Southridge Senior School Curriculum Guide

2013-14Senior School curriculum Guide

| SENIOR SCHOOL CURRICULUM GUIDE

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OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES

As members of the Southridge community, each of us has both the privilege and responsibility to choose how we influence our community and the world.

•Shapingourrelationshipsarethevaluesoftruth,tolerance,respectandcompassion. •Weact,knowingourchildrenarewatching. •Ourbehaviourinfluencesall;everymemberisarolemodelforeveryoneintheschoolcommunityandsociety. We commit to the power of community. At the foundation is the trust born of knowing that our values are shared and lived.

•Thestudents,parents,teachers,staff,alumniandalumniparentsandgrandparentscreateasupportive,safeand lovingenvironmentthroughtheirpositive,caringrelationships. •Byprovidingalight-heartedplaceofseriouspurpose,onewhereourstudentscantakerisksinfindingtheir potential,theyfindjoy. •Withcommitmenttooursharedvisionandhighestaspirations,wehavethepowertomakeapositive differenceintheworld.

Contribution is at the heart of what we inherit and what we pass on.

•“Everyspiritsoaring”ismadepossiblebythecontributions–thepassionateandcompassionate selflessness–ofeveryone,fromasmallkindnesstoinvestingone’slifeinthegreatergood. •MembershipintheSouthridgecommunityhasalwayscalledustoshiftouremphasisto“we”from“me.”

vISION StAtEmENt A community where every spirit soars.

mISSION StAtEmENt

Southridge develops well-rounded students with a deep sense of personal integrity who have the moral character, love of learning and self-confidence to realize their full potential in a post-secondary environment and in society at large. Each student is encouraged and challenged to become someone who:

•isalife-longlearner •hasstudy,criticalthinkingandcommunicationskills •isacreativeandindependentthinker •hasapositiveattitude •seekstheirpassion •believesinthevaluesoftruth,tolerance,respectandcompassion •understandsthesacrificeandrewardsofcommunityservice •hasanappreciationof,anddesirefor,life-longphysicalactivityandfitness •appreciatestheArts,andtheircontributiontoaricherlife •canworkeffectivelyaspartofateam

In summary, someone who makes a difference in the world!

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Senior School Educational Program model 1

Senior School Educational Program 2

Graduation Requirements 2

Southridge School Academic Program 3

Academic Program Overview 4

English 5

SocialStudies 5

Mathematics 6

Science 7

ModernLanguages 8

Arts 9

AppliedSkills 10

PhysicalEducation 11

Health,CareerEducationandPlanning 12

AdvancedPlacement 12

OutdoorEducation 12

TheSouthridgeServiceProgram 13

LeadershipExperienceWeek 13

StudentServices–LearningResource 13

Overview for Grades 8 to 10 14

Overview for Grades 11 and 12 14

Grade 8 Program 15

Grade 9 Program 18

Grade 10 Program 21

Grade 11 Program 24

Grade 12 Program 28

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Senior School Educational Program model

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Senior School Educational Program

InordertograduateeverystudentintheGraduationPro-gramhastopasscertainbasiccourses,suchasEnglish,MathematicsandScience.Thetablebelowisanoverviewofgraduationrequirements:

•48creditsfromrequiredcourses •28creditsfromelectivecourses,and •4creditsfromGraduationTransitions

GraduationrequirementsareintroducedinPlanning10.

Graduation Requirements

REQUIRED COURSES:subject Area Minimum Credits

Planning10 4English10 4English11 4English12 4aMathematics10 4aMathematics11or12 4aFineArtsand/orAppliedArts10,11or12 4SocialStudies10 4aSocialStudies11or12 4Science10 4aScience11or12 4PhysicalEducation10 4 48creditsELECtIvE COURSES:Studentsmustearnatleast28electivecreditsAdditionalGrade10-12credits* 28credits

GRADUAtION tRANSItIONS:Studentsmustearn4creditsforGraduationTransitions 4credits

OvERALL tOtAL: 80 credits

*Ofthe80creditsforgraduation,16mustbeattheGrade12level,includingaGrade12Englishcourse.

Additional GRAD Requirements

•Grade10ProvincialExamsinEnglish,Scienceand Mathematics •Grade11SocialStudiesProvincialExam •Grade12EnglishProvincialExam

Asauniversitypreparatorydayschool,Southridgeprovidesastimulating,diverseacademicgrade8-12programwithanenrichedcurriculumwellbe-yondBCMinistryofEducationguidelines.

This challenging program of studies is designed to prepare students forpost secondary school courses of study, while allowing them to pursuetheir individual passionsandabilities. A full rangeof academicelectivesis introduced inGrade11.Studentsselect individualprogramsaccordingtotheirstrengthsandpreferencesandareguidedintheirdecisionsbytheUniversityGuidanceCounsellorsandtheSeniorSchoolAcademicProgramDirector.TheSouthridgeacademicprogramcoversallprerequisitesforstud-iesinthearts,sciences,engineering,businessandforeignlanguagesatuni-versitiesinCanada,theUnitedStates,andEurope.WealsoofferAdvancedPlacement(CollegeBoard)coursesandexaminationsinseveraldisciplinesthroughwhichstudentsearnuniversitylevelcoursecreditsthatarerecog-nizedatschoolsaroundtheworld.

Webelievethatastudent’sattitudetohisorherstudiesisalsoavitalcom-ponentofacademicsuccessandwefosterindependenceandaninnova-tive,creativeapproachinourstudents.Webelievethatcriticalthinkingandproblemsolving;communicationandcollaborationareessentialskillsthatwillenableourstudentstofullyrealisetheirpotential inthedynamicandconstantlychangingenvironmentofthe21stcentury.Tothisendwefosterastudent-centred,discussionbasedmodelofeducation,which isfurther

enrichedbythejudicioususeoftechnology.Inmanyofourclassroomsstu-dentsareseatedinsmallgroupsorgatheredaroundalargetable,explain-ingapoint,seekingclarificationfromtheteacherortheirpeers,offeringanopinion,challenginganassumption,askingakeyquestion–weencouragestudentstobecomeactiveparticipantsintheirownlearning.

Whilewestrongly focusonbuildingasoundknowledgebase forourstu-dents,weareequallycommittedtonurturingthedevelopmentofstudentswhoareengagedwitheachotherandtheworldaroundthem;studentswhoarethoughtful,compassionatecitizens.Thedevelopmentofsoundcharac-terandpersonalintegrityiscentraltooureducationalmandate,asitisinallareasofschoollife.Soundcharacterandintegrityguidetheusefulapplica-tionofknowledgeincontributingtocommunity,whichisoneofSouthridge’sguidingprinciples.

Studentswho come to Southridge are quick to embrace the stimulatingatmospheregeneratedbyacomprehensiveeducationalprograminwhichacademics,participationintheartsandathletics,servicelearning,outdooreducationandexperientiallearningareallessentialcomponentsofacare-fullycraftedprogram.Ourhopeistoinspireeachstudenttowardsacademicexcellence,personalfulfilment,andcompassionforothers.Ourexpectationis thatallourgraduateswillgoontopost-secondary institutionsandwillthrivethere.


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Southridge School Academic Program

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Graduation ProgrammeAcademic Subjects: 8 9 10 11 12

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Notes:4 SubjectrequiredbySouthridgeSchool •Grade10,11and12coursesexaminablebytheMinistryinbold type •Shadedareashowcoursesrequiredforgraduationoruniversityentrance •Someothersubjectsareofferedthroughindependentstudy *Southridgerequiresstudentstotakeagrade11language,canbeeitherFrenchorSpanish.Studentsmaytakeboth FrenchandSpanish. *Planning10istakenovertwoyears.

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ThecentralpurposeofourcomprehensiveEnglishprogram is todevelopskillsofexpression,bothwrittenandoral,andtopromotelisteningandun-derstanding.Asstudentsmovethroughthisprogram,theirlearningwillbedifferentiated, primarily through their encounters with texts that becomeincreasinglycomplexandsophisticated,aswellasassignmentsthatchal-lengethemtodevelopthesequalitiesintheirownwriting.Ineverygrade,students will write in various forms and readworks that share commonthemes,althoughtheyrepresentdiversevoicesandexperiences.InGrade10andGrade12,anadditionalfocusisplacedonpreparationfortheEng-lish10andEnglish12ProvincialExaminations.

ThroughouttheEnglishprogram,thelearningprocess isalsoenrichedbyouruseof technology tobring theworksofauthors intoourclassrooms,

fromspokenwordpoets toancient texts, and to createopportunities forexpression, from blogs to electronic presentations and discussions. WealsousetheAcceleratedReaderProgramtofosteraloveofreadinginourstudents.

Topromote thepowerofspeech, theEnglishDepartmentalsohosts twopopulareventson theSouthridgecalendar–Debating inDecemberandPublicSpeakingDayinMarch.

Finally, students are prepared who are interested in pursuing AdvancedPlacementcourseshave theoptionofstudying,English11/APLanguageandCompositionorAPLiterature.

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TheSocialStudiesdepartmentteachesstudentsabouttheworldtheylivein. Amultidisciplinary approach is used todraw from the social sciencesandhumanitiestostudyhumaninteractionsandnaturalandsocialenviron-ments.Studentsareencouragedtobecomethoughtful,responsible,activecitizenswhoareable toconsidermultipleperspectivesand tomake rea-sonedjudgements.Student-centredlearningisencouragedthroughcurrentevents,groupdiscussionsandHarknessrelatedmethodology.

Studentsarefrequentlygiventheopportunitytoworkonresearchprojectswithpeers,oftenontopicsoftheirowninterest.Thisopportunitytoconstructtheirownknowledgebaseisoftenintegratedwithtechnology,throughtheuseofthe internet,PowerPoint,andotherweb-basedprograms.Studentsineachgradewillfurtherdeveloptheirwritingskillsbycompletingadocu-mentedresearchessay.

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TheMinistryofEducationhasthreemathematics“pathways”:“Apprentice-ship and Workplace Mathematics”, “Foundations of Mathematics”, and“Pre-Calculus Mathematics”. The goals of all three pathways are to pro-videprerequisiteattitudes,knowledge, skillsandunderstandings for spe-cificpost-secondaryprogramsordirectentry intotheworkforce.All threepathwaysprovidestudentswithmathematicalunderstandingsandcritical-thinking skills.When choosing a pathway, students should consider theirinterests,bothcurrentandfuture.

Students, parents and educators are encouraged to research the ad-mission requirements for post-secondary programs of study as they vary by institution and by year.

Please Note: SouthridgeSchoolonlyofferscoursesinthe“Foundationsof“Mathematics”and“Pre-CalculusMathematics”pathwaysasthesearethecoursesrequiredforentrancetouniversityprograms.

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Accelerated Program

SelectedstudentsinGrade8willhaveanopportunitytoacceleratetheirhighschoolmathematicslearning.ThisprogramwillallowstudentstocompletePre-CalculusMathematics12coursebytheendoftheirGrade11yearandallowthemmoreflexibilityinchoosingtheirGrade12courseoptions.

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ScienceatSouthridgeisaninteractiveexperience.Studentsenjoytheben-efitsoflaboratoriescustomdesignedforeachsubjectarea.Thisallowsforspecializedequipmentandspecimencollections. Throughtheprocessofexperimentation, students learn to hypothesize, design procedures, thinkcritically,communicateeffectively,andanalyzeresults.Specialtyteachersmaketheseexperiencesmoreexcitingbyteachingthecoursecomponentswhichfallintotheirareaofexpertise.

SouthridgegroupsScience8,9and10intofourcoursesofstudy:biology,chemistry,physicsandearthscience. Enrichmentoccursbyteachingad-

ditionalAPtopicsorbyexpandingagiventopictochallengeproblemsolvingandcriticalthinkingskills.

Thesciencefacultyhasformulatedanengagingandchallengingprogramtocapturetheinterestandimaginationofstudentssotheywillseethevalueofscienceintheireverydaylifeandacquiretheknowledgeandskillsforasuccessfuluniversityexperience.

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The modern languages department uses the communicative-experientialapproachtodeveloptheknowledge,skillsandattituderequiredtocommu-nicateeffectively.Studentsgaininsightsandappreciationofthelanguagebybeingexposedtocustoms,shortstories,artsandcontemporarycultures.Studentsgainself-confidencethroughcommunicatingreal-lifeexperiencesandbydevelopingcriticalthinkingskills.

Accelerated Program

AftercompletingFrench9,strongandmotivatedstudentswillbeabletojoinanacceleratedprogramthatwillallowthemtocompleteFrench12inGrade11.TheFrench10classwillcoverFrench10and11andtheGrade11classwillfollowtheFrench12curriculum.

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TheArtsfacultyhasdesignedprogramsandexperiencestoencouragepar-ticipationbyallstudents.Thosewhopossessauniquevisual,musical,ordramatictalentaregiventhecarefuldirectionandtheexcitingproduction

andperformanceopportunitiestheyseek.Allstudentsaretaughtskillsandapproachesthatassistthemtoovercometheiruncertaintiesandboosttheirconfidenceandabilityinthearts.

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Information Communication technology

Thestudyof informationandcommunicationstechnology (ICT) is increas-ingly important.Technologicalskillsarebecomingmandatory in thework-placeandareaprerequisiteforfunctioninginthemodernworld.Studentstodayrequiretheabilitytoreasonandcommunicate,tosolveproblems,andtounderstandanduse ICT fora varietyofpurposes.Studentsalsoneedopportunitiestodeveloptheskillsrequiredfore-learningsotheyarebetterpreparedtopursuefuturelearningopportunities.

StudentsinGrades10or11maytakeICTS11,whichfocusesoninforma-tiontechnologyliteracy,mediadevelopment,internetsecurity,andintroduc-toryprogramming.Students inGrades11or12maytakeICTP12,whichprimarilyfocusesonlearningcomputerprogramming.IntheICTS11course,literacyintheareaofinformationandcommunicationstechnologyisdefined

as theability toobtainandshareknowledge through investigation,study,instruction,andtransmissionofinformationbymeansofdigitalmediatech-nology.Sincetechnologyisundergoingconstantandrapidchange,theICT-literatepersonwillpossesstheskillsandabilitiestolearnandoperatecur-renttechnology,andadapttonewtechnologiesdevelopedtoelectronicallygather,process,evaluate,synthesize,andsharedatawithothers. In ICTP12, the focus isoncomputerprogramming. Thebenefitsof learninghowtoprogramacomputerinvolvelearningaboutprocesses;abouthowoneisdoingwhatoneisdoing.Inprogramming,theprocessofcreatingaproductisoftenasimportantasthefinishedproduct.Abyproductoflearningtopro-gramisthedevelopmentofcreativeproblemsolving,troubleshooting,andanalyticalthinkingskills.Theseareskillsinhighdemandinmanyareasofacademicsandresearch,aswellasinindustry.

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Inanefforttopromoteahealthylifestyle,theseniorP.E.programcombinesprogressiveskilldevelopmentwithpersonalfitnessenhancementandevalu-ation.ThroughoutGrades8-10,thestudentsfocusonskillbuildinginavari-etyofindividualandteamsports,primarilythosesportswhichareapartoftheschool’scompetitiveathleticprogram.

Thereisconsiderableemphasisplacedondevelopingandmaintainingeachindividual’s level of physical fitness. As students reach the senior gradesthereisanincreasedfocusonsuchtopicsasnutritionalprogramsandtrain-ingprinciples.Thesestudentswillalsobeexposedtoavarietyof lifetimesportsandleisureactivities.

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Soccer Basketball Rugby

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the Recreational Sports option is available to all students who are not on competitive teams.

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HealthandCareerEducationisofferedtwicepercycletostudentsinGrades8and9.TheaimofHCEistoprovidestudentswiththeknowledge,skillsandattitudesthatwillassisttheminmakinginformeddecisionsrelatedtotheirhealth,theireducationandtheirfuturecareers.HCE8and9buildsonHCEK-7andprovidesafoundationforPlanning10.

the provincially prescribed learning outcomes for HCE 8 and 9 are grouped under two broad organizers:

•EducationandCareers •Health

SouthridgeaddsastudyskillscomponenttotheGrade8curriculum.

Planning10isafourcreditcoursetaughtoncepercyclethroughoutGrades10and11.TheaimofPlanning10istoenablestudentstobecomeself-directedindividualswhosetgoals,makethoughtfuldecisions,andtakere-sponsibilityforpursuingtheirgoalsthroughoutlife.

the provincially prescribed learning outcomes for Planning 10 are grouped under four broad organizers:

•GraduationTransitionProgram •EducationandCareers •Health •FinancialLiteracy

ThefocusinGrade11(thesecondhalfofplanning10)atSouthridgeSchoolisonuniversityexplorationplanningand related topics,aswellascareerexplorationandmeetingGraduationTransitionsProgramrequirements. InGrade12,studentsfocusondecisionmaking,applyingto,transitiontoandseekingfundingforuniversity.

AtSouthridge,theseoutcomesareaddressedthroughoutGrades8-12withemphasis on particular skills and issues in varying degrees tomeet theneedsandconcernsofthedifferentagegroups.Overall,thegoalofthehighschoolprogramistocreatehealthyindividualswhohavetheself-knowledge,attitudesandskillstosucceedattheirdesiredpost-secondaryinstitutionsandbeyond.

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Advanced PlacementFor students seekinganenrichingand challengingacademicexperience,theAdvancedPlacement(AP)programisanexcellentchoice.APoffersmo-tivated students an exciting opportunity to pursueuniversity-level studiesinthehighschoolsetting.ThroughAP,studentsgainknowledge,academ-icskillsandpersonalconfidence.AP is intellectuallydemanding,butwellwithinthecapacityofSouthridgestudents.SuccessintheAPprogrammayleadtoadvancedstanding,coursecredit,orboth,onentrytouniversity.TheAdvancedPlacementprogramisfullyrecognizedbytheMinistryofEduca-tionofBritishColumbiaandisanintegralpartoftheBCgraduationprogram.

OurcurrentAPcoursesareasfollows:APCalculus(AB&BC),APChemistry,APEconomics,APEnglishLanguageandComposition,APEnglishLiteratureandComposition,APEuropeanHistory,APFrenchLanguage,APHumanGe-ography,APPhysics.

Coursedescriptionsareincludedwithinthecurriculumguide.

OutdoorEducation isan importantpart ofaSouthridgestudent’sexperi-ence.WhileparticipatingintheOutdoorEducation(OE)programintheSe-niorSchool,studentsstrengthentheirappreciationforandunderstandingofthenaturalenvironmentofBritishColumbia.Studentsalsodeveloptheskillsandattitudesthatsupportgoodcharacterdevelopment.Leadership,teamworkandinterpersonalskillsaredevelopedduringOEtripsasstudentsarechallenged,comfortlevelsareextendedandconfidenceisbuilt.

ManydifferentopportunitiesawaitSouthridgestudents.AllGrade8and9studentstraveltoStrathconaParkLodgeOutdoorEducationCentreonVan-couver Island forfivedayseach fall. Inaddition, theOEprogramme runsdifferenttripsthroughouttheyearthatchallengestudentsatdifferentlevelsandallowsstudentstodeveloptheirskillsthroughouttheirtimeatSouth-ridge.Mostrecently,thesetripshaveincludedhiking,canoeing,snowshoe-ing,ocean-kayakingandcycling,ranginginlengthfromaone-dayexperiencetoafour-dayexpedition.Italsofacilitatessomeenvironmentalstewardshipopportunitiessuchasmicrochiptaggingsturgeon,releasingsalmonsmoltandshorelinecleanups.

Southridgestrivestoprovidestudentswithawell-roundededucation.Out-doorEducationisanintegralpartofthiseducation.

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Guiding Principles

AtSouthridge,servicemeans… •Actively interactingwithour localcommunity through initiatives that engageallofourstudentsinhands-onserviceactivities •Providingstudentswithopportunitiestoactglobally,aswellaslocally, tobecomeresponsibleglobalcitizens • Developing long-term, rich relationships with local, national and internationalserviceorganizations • Empowering students to develop leadership skills by facilitating student-generatedandorganizedactivities •Integrating service initiatives into the curriculum, when it is appropriatetodoso •Recognizingthatprovidingserviceforothersoftenchangestheway thatwethinkaboutourselvesandtheworldinwhichwelive,students willbeprovidedwithopportunitiesformeaningfulreflectionaswellas opportunitiestosharetheirexperienceswithothers.

Service Opportunities

Morespecifically,allSouthridgestudentsare involved inserviceworkandservice-learningthroughadvisorgroupactivities(suchassoupkitchenvisits,ChristmashampersforGuildfordteenmoms,HoopsforHeart,TerryFoxRun),school-relatedactivities(suchasTREK,Gala,CountryFair),orintegrationinthecurriculum.PartofthisintegrationistheGrade10serviceweek,wherestudentsparticipateinworkshopsandlocalserviceworktolearnmoreaboutglobal and local service issues. In addition, students can take their owninitiativethroughout-of-schoolactivities(withSemiahmooHouseorPeaceArchHospital,forexample)ontheirownorinsmallgroups.Thestudent-runServiceClubmeetsregularlytoplanandcarryoutdiverseserviceactivitiesandopportunities.Finally,wehaveagrowinginternationalserviceprogramthatgivesstudentstheopportunity toconnectwithdevelopingworldcom-munitiesinlocationssuchasEcuador,Kenya,GuatemalaandIndia.ServiceinvolvementisoneofthestrongestdefiningcharacteristicsoftheSouthridgestudent.

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EachOctober,allseniorschoolstudentsareimmersedintherealworldsothat theycometoabetterunderstandingofwho theyareandwhat theircontributiontotheworldcanbe.ItisexpectedthatallstudentsattendandfullyparticipateinthisweekasanintegralpartofoureducationalprogramhereatSouthridge.Specifically,eachgradeexploresadifferentthemeinadifferentformat:

Grade 8 – Identity: through challenging themselves at Strathcona ParkLodge, students further enhance their personal character, focus on self-leadershipanddeveloptheirgradeidentity.

Grade 9–Cooperation:byfocusingonspecificsmallgroupchallengesatStrathconaParkLodge,studentsbuildpeerleadershipskills,teamwork,andfurtherdevelopgradecohesion.

Grade 10–Service:studentslearntheleadershipskillsthatenablethemtomovebeyondthemselvestohelpingothersintheirlocalcommunity.Theskillsareactivelytaughtattheschool,andthenstudentsvolunteerwithanorganizationoftheirchoosing.

Grade 11–LeadershipI:Exploration-studentsexplorefutureoptionsataCareerDayanddevelopvaluableskills,notablythoseofrestorativejustice,topreparethemformakingacontributionaftersecondaryschool.

Grade 12–LeadershipII:Legacy–studentsreflectoncontributionsmadeduringtheirschoolyears,lookforwardtouniversitylife,andpreparetoas-sumeleadershipinourschoolcommunityinthepresent.ThisisachievedthroughaCareerDay,universitytours,andanoff-campusGradRetreat.

Leadership Experience Week

SouthridgeSeniorSchoolprovidesacademicandtestingaccommo-dationsforstudentsinGrades8through12.TheLearningResourceteacherevaluates,developsand implementsservicesfor individualstudentstodecreasethebarrierstoeducationthatastudentmightexperienceasaresultofthealanguage-baseddisability,amathdis-ability,ordeficitsinmemoryandprocessingskills.

At the Senior School the Learning Resource teacher provides aca-demictestingaccommodationsforstudentswhohaveaPsycho-Ed-ucationalAssessment.ThroughthedevelopmentofanIndividualizedEducationalPlanoraStudentSupportPlan,astudentmaybeeligibleforsomeofthefollowingaccommodations:

• Scribes• AlternativePrintFormats(e.g.,E-Text,Readers,ortapedversions)• Extendedtime• Adaptiveequipment(e.g.,computer)• Roomswithreduceddistraction• Additionaltimetocompleteexamsandin-classassignments• Wordprocessor,spellcheck,grammarcheck• Calculatorand/orformulasheet

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InGrades8through10,studentsarerequiredtotakearangeofmandatoryacademicclasses.Asagraduationrequirement,allstudentswriteprovincialexaminations inMathematics10, Science10andEnglish10, and theseexaminationsrepresent20%oftheirfinalcoursemarks.Southridgehases-tablishedaverystrongrecordinsuccessfullypreparingstudentsfortheseexaminations.TheuseoftechnologyisfullyintegratedintoourcurriculumandallstudentsinGrade8atSouthridgeareequippedwiththeirownper-sonal laptopcomputer.This tool isusedtofacilitateandexpandopportu-nitiesforcollaboration,explorationandinquiry;authenticassessmentandevaluation,andtofacilitateourabilitytomeetthediverselearningneedsofourstudents.Studentsalsousethistechnologyasameansoforganizationandcommunicationbeyondtheclassroom.

Throughouttheseyearstheapproachtolearningisoneofcriticalthinkingandinquiry.Weseektodevelopstudentswhoquestionassumptions,offercreativesolutions,advocaterespectfullyforthemselves,andwhoareabletocollaborateandcommunicatewellwithothers.

We also take care to support students in these grades in acquiring theawarenessandknowledge tounderstandwhere theirownparticularpas-sionsand interests lie–and tomake informeddecisionsaboutpursuingthem. Thewide-ranging curriculum inGrades8 through10prepares thestudentstochoosethosesubjectswhichareofgreatestinteresttothemintheirGrade11and12yearsandbeyond.InGrades9and10thechoiceofelectivesislimitedtotwo.InGrades8,9,and10,science,math,English,Frenchand/orSpanish,socialstudies,physicaleducationandhealthandcareereducationaremandatory.

Healthandcareereducationprovidesstudentswith theknowledge,skillsandattitudesthatwillassisttheminmakinginformeddecisionsrelatedtotheirhealth,theireducationandtheircareers.Electivesareofferedinthefinearts,includingband,art,mediaartsanddrama.

Southridge’senriched,rigorous,universityorientedacademiccurriculumen-ablesstudentstoworksuccessfullytowardsachievingexcellentexaminationresultsandfullypreparesthemforadiverserangeofpostsecondaryoppor-tunitiesandentrancetoprestigiousuniversitiesinCanada,theUKandtheUS.AfullrangeofacademicelectivesisintroducedinGrade11andeverystudentmustwritethemandatorySocialStudies11examination,whichrep-resents20%oftheirfinalmarkinthecourse.English12isalsoamandatorygraduationrequirementandallstudentsmustwritetheProvincialexamina-tion,which isworth40%oftheirfinalmark.ThecurrentrequirementsforProvincialscholarshipsaredetailedbelow:Asaresultofthecancellationofoptionalprovincialexaminations,theProvin-

cialScholarshipProgramhasbeenrevised.GraduationProgramExamina-tionsScholarshipswillbeawardedbasedonstudents’performanceontheGraduationProgramExams:English10,Mathematics10,Science10,SocialStudies11andEnglish12.

For students graduating on or after September 1, 2011, the following rules apply:

•Students must achieve at least a “B” (73% or above) final mark (provincialexamandschoolmarkcombined)inoneoftheLanguage Arts12,orEnglish12FirstPeoples). •Students must achieve at least one “A” (86% or higher) and three “B”s (73% or higher) on four of their best provincial exams (can includetheLanguageArts12provincialexam). •APandmostIBscoreswillnolongercounttowardsscholarship.

UniversityPlanning,whichoccursoncepercycle, isalsoamandatory re-quirementoftheGrade12programandisinstrumentalinhelpingstudentsselectandnarrowtheirfocustotheuniversityprogramsthatbestfittheiracademicinterestsandpersonalpreferences.Studentsselecttheircourseof studieswith the guidanceof ourUniversityCounselor. The strengthofouruniversity-planningprogramisevidencedbyourstudents’highsuccessratesingainingadmittancetotheinstitutionsandprogramsoftheirchoice.For students seekinganenrichingand challengingacademicexperience,AdvancedPlacement(AP)coursescanbeanexcellentchoice.APoffersmo-tivatedstudentstheopportunitytopursueuniversity-levelstudiesinthehighschoolsetting.ThroughAP,studentsgainknowledge,academicskillsandpersonalconfidence.APisintellectuallydemandingandsuccessintheAPprogramcanleadtoadvancedstanding,coursecreditorbetterpreparationforuniversitycoursesonentrytouniversity.WecurrentlyofferthefollowingAdvancedPlacementcourses:APCalculus(BC),APCalculus(AB)Chemis-try,APMicroeconomics,APEnglishLanguageandComposition,APEnglishLiteratureandComposition,APEuropeanHistory,APFrenchLanguageandCulture,APHumanGeography,andAPPhysics(B).

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Studentsworkondevelopingcompetencyinavarietyofwritingstyles:nar-ration,description,expositionandpersuasion.Thereisaclearemphasisontheimportanceofgrammarasitarisesinstudents’workandonthedevel-opmentofastructured,cohesivewritingstyle.Studentsarerequiredtosub-mitanessaytotheCommonwealthEssayCompetitionandareencouragedtopursueanumberofcreativewritingopportunities,submittingbothpoetryandprosetoexternalwritingcontests. InthefirsttermGrade8studentsalsodebateavarietyoftopicsandlearntherudimentsofcross–examina-tiondebatestyleinordertodeveloptheskillsofanalysisandargumentation.IndividualpersuasivespeechesareanintegralpartofthecurriculuminthesecondtermandtheSouthridgeSchoolSpeechDayprovidesashowcaseforthebestindividualperformances.Atleasttwonovelsaretaughtandinde-pendentreading,facilitatedbytheAcceleratedReaderprogram,isstronglyencouraged.Thestudyofpoetry,non-fictiontextsandshortstoriesarealsolinked thematically to thenovelstudies.The integrateduseof technologyallowsforthebreadthofstudentchoiceinindependentreading,helpsen-gagestudentinterest,andaidsinthestructuralandstylisticdevelopmentofstudentwriting.ThestudyofoneShakespeareanplay(Romeo and Ju-liet),includingthedramaticinterpretationofselectedscenes,completestheGrade8curriculum.

Social Studies 8

Geography;theMiddleAgesinWesternEurope;theRenaissance;Reforma-tionandEnlightenment;andAsiansocietiesfrom300-1650arethemaintopicsofstudyintheGrade8program.Studentsspendamonthlearningabout latitude/longitude, scale, symbols, directions, bearings, etc. beforetacklingtheunitonmedievalEurope.Studentsareoftenfascinatedbythesocial,politicalandeconomiclifeofthisera.Theyalsolearnabouttheim-pactofreligionsonwesternandeasterncivilizations,thenatureoffeudalsocietyandthegrowthofstrongmonarchiesinEnglandandFrance.Chival-ricknights,theextraordinaryexperiencesofindividualslikeJoanofArc,thedevastationcausedbyplaguesandthedevotionofCrusaderstotheircausearejustafewexamplesoftopicsthatstudentsenjoy.

mathematics 8

ThefocusofMathematics8isonthedevelopmentofbasicskillsneededfortheadvancedstudyofmathematicsinGrades10-12.Topicsinthiscourseincludeintegeroperations,squareroots,thePythagoreanTheorem,opera-tionswithfractions,rate,ratio,percent,patterns,relations,graphing,basicalgebra,solvingequations,surfaceareaandvolumeofprisms,geometry,dataanalysisandprobability.Problemsolvingisamajorfocusofthecourseandisintegratedthroughoutthecurriculum.AllstudentsinMathematics8alsowritetheCanadianMathematics“Gauss”ContestinMay.

Calculator Needed: scientificcalculator(TI-30XIISseries)recommended

Biology 8

InBiology8,studentswillexplorethenatureoflivingthings.Modelingcellcomponentsandmicroscopestudieswillhelpstudentsgrasptheconceptofcellorganization.Studentswilldiscovertherelationshipsbetweencells,tis-sues,organsandorgansystems.Humanbodysystemsareexploredwhereheartandeyedissectionsplayakeyroleintheirinvestigations.

Chemistry 8

InChemistry8,studentswillperformanddesigntheirownexperimentsus-ingthescientificmethodandusemodelstoexplainhowsystemsoperate.Studentswill learnaboutkineticmoleculartheory,density,pressure,tem-peratureandforceinfluids.

Earth Science 8

InEarthScience8,studentswilllearnaboutwatersystemsonEarth.Theywill discover the significance of salinity and temperature in the world’soceans,howwaterandiceshapethelandscape,factorsthataffectproduc-tivityandspeciesdistributioninaquaticenvironments.

Physics 8

InPhysics8,studentswilllearnaboutoptics.Throughdemonstrationsandhands-on-activities,studentswilldiscoverpropertiesofvisiblelight,behav-iourofwaves,andelectromagneticradiation,aswellasmirrors,lensesandopticalinstruments.Laptopswillbeusedtoinvestigateonlinesimulations,takenotesandparticipateinphysicsdiscussions.Thecourseconcentratesonaconceptualunderstandingofphysics,withlimitedmathematicalusage.

French 8

Thebeginningofthecourseconsistsofthoroughreviewofverybasicverbsandadjectivestointegratestudentsfromavarietyofbackgrounds.StudentsthenworkthroughtheministryrecommendedÇa marche 1programlearn-ingadditionalbasicgrammarandcompletingcommunicativeactivitiesrel-evanttotheirexperience.Studentsareexposedtothemesofinterestsuchasfamily,friends,foodandcelebrations,andtraveling.

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AllstudentsinGrade8playintheconcertband.Amongotherthings,themajorfocusofeachtermisapublicperformance.InTermOne,studentsprepareforAn Evening in December(twonightsthefirstweekofDecember);duringTermTwo,wewoodshedthreeselectionstoplayatBandFest,atUVic(overnight toVictoria inearlyMarch);TermThreeculminates inCafé Con-certo(May).Attendanceateachoftheseeventsisexpected.

BecausestudentsentertheSeniorSchoolwithdifferinglevelsofskillsonthebandinstruments,theyareplacedinagroupappropriatetotheirlevelofexperience:BeginningPlayers,whoarejuststartingtheirjourney;Experi-encedPlayers,usuallywithoneyearundertheirbelt;andMoreExperiencedPlayers,whocanreadmusicandhavesomefacilityontheirinstrument.Ineachgroup,thefocusisondevelopingskillsonaoneofthebrass,woodwindorpercussioninstruments,gainingunderstandingofvariousmusicalformsandgenres,appreciatingone’srolewithinamusicalensemble,andperform-ingwithstylisticaccuracyandmusicality.StudentsintheExperiencedGroupspendadditionaltimeonthefundamentals,learningtheconcertrepertoire,and testpreparation.Those in theMoreExperiencedGroup receiveaddi-tional,morechallengingrepertoireandalsoplayinthe“AllComersJazzEn-semble”.Assuch,thelatterarewelcometojointheotherschooljazzbandsandvocalensemblesattheJazzRetreat,anamazingthree-dayeventinlateOctober.

Inaddition,studentsaregivenshortexplorationsessionsintotheworldofguitarandvocals,whichwillbetterallowthemtodecideontheoptionsavail-abletothemintheart’selectivesinGrade9andbeyond.

Explorations in the Arts 8

TheFineArtsprogramforGrade8studentsinvolvesonetermofeachofthefollowing:Drama,VisualArt,andMediaArts.Studentsaregivenanoverviewoftherespectivedisciplinesinordertogivethemawell-roundedartisticex-perienceaswellasabasefromwhichtochoosehigherlevelcoursesinoneormoreoftheexploredfields.

Physical Education 8

PhysicalEducation8involvesavarietyofmovementactivitiesinindividual,dualandgroupsettings. The focus isondevelopinga functional leveloffitness,aswellasskilldevelopmentandsocialresponsibility.Skilldevelop-mentinthemainSouthridgeinterscholasticsportsisemphasized.Theseincludebasketball,volleyball,soccer,rugbyandfieldhockey.Theconceptsofteamworkandfairplayarealsoemphasized.ThiscourseleadstoPhysicalEducation9.

Career and Health Education 8

TheHealthCareerEducationcourseisdividedintofivebroadcategoriesandcoversseveralsub-categorieswithineachmajorcategory.Themaincatego-riesare:

Learning Learningaboutlearning;personallearningstyle; studystrategies

Healthy RelationshipsMediaanalysisandimpactonrelationships, identifyinghealthyandunhealthyrelationships,assertive communicationandboundarysetting,mediationtraining

Healthy Living Sexualityanddecisionmaking;nutritionand substancemisuseprevention

Safety and Injury Preventionsafeteenprogram,internetsafety, sportsinjuryprevention

Career Educationinterestandpossiblecareerpaths

Character Development and Leadership 8

Thecourse isdesigned tohelpstudentsemphasize,developandexploreissues related to ethics, character, leadership, team building and schoolengagement.AllstudentswillactivelyparticipateinvariousclassroomandphysicalactivitiesdesignedtoassistintheirdevelopmentasengagedSouth-ridgeSeniorSchoolstudentsandleadersintheschool.

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TheemphasisinGrade9isonthewritingprocessandtheimportanceofplanning,editingandrewriting.Grammarisaddressedmoreindividuallyasproblems inwritingariseandbecomeevident.Studentscontinue to takepart in the Commonwealth Essay Competition, in debating and in pub-licspeaking.Thescopeofspeakingactivitiesbroadensandstudentsaretaughttherefinementsofafter-dinnerspeaking,persuasivespeaking,anddramatic interpretation.At least twonovelsare taughtandthecriticalex-aminationofshortfictionandpoetryislinkedtoanexplorationofcommonthemes in theworks.The integrateduseof technology remainsacorner-stoneofourinstruction,asdoesouremphasisonwidereading,facilitatedbythecontinueduseoftheAcceleratedReaderprogram.Studentsexpandtheirvocabularyofliteraryterminologyandhonetheirskillsinawiderangeof writing assignments both creative and analytical. The study of Shake-speare’sA Midsummer Night’s DreamcompletestheGrade9curriculum.

Social Studies 9

Grade9SocialStudiesexaminesthethemeofrevolutionarychangeandthefightfordemocraticrightsinsociety.ThroughastudyoftheEnglishCivilWarandtheAmericanandFrenchRevolutions,studentslearnhownewideasledtoadrasticchangeingovernmentalstructureandalsoariseinnationalism.The IndustrialRevolution inEnglandprovidesanopportunity tostudy theeffectofdramatic technologicalchangesonsociety. The last thirdof thecourseexaminesthedevelopmentofEarlyCanadaandincludesastudyofgeographicregionsandofFirstNationsgroupsinNorthAmerica.

mathematics 9

Mathematics9continues thedevelopmentofbasic skillsneeded for theadvancedstudyofmathematicsinGrades10-12.Topicsinthiscoursein-cludesquareroots,surfacearea,powers,exponentlaws,rationalnumbers,linear relations, polynomials, linear equations and inequalities, similarity,transformations,circlegeometry,probabilityandstatistics.Problemsolvingisamajorfocusofthecourseandisintegratedthroughoutthecurriculum.AllstudentsinMathematics9alsowritetheCanadianMathematics“Pas-cal”ContestinFebruary.

Calculator Needed: scientificcalculator(TI-30XIISseriesrecommended)

Biology 9

UnderstandingreproductionisthekeyfocusoftheBiology9program.Stu-dentsdiscoverDNA,Mitosis,ANDMeiosisthroughvisuals,models,labac-tivitiesandsimulations.Studentsdebateanddiscuss topicsonbioethicsand reproductive technology. These topicschallengestudents toconfrontthedilemmasofmodernbiologyandsociety.

Chemistry 9

Chemistry9continuestodeveloptheconceptsofmatterandenergythatwere introduced inGrade8. However, these topicswillbeexpanded fur-ther to include thechemistryof the families in theperiodic table,atomictheoryandthenamingofchemicalcompounds. Laboratoryexperiments,demonstrationsandclassactivitieswillbeusedtodeveloptheseconcepts.Throughoutthecourse,studentswillbeencouragedtoimprovetheirskillsinobservinganddesigningexperimentalprocedures.

Earth Science 9

InEarthScience9,studentswill learnaboutspaceexploration. Theywilldiscoverhowa variety of technologieshaveadvanced theunderstandingof theuniverse, themajorcomponentsof thesolarsystem,astronomicalphenomenaandtheimplicationsofspacetravel.

Physics 9

Physics9beginswithanintroductiontoelectricity.Withinthisunit,studentsareintroducedtoelectrostatics,studyingthepropertiesofstaticelectricityandelectricalcharge.Theunit thenmoveson toelectricalcircuitswherestudentsareintroducedtothefundamentalsofvoltage,currentandresis-tance inseriesandparallelcircuits. Theelectricityunitconcludeswithastudyofpowerandenergyprovidingthestudentswithaninsightastohowwegenerate,distribute,consumeandpayforourelectricityintheprovinceofBritishColumbia.

French 9

Students develop their speaking, reading andwriting skills as they learnhowtoexpressthemselvesinthepresent,futureandpasttenses.Theyreadshort authentic documents and simplified prose, practicing their readingcomprehensionskillsanddevelopingsomeculturalawareness.ThemesinExpress 9eareofstudentinterestandrelevanttotheirlives.Studentsdis-cusstravel,art,adolescentlife,Canadaandvolunteerwork.

Spanish 9

ThisisanintroductorySpanishcoursewhichfocusesonthefourfundamen-talskillsofsecondlanguagelearning–listening,speaking,readingandwrit-ing.Thebeginningofthecourseintroducesstudentstobasicgreetings,timetelling,colours,family,shoppinganddescriptionoffriends.Throughoutthecourse,studentswillbeexpectedtoexpresstheir likes,dislikesandpref-erencesorallyaswellas inwriting.Basicgrammaticalstructures like thepresenttenseandadjectivesaretaughtthroughthemessuchas“School”,“Pastimes”and“Family”.

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TheMediaArts9classcontinuestobuildonknowledgealreadyacquiredfromtheGrade8year.Studentsworkwithawidevarietyofnewtechniquesandtechnologieswiththegoalofbuildingfoundationfilmmakingandvisualnarrativeskills.Anemphasisisplacedonbothcompositionandstorystruc-tureasstudentsusetechnologytodesignandcreateworksinfilm,graphicnovel,andphotography.Studentsworkwithprofessionalequipment,learn-ingtooperatecamerasmanually,workasproductionteams,andmanipulatetheirworkwithpost-productionsoftware.Opportunitiesaregiventoexamineanddiscusshistoricalandinfluentialfilmsandrelatedworks.

Drama 9

Inanenvironmentthatencouragestheindividualtotakerisks,studentsinDrama9areencouragedtoexploreandchallengetheirpersonalcomfortzones.Studentspartakeincollectiveandindividualexercisesbaseduponthe fundamentalelementsofdrama:confidence, cooperation, concentra-tionandcontrol.Theyearofstudyisrigorousandchallenging:studentde-visedworkisthefocusoftheyear.Unitsofstudymayinclude:Improvisation,TheElements ofDrama,Stage Fighting,Greek Theatre,Musical Theatre,ContemporaryPlayStudyforPerformance,andlivetheatreexcursions.Stu-dentperformancesarecomplementedwithexplorationsoftheatrehistory,journalreflection,classicandcontemporaryplayanalysisandplayreviews.

Explorations in Art 9

Buildingon theknowledge,skillsandprocessesof theFoundationsYear,Grade9studentscontinuewithskillandpersonal imagedevelopmentastheyexploreandinvestigateavarietyoffamiliarandnewtechniques,materi-als,processesandconcepts.Whenpossible,studentsareencouragedtointerpretassignmentsbasedontheirpersonalknowledgeandskills.Individ-ualgoalsettingandintrinsicmotivationtoartisticallydevelopisemphasized.SoundstudiopracticesandrefinementofskillsisafocusforExplorationsinArt.

music 9

TwocoursesareavailableforstudentsinmusicattheGrade9level:ConcertBand9andJazzStudies9.InBand9,studentswillalsoperformineithertheGrade9JazzBandorsmallensemblesforpartofthetime.TheJuniorChoirisaco-curricularoption,atlunchtime.

Band 9

TheConcertBandcontinuestobetheprincipalmeansbywhichstudentsarechallengedtoimprovetheirtechnicalandmusicalskills.Asthedifficultyofmusicincreases,studentsarerequiredtobemoreindependentplayers.Inaddition,theyareexpectedtobeabletoperforminagreatervarietyofgenres with idiosyncratic stylistic appropriateness. Increased musical lit-eracy,thedevelopmentofamorematuretoneandimprovementinoverallmusicianshiparetheprimaryfoci.

EachApril,theGrade9ConcertBandattendsaBritishColumbiaMusicFes-tival,wheretheyperformandattendclinics,performancesandworkshops.Attendanceatthefollowingperformancesismandatory:An Evening in De-cember (December)andCafé Concerto(May).

Jazz Studies 9

Thiscourseisforstudentswhodesiretoimprovise.Init,studentsstudythegiantsofjazz,listentothefinestrecordingsandliveconcertsavailable,andbegintounravelthecomplexitiesoftheharmoniesthatunderliethemusic.Thelion’sportionofthecourse,however,isdevotedtoactuallyimprovising,that is,composingandperformingamelodyat thesametime! Studentsbeginbyutilizing scale tonesandchord tonesoverMajor7andMinor7chords,andprogresstoplayingthe12-barbluesandsomeofthemorebasic32-barAABAsongforms.N.B. This coursemustbe takenconcurrentlywithBand9. Exceptwithpermission,itmaynotbetakeninisolation.


PhysicalEducation9furtherrefinesanddevelopstheskillsinPhysicalEdu-cation8.Thisprogramintegratestheunitstodeveloptheknowledge,skillsandattitudesthatallowstudentstoincorporatephysicalactivityintoaregu-larroutine.Additionalunitsofstudytothemainschoolsportsincludecrosscountry running, field lacrosseandsoftball. This course leads toPhysicalEducation10.

Career and Health Education 9

StudentscontinuetoexploreadeeperunderstandingoftheHealthcurricu-lumorganizersfromHCE8:HealthyLiving,HealthyRelationships,Safety&Injury Prevention and SubstanceMisuse Prevention. In addition, the stu-dentspartakeintheYouthandPhilanthropyInitiative,designedtogivethemtheskillstoassessandproblemsolvecommunityneeds,whileencouragingthemtoparticipateinthedevelopmentoftheircommunity.Studentsworkonresearchandpresentationskills,aswellasprofessionalcommunicationskills,finallyendorsingacharitableorganizationwiththegoalofwinningagrantforthecharity.HCE9studentsarealsointroducedtotheGrade10courserequirements.

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TheemphasisinGrade10isonthedevelopmentofpersonal‘voice’inwrit-ingandtheunderstandingof the ‘audience’ forwhomone iswriting.TheimportanceofgrammaticalandstylisticcontrolinindividualwritingisfurtherunderscoredandstudentscontinuetotakepartintheCommonwealthes-saycompetition,indebatingandinpublicspeaking.Atleasttwonovelsaretaughtandthecriticalexaminationofnon-fiction,shortstoriesandpoetryis linked toanexplorationofcommon themes in theworks.Acriticalap-praisalofmediatextsisalsoundertaken.Theintegrateduseoftechnologyremainsacornerstoneofour instructionandthemajorityofstudentswillwritetheEnglish10provincialexaminationonthecomputerinanelectronicformat.Pastexaminationpapersandtimedin-classwritingassignmentsareincreasinglyusedtopracticeandimprovetest-takingskills.Studentsareen-couragedtocontinuetoreadwidely,butaredirectedtotitlesthatoffermorethoughtprovokingandchallenging reading in termsof contentandstyle.Theymustreadatleastthreetitlesindependently,whicharechosenfromadepartmentallyapprovedlistofcontemporaryandclassictitles.MacbethisthechosenShakespeareantextforGrade10students.

Social Studies 10

SocialStudies10beginswithastudyof thefivemain themesofgeogra-phyandthenmovesontotheestablishmentofBritishauthorityinCanada.StudentswillunderstandtheevolvingnatureofearlygovernmentandthefactorsthatledtoConfederation.TheopeningoftheWestisexaminedindetail tounderstand the importanceof fur trading companies inwesterndevelopment. Othertopics includetheRielrebellions,thecreationoftheNorthWestMountedPolice,treatynegotiationsandthebuildingoftheCPR.Inaddition,studentsmightexamineaunitonthelegalsysteminCanada,whichwillalsoincludeafieldtriptowatchsomecriminalcasesattheSurreyProvincialCourtHouse.ThefinalpartoftheyearisaninvestigationofBritishColumbia’shistoryandeconomy.

Foundations and Pre-Calculus mathematics 10

In this course, students study surface area, volume, trigonometry, linearmeasurement,unitsofmeasure(includingconversions),exponents,irratio-nalnumbers,polynomials,factoring,relations,andlinearfunctions.Prob-lemsolvingisamajorfocusofthecourseandisintegratedthroughoutthecurriculum.Studentswillwriteaprovincialexaminationworth20%oftheirfinalmark.

Calculator Needed: TI-83series,TI-84+orTI-84+silvergraphingcalculator

Biology 10

Biology 10 offers students an opportunity to ‘zoom out’ and look at thebigworld around them. Topics covered include biomes, ecosystems, andpopulations.While learning this,studentsexplorenumerous relationshipsbetweenthelivingandnon-livingworldaswellasbetweenandwithinaspe-cies.Learningaboutbothnaturalandhumaninfluencedchangesonearthoffersagreatplatformfordiscussionsonenvironmentalissues.

Chemistry 10

Chemistry 10 provides students with a great opportunity to experiment.Conceptsthatarestudiedaresupportedwithlabexperiences.Topicsthatarecoveredare:atomictheory,ionicandmolecularcompounds,namingofcompounds, acids andbases, organic chemistry, types of chemical reac-tionsandbalancingchemicalreactions.

Earth Science 10

InEarthScience10,studentswilllearnaboutenergytransferinnaturalsys-tems.Theywilldiscoverthecharacteristicsandsourcesofthermalenergy,theeffectsofthermalenergywithintheatmosphere,andpossiblecausesofclimatechangeanditsimpactonnaturalsystems.Inaddition,studentswillstudyplatetectonics;theywillanalysetheprocessesandfeaturesofplatetectonicsanddemonstrateknowledgethatsupportsplatetectonictheory.

Physics 10

InPhysics10,studentswilllearnaboutmotion.Thecoursecoversconceptsofdistance,displacement,timeandvelocity.Thestudentsareexposedtoavarietyofreallifeapplicationsofmotionandconcludethisunitbystudyingacceleration,andunderstandingtheaffectsofaccelerationduetogravity.Inaddition,studentswilllearnaboutnuclearreactionsandradioactivity.

French 10

Students learnhowtotalkaboutanddescribeevents inthepast,addinganother formofpast tenseto their repertoire.Theywillalso learnhowtoavoidrepetitionsbyusingobjectpronouns,andhowtoconstructconditionalsentences.ThethemesdiscussedinthiscourseExpress 10eincludeem-ployment,humour,legendsandsocialissues.

Accelerated French 10

BytheendofthiscoursestudentswillgaincreditforFrench10andFrench11.Theylearntotalkaboutanddescribeevents,addingtheimperfecttotheirrepertoire.Theyalsostudythesubjunctive,theconditional,conditionalsentences,relativepronouns,andobjectpronouns.Thethemesdiscussedinthiscourseincludeemployment,physicalandemotionalwellbeing,hu-mour,legendsandsocialsissues.Moreadvancedoralandwrittencommu-nicationwillbeexpectedofstudentsinthiscourse.

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Spanish 10Thiscourse is thecontinuationofSpanish9. Structuresandskillsprevi-ouslyintroducedwillbereinforcedandexpandedupon.Studentswilllearnthepastandthefuturetenseaswellassomeobjectpronouns.Theywillbeexpectedtostudymoreadvancedreadingmaterials includingsomeLatinAmericanandSpanishlegendsandauthenticdocumentsfrommagazinesandfromtheInternet.Moreemphasiswillbeplacedonlearninghowtowriteshortparagraphsexpressingopinionsandpreferencesandrelatingperson-aleventsinthepresent,pastandfuture.Theywillalsobeexpectedtofurtherdeveloptheiroralskills.

visual Art 10Atthislevel,studentsarechallengedtocreateinarangeofvisualstylesin-cludingrealisticrepresentations,innovativeandstylizedworksandabstractart.Asstudentsbecomemoreindependentandcomfortablewithmaterials,theyareexpectedtocompleteandpresentfinishedworksoforiginalart.Per-sonalmotivationtoextendandrefineskillsisnotonlythefocusatthislevelbutalsoarequirementforcontinuedstudiesinthesenioryears.Studentsareencouragedanddirectedtoseethestudioasaplacetoworkoutsideofscheduledclassroomlessons.

Drama 10: GeneralDrama10studentshave the foundations to further increase theirknowl-edgeoftheatrehistoryandimprovetheirperformanceskills inthishighlycreativeandchallengingprogram.Theatrestylesfromthetwentiethcenturyarethebasisofthestudentdevisedwork.Unitsofstudymayinclude:Impro-visation,Commediadell’Arte,MaskStudies,MusicalTheatre,AuditionSkills,ContemporaryPlayStudyforPerformance,andlivetheatreexcursions.Theemphasis is onperfectingperformance skills; however, journal reflection,classicandcontemporaryplayanalysisandplayreviewsformulatethethe-oryportionofthiscourse.

Drama 10: PerformanceThisintroductoryperformancecourserequiresahighlevelofmotivation,en-thusiasm,andinterestinthedramaticarts.Participationinthemajorschoolproductionoftheyearisexpected.Studentsenrollinginthiscourseshouldnotapplyforastudentexchangeinthesecondtermasthiswillconflictwithperformancedates.Thiscourseallowsstudentstobegintoexploreavarietyofdramatic formsandtheatrestyles toexpandand further their learningastheyspecializeinareasofinterest(performanceorproduction).Unitsofstudymayinclude:Improvisation,PhysicalTheatre,VoiceProduction,Musi-calTheatre,MaskStudies,andOneActPlaysinperformance.Theemphasisisonimprovingperformanceskills;however,characteranalysisandreflec-tion,classicandcontemporaryplayanalysis,andplayreviewscomprisethetheoryportionofthiscourse.

music: Concert Band 10Grade10students form thefirstof threegrades thatcomprise themostsignificantperformingensembleatSouthridgeSchool, theSeniorConcertBand. Inaddition toeachof theMusicDepartmentconcerts, thisgroupperformsatallmajorschoolevents,suchastheRemembranceDayserviceandGraduation.Ahighlevelofmusicalliteracyisexpected,asisastrong

groundinginthetechnicalaspectsofplayingawoodwind,brassorpercus-sioninstrument.

Off-timetable,studentsmaychallengethemselvesvocallyorinstrumentallyinthechoir,theseniorvocalensemble(auditioned)andeithertheIntermedi-ateorSeniorJazzEnsemble. music: Jazz Studies 10ThiscoursefollowsJazzStudies9.Studentsbeginimprovisingintherela-tivelyfamiliarbluesvein,andthenexploreModalJazz,whiletheyappreci-atethesignificanceofMilesDavisQuintet’swatershedrecording“KindofBlue.”Followingthis,theyattempttowraptheirmindsaroundmorecomplexchangesinavarietyofstylesandatincreasinglydemandingtempi.DuringTermII,theirmajorprojectisthestudyofone“JazzGreat’s”lifeandmusic.Theylistento,emulateandtranscribeanimprovisedsolobyamastermusi-cianontheirinstrument.N.B. Thiscoursemustbe takenconcurrentlywithBand10.Exceptwithpermission,itmaynotbetakeninisolation.

media Arts 10StudentsinGrade10applytheirvisualstorytellingtechniquestoincreasing-lysophisticatedprojects.Areasofstudylargelyfocusonfurtherdevelopingtheartisticandtechnicalskill-setnecessarytocreateprofessional-gradefilmprojects. The specificsofmanual cameraoperations formovingpictures,shotandsequencedesign,directingtechnique,andcinematographyareallexaminedindetailthroughthecreationofveryshort,high-qualityfilmproj-ects.Post-productionskillscontinuetobedeveloped.Influentialworksandthemastertechniquestheyembodycontinuetobeexamined.Additionaltop-icsinthecourseincludeportraitphotographyandsounddesign.

Physical Education 10PhysicalEducation10furtherrefinesanddevelopstheskillsandstrategiesintroducedinPhysicalEducation9.Thisprogramintegratestheunitstode-veloptheknowledge,skillsandattitudesthatallowstudentstoincorporatephysicalactivityintoaregularroutine.Thereisanincreasedemphasisonfreeplayandunderstandingofgamestrategy,whilecontinuingtodevelopfoundationalskills.Thiscoursecompletes themandatory requirement forSecondaryPhysicalEducation.SouthridgerequiresstudentstotakePEinGrade11.

Planning 10TheaimofPlanning10istoenablestudentstodeveloptheskillsnecessaryto become self-directed individuals who set goals,make thoughtful deci-sionsandtakeresponsibilityforpursuingtheirgoalsthroughoutlife.AspartofthenewGraduationProgram,Grade10/11studentsmustcompletethePlanning10curriculuminordertosatisfygraduationrequirements.Planning10isafour-creditcoursewhichispivotalforstudentsasitisthegatewaytothegraduationyears.Itconsistsoffourmainorganizers:theGraduationProgram,Education&Careers,HealthandFinances.IntheGrade11year,students focusoncareerexplorationandpost-secondaryplanning topics.Southridgedeliversthisclass,oncepercycle,overthecourseoftwoyears–Grades10and11.

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TheGrade11curriculumrepresentsthestartofatwoyearprogram,whichbuildsonthecourseworkandapproachesestablishedintheearliergrades,butwhichseekstopreparestudentsforthemorerigorousdemandsofpostsecondaryeducation,andforsuccessinprovincialandadvancedplacementexaminations.Studentsareencouragedtothinkcriticallyabouttheirread-ing,toengageinquestioningthetext,andtoeffectivelyarticulatetheirownresponsesandideas.Atleasttwonovelsand/oramodernplayaretaughtandthecriticalexaminationofnon-fiction,shortstoriesandpoetryislinkedtoanexplorationofcommonthemesintheworks.Increasingemphasisisplacedontheskillsofliteraryanalysisandthedemandsoftheliteraryessay.However,entryintheCommonwealthEssayCompetitionandothercreativewriting contests continues, allowing students the opportunity to demon-stratetheincreasingsophistication,organizationandrangeoftheirwriting.Independentreadingisstronglypromotedandthestudentsarerequiredtoreadatleastthreenovelsfromourcontemporaryandclassicreadinglistsoverthecourseoftheyear.Publicspeakinganddebatingremainintegralcomponentsofthiscourse,andtechnologyisusedtoenrichtheclassroomenvironment, aiding in thedevelopmentofwriting, research, andpresen-tationskills.ThestudyofShakespeare’sOthellocompletestheGrade11curriculum.

English 11: Advanced Placement Language and Composition

English11AdavancedPlacement(AP)offersGrade11studentsanoppor-tunitytoexplorethecraftofwritingbyanalyzingtheuseofrhetoricinawidevarietyofliteraryandnon-fictiontexts.Itisanacademicallyrigorouscourse,whichencouragesstudentstoconsiderlanguageasapersuasivetoolandtothinkdeeplyaboutthedynamicrelationshipthatexistsbetweenwriter,context,audienceandargument.StudentswhoregisterforthiscoursewillwritetheAPEnglishLanguageandCompositionexaminationinMay.Inad-dition,thiscoursewillcoverallthelearningoutcomesforEnglish11andwillallowstudentswhomeetthechallengerequirements(amarkof90%inthecourseandafinalexaminationmarkof86%orhigher)totaketheGrade12EnglishprovincialexaminationinJune.StudentsmustconsultwiththeirEnglishteacherandtheSeniorSchoolAcademicDirectorbeforeregisteringforthisdemandingcourse.

Social Studies 11

SocialStudies11isaprovinciallyexaminablecoursethatstudiesCanadainthe20thcentury.TheCanadiansystemofgovernmentandtheelectoralsystemarestudiedandarecomplementedwithavisittotheprovincialleg-islatureinVictoria.ThethemeofCanada’semergenceasacountryontheinternationalstageisexaminedthroughitsparticipationintheworldwarsandinthepostwarera.AdditionalissuesofCanadianidentityinthe20thcenturyincludingFrench-Englishrelations,theemergenceofaboriginalandwomen’srights,peacekeepingandtheCharterofRightsandFreedomsarealsoexamined.Otherissuessuchashumanrightsandenvironmentalcon-cernsinCanadaandtheworldareinvestigatedduringtheyear.

Foundations of mathematics 11

The“FoundationsofMathematics”programisdesignedtoprovidestudentswith the mathematical understandings and critical-thinking skills identi-fied forpost-secondarystudies inprograms thatdonot require thestudyof theoretical calculus.Topics includeproportional reasoning,2Dand3Dobjects,volume,surfacearea,trigonometry,reasoning,analysisofpuzzlesandgames,statistics,normaldistributions,confidenceintervals,systemsoflinearinequalitiesintwovariablesandquadraticfunctions.Problemsolvingisamajorfocusofthecourseandisintegratedthroughoutthecurriculum.

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Pre-Calculus 11

The“Pre-Calculus”programisdesignedtoprovidestudentswiththemath-ematicalunderstandingsandcritical-thinkingskillsidentifiedforentryintopost-secondaryprogramsthatrequirethestudyoftheoreticalcalculus.Top-ics include sequences and series, trigonometry, quadratic functions andequations,rationalandradicalexpressionsandequations,absolutevalueandreciprocalfunctions,systemsofequationsandinequalities,andlinearandquadraticinequalities.Problemsolvingisamajorfocusofthecourseandisintegratedthroughoutthecurriculum.


Biology 11

Howare livingthingssimilar?Howaretheydifferent?Where isaparticu-lar organism’splace in thehistory of living things?Howdoes this organ-isminteractwiththelivingandnon-livingpartsoftheworld?ThesearethequestionsBiology11studentsseekanswerstoastheyobserveandstudyorganismsfromallfivekingdomsof life;Monera,Animalia,Plantae,FungiandProtista.Studentsobserve, dissectand study the featuresof awidevarietyoforganisms.

Inaddition,excursionstoBamfield,VancouverAquariumandlocalbeachesenhancestudentunderstandingofmarineanimalsandecology.Researchandlabexperimentsteachstudentspracticalskillsofobservationandanaly-sis.BytheendofBiology11,studentswillhaveawiderangeofexperienceandknowledgeoforganismsandtheirplacesinourworld.

Biology11hasmanyparallelswithfirstyearuniversitybiologyclassesandassuch,isexcellentpreparationforauniversityscienceprogram.

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Thiscourseisthefirstyearofthetwo-yearBiologyAPprogram.TheAPtop-icsthatarecovered,divergefromtheregularBiology11curriculum,andarecoveredinmuchgreaterdepthofunderstanding.Thiscoupledwiththereg-ularProvincialBiology11contentmakesforaveryfastpaceandintensivecourse,andforthatreasonaminimum86%inScience10ismandatory.Theemphasisofthiscourseisonenduringconceptualunderstandings,us-ing inquirybase learning to support the concepts. Studentswill developscientific literacy, reading primary literature and analysing case studies.Thereisastronglabcomponentwithanemphasisonsciencepracticessuchas labdesign,collectingandanalysingdata,makingpredictions,applyingmathematical routines,andconnectingconceptsacrossdomains. Topicscoveredincludeevolution,thediversityoflife,andecologicalinteractionsintheenvironment.

Chemistry 11

Chemistry11ischallenging,enjoyable,andrequireshardwork.Thiscourseinvolvesproblemsolvingthatrequiresagoodsetofmathskills.Studentswilllearntodesignproceduresandconductlabstosolveproblems.Theywillalsolearntodeveloptheoriesbyinterpretingdata.AhighlightofthecourseistheparticipationintheNationalCrystalGrowingCompetition.Topicsin-cludemeasurementandcommunication,atoms,moleculesandions,moleconcept,stoichiometry,chemicalreactions,atomictheory,solutionchemis-tryandorganicchemistry.

Chemistry 11 Honours

Thiscourseisthefirstyearofthetwo-yearChemistryAPprogram.Itisgearedforindependentlearnerswhothriveinafast-pacedenvironment.Studentsmusthaveatleastan86%inMath10andinScience10tobeeligibleforthiscourseandmusthavethepermissionoftheCurriculumLeader.ThecourseencompassestheentireprovincialChemistry11curriculumandadditionaltopics.AlltopicsarecoveredtotheAPlevelofunderstanding.StudentswhodonotwishtocontinueintheAPprogramwillhavemetallthelearningout-comestotakeChemistry12nextyearinsteadofChemistry12AP.

Physics 11

Physics11beginswithkinematics,thestudyofmotion,anddynamics,thestudyofforce.Theyareexaminedwithanemphasisonusingmathematicstoquantitativelydescribewhatgoesonintheworldaroundus.Asimilarap-proachisappliedtothestudyofwork,energyandpower.Duringthesecondhalfoftheyear,avarietyofphysicstopicsarestudied.Wavepropertiesandtheirapplicationto lightareexamined, followedbyastudyofgeometricaloptics.Thesectiononnuclearphysicsincludesmodelsoftheatom,radioac-tivedecayandfissionandfusion.ThecourseconcludeswithabriefstudyofEinstein’sTheoryofSpecialRelativity.

Physics 11 Honours

Beginning in 2013, the advanced placement physics program is a two-course, two-yearprogramwhichbegins inGrade11. APPhysics1 is theequivalentofafirst-semestercollegecourseinalgebra-basedphysics.Thecoursecoversincludeone-andtwo-dimensionalNewtonianmechanics(in-cluding rotational dynamics and angular momentum); work, energy, andpower;mechanicalwavesandsound;and introduceselectriccircuits. APPhysics2,takeninGrade12,completestheequivalentofafirst-yearcol-legecourse.

French 11

StudentsinteractinFrenchtosituationsdrawnfromreallife.Theylearnhowtoexpressthemselvesusingavarietyofvocabulary,expressions,phrasesandverb tenses.The future tenseand theconditionalareadded to theirrepertoire.Thereisastrongemphasisonreadingandlisteningtoavarietyof creativeworks, particularly short fiction andmagazinearticles. InVoy-ages, thethemestowhichstudentsareexposedareethnicfoods,childhoodmemories,advertising,stressandculturalfestivals. Spanish 11/12

StudentswillbechallengedtolearnvariouslinguisticelementsoftheSpan-ishlanguagethroughvariousthemesandreadings.Inthefirstpartofthiscourse,emphasisisplacedonreviewofthepresentandpasttensesandtheacquisitionofthefutureandconditionaltensesthroughacombinationofreadingsandthemeslikeoutdooractivitiesandtraveling.Inthelatterpartofthecoursestudentswillreadavarietyofshortstories,newspaperandmagazinearticlesaswellasliteraryexcerpts.Theyareexpectedtodiscussthereadingsbothorallyandinwritingusingvariedvocabularyandsentencestructures.Theywillbroadentheirskillsrelatingevents,situationsorexperi-encesandexchangingopinionsandpreferences. Theywill also fine tunetheircompositionwritingskills.Throughlegendsandotherculturaltextstheywill gainknowledgeof someof thecustomsandculturesof theSpanishspeakingworld.Studentswilllearnthepresentandpastperfectsaswellasthesubjunctiveinthesecondhalfofthecourse.

Art Foundations 11

Applyingandextendingtechnicalandaestheticfoundationslearnedinear-liergrades,thislevelrequiresstudentstodesignandcompleteartworkthatshowspractisedandconfidentuseofmaterialsandprocesses,astheyworkthroughmorecomplexconceptsinimagedevelopment.Adevelopmentofpersonalstyleorsignaturewithrespecttooriginalandpersonallymeaning-fulimagesishighlyencouragedatthislevel.Manystudentsgoingontothenextgradelevelarebeginningtobuildportfoliosthatmaybeusedforpost-secondaryadmission.Thiscourseisthepre-requisiteforArtFoundation12.

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media Arts 11

ThegoalofMediaArts11istoultimatelycreateprofessional-gradeproductsthathavethepotentialtoimpactawideaudience.Areasofstudymovingto-wardsthisgoalincludedevelopingadvancedskillsindirecting,cinematogra-phy,andproductiondesign.Studentsinthiscoursehaveaccessandchoicebetweenanincreasinglyadvancedselectionofequipment.Influentialworkscontinuetobeexaminedfortheirthematicandtechnicalinsight.Additionaltopicsincludeabstractphotographyandvisualeffects.

theatre Performance 11

TheatrePerformance11allowsstudents toexplorea varietyofdramaticformsandtheatrestylesfromthetwentiethcenturytoexpandandfurthertheir learning,astheyspecialize inareasof interest (performanceorpro-duction). A high level ofmotivation, enthusiasm, skill and interest in thedramatic arts is required to achieve success in this course. Participationinthemajorschoolproductionoftheyearisexpected.Unitsofstudymayinclude:Improvisation,PhysicalTheatre,VoiceProduction,MusicalTheatre,MaskStudies,andOneActPlaysforPerformance.Theemphasisisonim-provingperformanceskills;however,characteranalysisandreflection,act-ingmethodologies,classicandcontemporaryplayanalysis,andplayreviewscomprisethetheoryportionofthiscourse.Studentsenrollinginthiscourseshouldnotapplyforastudentexchangeinthesecondtermasthiswillcon-flictwithperformancedates.

Instrumental music: Concert Band 11

Grade11studentsformthesecondofthreegradesthatcomprisethemostsignificantperformingensembleatSouthridgeSchool,theSeniorConcertBand.InadditiontoeachoftheMusicDepartmentconcerts,thisgroupper-formsatallmajorschoolevents, suchas theRemembranceDayserviceandGraduation.Ahighlevelofmusicalliteracyisexpected,asisastronggroundinginthetechnicalaspectsofplayingawoodwind,brassorpercus-sioninstrument.Grade11studentsareexpectedtoplayaleadershiproleintheirvarioussections:flutes,clarinets,saxophones,etc.

Off-timetable,studentsmaychallengethemselvesvocallyorinstrumentallyinthechoir,theseniorvocalensemble(auditioned)andeithertheIntermedi-ateorSeniorJazzEnsemble.


ThePhysicalEducation11programfocusesonpromotingahealthylifestylewithalifelonginterestinfitnessandsport.Thecourseemphasizesanalyzingandimprovingphysicalcompetence,maintainingpersonalfitnessanddevel-opingeffectiveleadershipskills.Thereisanintroductiontolifelongleisureactivitiessuchasbowling,golfandcycling.

Computer Information Systems 11

Studentswilluseavarietyoftypesofsoftwaretosolveproblems.Program-minginVisualBasicisintroducedandstudentswillwritetheirownsimpleWindowsprograms.Theseprogrammingconceptswill bebuiltupon in IT12andareamajorassettothosegoingontopursueacareerincomputer-relatedfields.Studentswill learnhow touse the Internetasaneffectiveresearchtool,howtorecognizeInternetmarketingscamsandavoidthem,andwilllearnaboutelectroniccommunicationsissuessuchasemailchainlettersandhowtoavoid“spam”,aswellasnetworksecurityissues(viruses,privacyandcryptography).

AdobePhotoshop,toabasiclevelofproficiency,isusedforcreatingormodi-fyinggraphicalimagefiles,andstudentslearnhowtocreateanimatedgifsforuseonwebpagesusingAdobeFireworks.Aunitaboutcomputernet-workswill givea fundamental understandingof local andwideareanet-works,andstudentswillcontinue todevelop theirunderstandingofcom-putersystemsandtherelationshipbetweenhardwareandsoftware.

Planning 10

TheaimofPlanning10istoenablestudentstodeveloptheskillsnecessaryto become self-directed individualswho set goals,make thoughtful deci-sionsandtakeresponsibilityforpursuingtheirgoalsthroughoutlife.AspartofthenewGraduationProgram,Grade10/11studentsmustcompletethePlanning10curriculuminordertosatisfygraduationrequirements.Planning10isafour-creditcoursewhichispivotalforstudentsasitisthegatewaytothegraduationyears.Itconsistsoffourmainorganizers:theGraduationProgram,Education&Careers,HealthandFinances.IntheGrade11year,students focusoncareerexplorationandpost-secondaryplanning topics.Southridgedeliversthisclass,oncepercycle,overthecourseoftwoyears–Grades10and11.

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English 12

InEnglish12studentscontinuetherefinementoftheirwritingstyles,andareencouragedtodevelopacritical,questioning,andanalyticalapproachtotheirstudyofthechosentexts.In-classwritingpromptsfocusongram-maticalaccuracy,stylisticfluency,andclear,conciseanalysisinpreparationfortheprovincialexaminationinJune.Studentsalsocontinuetoparticipateinpublicspeakinganddebating.Atleasttwonovelsand/oramodernplayaretaughtandthecriticalexaminationofnon-fiction,shortstoriesandpo-etry is linked toanexplorationof common themes in theworks.Entry intheCommonwealthEssayCompetitionandothercreativewritingcontestscontinues,allowingstudentstheopportunitytodemonstratetheincreasingsophistication,organizationandrangeoftheirwriting.Independentreadingisstronglypromotedandthestudentsarerequiredto readat least threenovelsfromourcontemporaryandclassicreadinglistsoverthecourseoftheyear.Technologyisusedtoenrichtheclassroomenvironment,aidinginthedevelopmentofwriting,research,andpresentationskills.ThestudyofShakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, King Lear or Hamlet,completestheGrade12curriculum.

Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition

Inthiscourse,studentsareengagedinthecarefulreadingandcriticalanaly-sisof imaginativeliterature.Studentsareexpectedtoworkindependentlyandtheirreadingshouldbebothwideanddeep.Theyareexpectedtohaveadetailedknowledgeofat leastsixnovelsand/orplays inorder tomeetthechallengeoftheAPexaminationinMay.Worksfromseveralgenresandtimeperiodsarestudied;theapproachisoneofcollaborativediscussion,criticalreasoningandinformeddialogue.Inclass,timedwritingassignmentsandchallengingmultiplechoicecomprehensionquestionsformpartofthepreparationfortheAPexamination.

ThecoursematerialdrawslargelyfromEnglishandAmericanliteratureandincludessomecelebratedmasterpieces. WebeginwithBeowulfand thewarriorcultureoftheAnglo-Saxontimes,delveintotheRenaissanceandEn-lightenmentperiods,luxuriateintheemotionallandscapeoftheRomanticera,andfinishintheTwentiethCenturywhenlanguageandliteraturewerebrutallychangedbytheFirstWorldWaranditsaftermath.Inaddition,stu-dentsreadaselectionofcontemporaryfictionandwritepersonalresponsestoawidevarietyofCanadianandAmericanpoetry.

Somesuggestednovelsforindependentreadingforthiscourseinclude:

Alias Grace, Atonement, Awakening, Beloved, Catch 22, The Great Gats-by, The Grapes of Wrath, The Heart of Darkness, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Joy Luck Club, The Kite Runner, The Poisonwood Bible, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Snow Falling on Cedars, The English Patient, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Farewell to Arms, My Antonia, One of Ours, The Color Purple, The Portrait of a Lady, The Scarlett Letter, The Shipping News, The Sound and the Fury, Light in August, The Stone Angel.

OurprimarytextswillbeAdventuresinEnlgishLiterature(AthenaEdition),The Handmaid’s Tale byMargaretAtwoodand Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

English 12: Writing

English12,withawritingfocus,enablesstudentstopreparefortheEnglish12ProvincialExaminationwhiletheyfocusontheirdevelopmentascreativewriters.Inthiscourse,studentsaregivenauniqueopportunitytoindulgeinpersonalexplorationastheycompleteaseriesofcreativewritingprojects.TaughtaroundtheHarknessTable,thefoundationforthiscourseislaidinthefirsttermwhenstudentsdelveintotheartofwritingpersonalnarrativesthroughthediscussionofpublishedandperformedtexts,writingexercisesandworkshops.Astheyearunfolds,studentswillbechallengedtobuildonthisfoundationbyworkingonmorecomplexprojects.Thepurposeoftheseprojectsistoprovidestudentswithmeaningfulopportunitiestoexplorethecreativeprocessbyformulatingoriginalideasthattheywilldevelopbywritingslampoetry,fantasy,poetry,shortstoriesandscripts.Thiscoursewillalsoinclude: independentreadingassignments,areviewof literaryterms,andanalyticalwritingunits.

History 12

History12buildsontheknowledge,skillsandunderstandingthatstudentshaveacquiredthroughtheK-11SocialStudiescurriculum.StudentsinHis-tory12concentrateonglobaleventsthathaveoccurredbetween1919and1991.First,studentsinvestigatetheresultsofWorldWarIandthegrowingstrengthofcommunist ideology.Secondly, they learnabouttheprosperityofthe1920s,thehardshipsoftheGreatDepressionandtheriseofcom-munismandfascisminEurope.Thirdly,studentsexploretheseedsofWorldWarIIandthehorrorinflictedonhumanitybymensuchasMussoliniandHitler.Inadditiontolearningthefactsaboutthewar,studentsdiscovervari-ouspoliticalsystemsandtheeffectsoftechnologyonwarfare.Thepost-warera(1945-1963)isthefocusofthefourthunit.Thetensionsbetweendem-ocraticandcommunistcountriesduring thisera inhistorywillbestudiedindetail.Thesocialchangesof the ’60s,conflicts inAsiaandtheMiddleEastandtheimplicationsofcomputertechnologyaretopicsthatfillthefinalunitoftheyear.History12students,besidesacquiringknowledgeofpastevents,furtherdevelopresearchandhistoricalwritingskillsthattheyhavebeenlearningthroughouttheiryearsinSocialStudies.

Advanced Placement European History

APEuropeanHistory isa survey course thatexaminesmodernEuropeanHistoryfrom1450tothepresent. It isanexcitingandchallengingcourseformotivatedstudentswhowanttolearnabouttheeventsandideasthathavecontributedtothebasisofwesternsociety.Eventsandmovementsareexploredthroughthreethemes:intellectualandculturalhistory,politicalanddiplomatichistory,andsocialandeconomichistory. Inadditionstudentsdeveloptheirabilitytoexpresstheirhistoricalunderstandinginwriting.AfirmgroundinginthestrengthsandweaknessesofmodernEuropewillpreparestudentstostudyhistoryatthepost-secondarylevel.

Advanced Placement Human Geography

ThisisafullyearAPHumanGeographycoursedesignedtoachieveacollegeintroductory levelhumangeographycredit.Thecourse follows therecom-mendedunitsofstudyasoutlinedintheCollegeBoardAPHumanGeogra-phycoursedescription,tohelpstudentsusespatialconceptsandlandscapeanalysistoexaminetheworldinwhichwelive.Topicssuchaspopulation,migration,cities,religion,agricultures,politicsandeconomicdevelopmentwillbeinvestigated.

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Economics 12

Economics 12 is an introductory economics coursewith threemain pur-poses:one,toincreasethestudents’understandingofeconomicprinciples;two,togainknowledgeofthestructureandoperationoftheCanadianeco-nomicsystem;three,togainthecompetenciesrequiredtostudyeconomicssuccessfullyattheuniversitylevel.Thecourseisessentiallydividedintotwosections,Microeconomics-thestudyoftheeconomicactionsofindividualsandgroupsofindividualsandMacroeconomics-thestudyoftheeconomyasawhole.Currenteventsarealsoan importantpartof thecourseandwhererelevantexamplesareusedto illustrateconcepts thestudentsarestudyinginclass.

Advanced Placement microeconomics

TheAPcourse inMicroeconomics is forstudents interested incollege-oruniversity-levelworkinmicroeconomicsand/orgainingadvancedpost-sec-ondarystanding.Microeconomicsisabranchofeconomicsthatstudiesthebehaviourofhowindividualmodernhouseholdsandfirmsmakedecisionstoallocatelimitedresources.Inthiscourseyouwillexaminehowthesedeci-sionsandbehavioursaffectthesupplyanddemandforgoodsandservices,whichdeterminesprices,andhowprices,inturn,determinetheproductionandavailabilityofgoodsandservices.Major topics include thenatureoffunctionsofproductmarkets,factormarketsandefficiency,equity,andtheroleofgovernment.

Foundations of mathematics 12

The“FoundationsofMathematics”programisdesignedtoprovidestudentswith the mathematical understandings and critical-thinking skills identi-fiedforpost-secondarystudiesinprogramsthatdonotrequirethestudyoftheoreticalcalculus.Topicsincludefinancialmathematics,logic,probability,permutations,combinationsandpolynomial,trigonometric,exponentialandlogarithmicfunctions.Problemsolvingisamajorfocusofthecourseandisintegratedthroughoutthecurriculum.


Pre-Calculus mathematics 12

The“Pre-CalculusMathematics”program isdesigned toprovidestudentswiththemathematicalunderstandingsandcritical-thinkingskillsidentifiedforentryintopost-secondaryprogramsthatrequirethestudyoftheoreticalcalculus.Topicsincludetransformations,trigonometry,logarithms,polynomial,ratio-nal,radical,inverseandexponentialfunctions,permutations,combinationsandthebinomialtheorem.Problemsolvingisamajorfocusofthecourseandisintegratedthroughoutthecurriculum.


Calculus

Calculusisthestudyofchangeandembracesatrulyfascinatingsetoftop-icsrangingfromratesofchangeandoptimizationtoapplicationsofmath-ematicalmodellingwithphysical,socialandeconomicsituations.

Limits,derivatives,summationandintegralsareexaminedcloselyandap-pliedtothemathematicalfunctionsstudiedinthePre-Calculus11and12.

Studentsplanningtostudymathematicsatuniversityarestronglyencour-agedtostudycalculuswhileinhighschool.Therearethreeoptionsofcalcu-lusavailableforstudentstochoosefrom.

Calculus 12

Thiscourseisaprovinciallybasedcalculuscoursewithoutcomesprescribedby theMinistry of Education. Topics studied includeadvanced functionsand number operations, limits, the derivative, differentiation techniques,logarithmic,exponentialandinversetrigonometricfunctions,applicationsofthederivative,integration,areaunderacurve,solvingfirstorderdifferentialequations,andthehistoryofcalculus.StudentscovertopicssimilartothoseinAPCalculusAB(outlinedbelow),butataslowerpaceandinlessdepth.Thereisnoprovincialorotherexternalexaminationforthiscourse.Evalua-tionisbasedentirelyonin-schoolassessments.

Calculator Needed:TI-83series,TI-84+orTI-84+silvergraphingcalculatorPrerequisite:“B”standingorbetterinPre-Calculus11Co-Requisite:Pre-Calculus12

Advanced Placement Calculus (AB)

APCalculus12ABisauniversitylevel.Topicsstudiedincludelimits,continu-ity, thederivative,exponential, logarithmicandinversetrigonometricfunc-tions,integration,areabetweencurves,differentialequations,slopefields,andapplicationsofdifferentiationandintegration.Thiscoursehasanexter-nalexaminationinMaythatismarkedonafivepointscale.Studentsscor-inga“4”or“5”onthisexaminationcanusuallyobtainadvancedplacementintheirmathematicsstudiesatuniversity.

Calculator Needed: TI-83series,TI-84+orTI-84+silvergraphingcalculatorPrerequisite:“B”standingofbetterinPre-Calculus11Co-Requisite:Pre-Calculus12

Advanced Placement Calculus (BC)

APCalculus12BCisarigorousuniversitylevelcoursedesignedforthemostcapablemathematicsstudents.APCalculusBCcontainsallofthetopicsinAPCalculusAB,plus40%morecontent.Thesetopicsincludeseries,testsfor convergence, Maclaurin and Taylor polynomials and approximations,improperintegrals,l’Hopital’srule,calculusofparametric,polarandvectorfunctions,Euler’sMethodandadvancedintegrationtechniques.ThiscoursehasanexternalexaminationinMaythatismarkedonafivepointscale.Stu-dentsscoringa“4”or“5”onthisexaminationcanusuallyobtainadvancedplacementintheirmathematicsstudiesatuniversity.

Calculator Needed: TI-83series,TI-84+orTI-84+silvergraphingcalculatorPrerequisite:CompletionofPre-Calculus12withan“A”standingorpermis-sionoftheMathematicsDepartment

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Biology 12

InBiology12studentsfocusonhumanbiology.Majortopicsofcellbiology,biochemistryandbodysystemsprovidestudentswithasolidunderstandingofhumananatomyandphysiology.StudentscanextractDNA,performurineanalysis,performenzymecatalysisanddissectacow’sheartandfoetalpig.Thesekey labexperienceswillgivestudentsapracticalunderstandingofthescientificprocess,andthehumanbody.SincethecurriculumofBiology12isdistinctfromBiology11,Biology11isnotrequiredasapre-requisiteforBiology12.IfastudentwantstotakeBiology12intheirGrade11year,theymusthave86%orbetterinscience10tobepreparedfortherigorofthecourse.

Chemistry 12

Studentswhowishtopursueacareerinsciencemustbeexcellentresearch-ers,problemsolversandcommunicators.TheChemistry12curriculumwillhelpstudentsfulfillallthreeoftheserequirements.Topicscoveredareki-netics,equilibrium,solubility,acidsandbasesandelectrochemistry. Stu-dentswilllearntheuseoftechnologiesspecifictoinvestigativeprocedures.Theywillalso learnhowto representand interpret information ingraphs.Chemistry12isachallengingcoursethatrequiresgoodmathskills.

Advanced Placement Chemistry

This courseprepares students towrite theCollegeBoard’sAPChemistryexam. Students who have successfully completed the Chemistry 11APcourseareeligibletocontinuewithChemistry12AP.Thepaceofthiscourseisrigorous,astheAPexamisinMay.Thetopicscoveredinclude:kinetics,equilibrium,solubility,acidsandbases,electrochemistryandthermodynam-ics.Studentswillalso learnhowtorepresentand interpret information ingraphs.Theywilldesignproceduresandconductexperimentstosolveprob-lemsandinterpretdatatomakeplausibletheories.

Physics 12

ThefirsthalfofPhysics12onceagainexamineskinematics,dynamicsandassociatedtopicssuchaswork,energyandpower.Inaddition,circularmo-tion, torqueandequilibriumarestudied.Theapproach ismathematicallyrigorous,involvingtwo-dimensionalvectoranalysisofsituations.Thesecondhalfof theyearconcentratesonelectricityandmagnetism.Afteramath-ematicalstudyofelectrostatics,electriccircuitsareexaminedandanalysed.Thestudyofelectromagnetismandelectromagneticinductionconcludethecourse.

Advanced Placement Physics (B course)

AdvancedPlacementPhysicsgives theambitiousphysicsstudentamorecomplete foundation in thescienceofphysics thanPhysics12.SinceAP

PhysicsincludesapproximatelytwiceasmuchcontentastheB.C.Physics12curriculum,withhalfofitmatchingthattaughtinPhysics12,APPhysicsstudentsareenrolledinPhysics12concurrentlywithAPPhysicsinordertocoverthematerialcommontobothcourses.Inaddition,thecourseincludesthestudyofthermodynamics,fluidmechanics,wavesandsound,geometri-calandphysicaloptics,atomicandnuclearphysics,simpleharmonicmotionandcapacitors.

French 12

Students will further develop and apply their full repertoire of language-learning strategies to assist in comprehension and expression. They willresearch, analyze and use relevant information from several sources onchosentopicstocompleteauthentictasks.Aparticularemphasisisplacedonspokenandwrittencommunicationskills.ThestudentsareexpectedtointeractinFrencheffectivelyandwithsomespontaneityinsituationsdrawnfromreallife.Theywillview,listento,readandfullyunderstandavarietyofcreativeworksincludingsomeshortfictionandsomeFrenchfilmsandwillbeexposedtoparticular themesof interestandrelevancetotheirexperi-ence.

AP French Language and Culture

Inthiscoursestudentsreviewandrefineallpreviouslylearntgrammaticalstructureswhilebuildinguptheirvocabularytocommunicateorallyandinwriting. AvarietyofthemessuchasFamilyandCommunity,ScienceandTechnology,BeautyandAestheticsandContemporaryLifewillbediscussed.Studentswill readnewspaper,magazine,and internetarticles,aswellasFrenchfictionfromaroundthefrancophoneworld.ThereadingcomponentwillincludeThe Miser byMolièreaswellasacontemporarynovel.Studentswill listentoandwatchFrenchnews,podcastsandmoviesandwriteper-sonalandpersuasiveessaysdrawinginformationfromtwotothreesources.Theywill alsopractice composinga formalemail response.Oral interper-sonalandpresentationalcommunicationandthestudyoffrancophonecul-tureareotherimportantcomponents.ThiscoursewillbeconductedentirelyinFrench,andculminateswiththeFrenchLanguageandCultureAPexam.

Art Foundations 12

Studentsat this levelaredirected toproducework that reflectspersonalgoals and interests in image-making. Conceptual and thematic investiga-tionsand in-depthstudiesaredirected tomeet individualstudentneeds.Thegoalisforstudentstomastervariousmaterials,processesandconceptsthatchallengeaninterestthem.Studentsareexpectedtobuildaportfolioofworkthatisareflectionofamature,motivatedandskilledvisualartist.It isanexpectationinthiscoursethatstudentsareintrinsicallymotivatedtoartisticallydevelopandthattheyareabletoapproachthiscourseinad-vancedandsophisticatedmannertoproduceworkoftheutmostquality.ArtFoundations11isapre-requisiteforthiscourse.

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Instrumental music: Concert Band 12

Grade12studentsformthethirdofthreegradesthatcomprisethemostsignificantperformingensembleatSouthridgeSchool, theSeniorConcertBand.InadditiontoeachoftheMusicDepartmentconcerts,thisgroupper-formsatallmajorschoolevents,suchastheRemembranceDayserviceandGraduation.Ahighlevelofmusicalliteracyisexpected,asisastrongground-inginthetechnicalaspectsofplayingawoodwind,brassorpercussionin-strument.Grade12studentsareexpectedtoplayaleadershiproleintheirvarioussectionsandtoexemplifymodeltechniqueandexpertmusicianship.

Off-timetable,studentsmaychallengethemselvesvocallyorinstrumentallyinthechoir,theseniorvocalensemble(auditioned)andeithertheIntermedi-ateorSeniorJazzEnsemble.

media Arts 12

MediaArts12isanadvancedcourse.Drawinguponanddevelopingtheirexistingskillset,studentsareabletoworkindependently,orasindependentproductionunits,andselectbetweenmultipletypesofprojectsandgenresaccordingtotheirinterest.Whilethemajorityofthecourseisindependentwork,studentsarealsogivenopportunitiestoexaminecareerpathsinMe-diaArts.StudentswhowishtotakethecoursewhohavenottakenMediaArts11needtoobtainpermissionfromtheinstructor.

theatre Performance 12

TheatreStudies12furtherallowsstudentstoexploreavarietyofdramaticformsandtheatrestylesfromthetwentiethcenturytoexpandandenrichtheirlearning,astheyspecializeinareasofinterest(performanceorproduc-tion).Studentsatthislevelareexpectedtoprovideleadershiprolesinclassandinthemajorschoolproduction.Ahighlevelofmotivation,enthusiasm,skillandinterestinthedramaticartsisrequiredtoachievesuccessinthiscourse.Participationinthemajorschoolproductionoftheyearisexpected.Unitsofstudymay include: Improvisation,PhysicalTheatre,VoiceProduc-tion,Musical Theatre,MaskStudies,andOneActPlays forPerformance.Theemphasis isonrefiningperformanceskills;however,characteranaly-sisandreflection,classicandcontemporaryplayanalysis,andplayreviewscomprisethetheoryportionofthiscourse.Therewillbeaparticularfocusonspecificactingmethodologies.Studentsenrollinginthiscourseshouldnotapplyforastudentexchangeinthesecondtermasthiswillconflictwithperformancedates.

ICt: Computer Programming 12

This course provides the foundations for students interested in enteringcomputersciencecoursesatpostsecondaryinstitutions.Aswell,studentsinterestedinpursuingacareerinmath,engineering,physicsandcomput-erswouldbeencouragedtotakethiscourse.Youwillbelearningtowritecode for all sorts of applications. The primary language covered is Java.Thiscourseisintendedtoallowstudentstobecomeskilledproblemsolversandcriticalthinkers.Studentswilllearntoapplytheprinciplesofeffectiveprogrammingtoanalyzeandsolveproblems.Theywillbecomecriticalandprincipledcreatorsofsolutionsininformationtechnology.Successfulcourseparticipantswillbecomemembersofacollaborativeculture.Courseworkwillrequirethemtobecomeskilledreadersandwritersofdocumentationassociatedwithprogramming,aswellastowritecompiler-readyproceduresandmethodsandtodebugprogrammingerrorsincludinglogicerrors.


PhysicalEducation12providesopportunitiesforstudentstoexperienceavarietyofrecreationalpursuits,careerinterestsandactivitiestowardhealthyliving.Studentsmaydesignanindividualfitnessandnutritionplan,andwillexplore the recreational infrastructureof their community. Theymayalsocompleteprofessionalcertificationincoaching,officiatingorfirstaid.

Graduation transitions

Grade 12 studentsmake decisions about and complete applications forpost-secondary programs. They research the financial details of thesechoices,updatetheirresumesandcompletescholarshipapplications.Eachstudent isassignedapost-secondaryacademiccounsellor.Theycontinuetoplayamajorleadershiproleintheschoolwhileactivelyemployingtheirtime-managementandgoal-settingskills.

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