREPARATION                                                                 ENG4U

Prerequisite: Grade 11 English

This senior level English course is a compulsory requirement for the Ontario Secondary School Diploma. The course emphasizes the consolidation of literacy, critical thinking, and communication skills. Students will analyze a range of challenging literary works. They will write analytical and argumentative essays and a major paper for an independent literary research project. They will apply key concepts to analyze media works. An important focus will be on understanding academic language and using it coherently and confidently in discussion and argument.

ENGLISH, GRADE 11, UNIVERSITY PREPARATION                                                                 ENG3U

Prerequisite: English Grade 10

This course introduces senior level, university bound students, to significant literary works that reflect major themes in literature. It emphasizes the development of literacy, critical thinking, and communication skills. Students analyse poetry, essays, novels, and plays from various periods; conduct research and analyse the information gathered; write persuasive and literary essays; analyse the relationship among media forms, audiences, and media industry practices. An important focus is an understanding of the development of the English language. Students will examine the structure and techniques used in the variety of literary pieces.

Prerequisite: None

This course introduces the theories, questions, and issues that are the major concerns of anthropology, psychology, and sociology. Students will develop an understanding of the way social scientists approach the topics they study and the research methods they employ. Students will be given opportunities to explore theories from a variety of perspectives and to become familiar with current thinking on a range of issues that have captured the interest of classical and contemporary social scientists in the three disciplines.

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