GRADE 10 REQUIRED COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
ENGLISH
Everyone will take these 2 courses:
COMPOSITION 10 (MCMPS10) (2 credits)
The Composition strand of English 10 is a course that is designed to support students develop their writing skills. Students will work individually and collaboratively to create authentic and genuine personalized written pieces for a variety of audiences. Possible areas of focus in Composition 10 may include narrative, expository, descriptive, persuasive, and opinion pieces. There will be an emphasis on drafting and editing in the writing process. Students will also be expected to develop their understanding of credible sources of information and citing their sources.
CREATIVE WRITING 10 (MCTWR10) (2 credits)
This course focuses on the five major skills of creative writing, lending itself well to a beginner's creative writing course. Studies on sensory details, strong verb use, character development, plot and dialogue will be the focus. This is a great start for students wishing to continue in creative writing classes.
COMPOSITION 10 (MCMPS10) (2 credits)
The Composition strand of English 10 is a course that is designed to support students develop their writing skills. Students will work individually and collaboratively to create authentic and genuine personalized written pieces for a variety of audiences. Possible areas of focus in Composition 10 may include narrative, expository, descriptive, persuasive, and opinion pieces. There will be an emphasis on drafting and editing in the writing process. Students will also be expected to develop their understanding of credible sources of information and citing their sources.
CREATIVE WRITING 10 (MCTWR10) (2 credits)
This course focuses on the five major skills of creative writing, lending itself well to a beginner's creative writing course. Studies on sensory details, strong verb use, character development, plot and dialogue will be the focus. This is a great start for students wishing to continue in creative writing classes.
MATHEMATICS
WORKPLACE MATHEMATICS 10 (MWPM-10) (4 credits)
This pathway is specifically designed to provide students with the mathematical understanding and critical thinking skills identified for entry into the majority of trades at post-secondary institutions and for direct entry into the workforce. These students should have a definite interest in a trades career path or should be planning to directly enter the workplace. The topics include: puzzles and games for computational fluency, create/interpret/critique graphs, primary trigonometric ratios, metric and imperial measurement and conversions, surface area and volume, angles, central tendency, experimental probability, and gross/net pay.
Note: Some trades require a higher level of mathematical understanding such as taught in the Foundations/Pre-Calculus Mathematics courses. Please check with your counsellor and the trade school you are interested in attending for specific details.
FOUNDATIONS OF MATH AND PRE-CALCULUS 10 (MFMP-10) (4 credits)
This pathway is designed to provide students with the mathematical understandings and critical thinking skills identified for post-secondary studies. This course also meets the requirements for most trades. The topics include: right triangle trigonometry, operations on powers with integral exponents, linear relations and functions, multiplying/factoring polynomials, solving systems of linear equations, experimental probability, and gross/net pay.
This pathway is specifically designed to provide students with the mathematical understanding and critical thinking skills identified for entry into the majority of trades at post-secondary institutions and for direct entry into the workforce. These students should have a definite interest in a trades career path or should be planning to directly enter the workplace. The topics include: puzzles and games for computational fluency, create/interpret/critique graphs, primary trigonometric ratios, metric and imperial measurement and conversions, surface area and volume, angles, central tendency, experimental probability, and gross/net pay.
Note: Some trades require a higher level of mathematical understanding such as taught in the Foundations/Pre-Calculus Mathematics courses. Please check with your counsellor and the trade school you are interested in attending for specific details.
FOUNDATIONS OF MATH AND PRE-CALCULUS 10 (MFMP-10) (4 credits)
This pathway is designed to provide students with the mathematical understandings and critical thinking skills identified for post-secondary studies. This course also meets the requirements for most trades. The topics include: right triangle trigonometry, operations on powers with integral exponents, linear relations and functions, multiplying/factoring polynomials, solving systems of linear equations, experimental probability, and gross/net pay.
OTHER COURSES
PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION 10 (MPHED10) (4 credits)
Students will participate in a wide variety of activities including team, individual, and lifetime sports. There are expectations of continuing development of physical abilities, student responsibility, and leadership skills. Students will also focus on various healthy and active living topics regarding mental and physical health. This course is required for graduation.
CAREER LIFE EDUCATION (MCLEA10) (4 credits)
Career Life Education 10 asks students "Where do you want to go?" by exploring how choices are made in a recurring cycle, how decisions are influenced by internal and external factors, how to cultivate networks and reciprocal relationships, how finding balance between personal and work life promotes well-being, and how learning fosters career-life opportunities. Students examine, interact, experience and initiate career-life explorations. Career Life Education is a core requirement for graduation and provides four credits of the 8 Career Education credits require for graduation.
SCIENCE 10 (MSC--10) (4 credits)
This course is the precursor for the senior sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Earth Science). This is a complex course and a strong work ethic is required to complete the course material. Topics include: genes are the foundation for the diversity of living things, chemical processes require energy change as atoms are rearranged, energy is conserved and its transformation can affect living things and the environment, and the formation of the universe can be explained by the big bang theory.
SOCIAL STUDIES 10 (MSS--10) (4 credits)
Socials 10 will concentrate on four main Big Ideas set in the time period 1919 to the present: 1) global and regional conflicts; 2) the development of Canadian political institutions; 3) world views and how they have an impact on Canadian societal developments; and 4) historical and contemporary injustices that challenge Canada’s identity as an inclusive, multicultural society. Specific topics will be in part determined by student interest. There will be writing and project components geared to students developing their communication skills.
Students will participate in a wide variety of activities including team, individual, and lifetime sports. There are expectations of continuing development of physical abilities, student responsibility, and leadership skills. Students will also focus on various healthy and active living topics regarding mental and physical health. This course is required for graduation.
CAREER LIFE EDUCATION (MCLEA10) (4 credits)
Career Life Education 10 asks students "Where do you want to go?" by exploring how choices are made in a recurring cycle, how decisions are influenced by internal and external factors, how to cultivate networks and reciprocal relationships, how finding balance between personal and work life promotes well-being, and how learning fosters career-life opportunities. Students examine, interact, experience and initiate career-life explorations. Career Life Education is a core requirement for graduation and provides four credits of the 8 Career Education credits require for graduation.
SCIENCE 10 (MSC--10) (4 credits)
This course is the precursor for the senior sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Earth Science). This is a complex course and a strong work ethic is required to complete the course material. Topics include: genes are the foundation for the diversity of living things, chemical processes require energy change as atoms are rearranged, energy is conserved and its transformation can affect living things and the environment, and the formation of the universe can be explained by the big bang theory.
SOCIAL STUDIES 10 (MSS--10) (4 credits)
Socials 10 will concentrate on four main Big Ideas set in the time period 1919 to the present: 1) global and regional conflicts; 2) the development of Canadian political institutions; 3) world views and how they have an impact on Canadian societal developments; and 4) historical and contemporary injustices that challenge Canada’s identity as an inclusive, multicultural society. Specific topics will be in part determined by student interest. There will be writing and project components geared to students developing their communication skills.