2013-2014 MMC Information Handbook - Retsd.mb.ca

ENGLISH COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
GRADE 11 ENGLISH
Grade 11 students have the opportunity to take more than one English course. These courses differ from each
other both in content and in the proportion of time spent on the two language modes: transactional and literary.
Students must take one Grade 11 English course and may choose two in the following combinations:
• 30STF and 30SLF
• IBHL 32S and 30STF
Students may not register for 32S IB and 30SLF.
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ENGLISH: TRANSACTIONAL FOCUS
30STF
Prerequiste: English 20F or 20F PB
Credit: 1
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In this course, the primary focus will
be on transactional texts. Students will
explore issues through a variety of forms
including biography, article/editorial,
speech, correspondence, documentary
film, multimedia presentation, etc. In
addition, literary forms such as short
stories, drama, and song lyrics/poetry will
be covered. In 30S Transactional Focus
English, 70% of both time and course
content will be spent in the transactional
mode with the remaining 30% spent in
the literary mode.
Students may register for English 30STF and
English 30SLF.
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ENGLISH: LITERARY FOCUS 30SLF
Prerequisite: English 20F or 20F PB
Credit: 1
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In this course students will primarily be
exposed to language used for creative
purposes. Literary forms including plays,
poems, novels, and short stories will be
the major emphasis for this class. Students
will create, read and analyse texts
with a focus on imagination and creativity.
In addition, transactional forms such
as the article/editorial, speech, documentary
film and multimedia presentation
will be covered. In 30S Literary Focus
English, 70% of both time and course
content will be spent in the literary mode
with the remaining 30% spent in the
transactional mode.
Students may register for English
30SLF and English 30STF
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ENGLISH 30SLF – LITERARY FOCUS –
CREATIVE WRITING
Prerequisite: English 20F or 20F PB
Credit: 1
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Sections of the 30S Literary Focus course
that concentrate on creative writing are offered
to interested students where sufficient
numbers request this option.
In the creative writing sections of the
English 30S Literary Focus course, students
will be introduced to the process
and techniques of various types of creative
writing including fiction, memoir,
poetry, scripts, and articles. Students will
write and read extensively to improve
their own skills in creative expression.
Students will read, evaluate, and critique
the writing of published authors and
their peers. They will integrate their learning
into the development of a number
of pieces of creative writing. In composing
texts, students function primarily as
authors, poets, playwrights, and filmmakers.
Of the various texts students read
and produce within the creative writing
sections of English 30SLF, approximately
70 percent are literary and 30 percent are
transactional. Students should expect to
do a significant amount of writing during
class and at home. Students who request
placement in the creative writing sections
of English 30SLF should have a keen
interest in both reading and creative
writing.
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