Grade 11 Media Studies (EMS3O)
This course emphasizes knowledge and skills that will enable students to understand media communication in the twenty-first century and to use media effectively and responsibly. Through analyzing the forms and messages of a variety of media works and audience responses to them, and through creating their own media works, students will develop critical thinking skills, aesthetic and ethical judgment, and skills in viewing, representing, listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Prerequisite: English, Grade 10, Academic or Applied

Grade 12 Film Studies (ADV4M)
This course emphasizes the knowledge and skills required to thoroughly engage with both the academic literature relating to the study of film and all of the various aspects of directing and producing films. Students will develop their analytical skills by articulating critical responses to a variety of films, while directing and producing a short film themselves.

Prerequisite: Any Grade 9, 10 or 11 course in the Arts

Grade 12 Writer’s Craft (Script Writing) (EWC4U)

This course emphasizes knowledge and skills related to the craft of writing. Students will analyze models of effective writing; use a workshop approach to produce a range of works; identify and use techniques required for specialized forms of writing; and identify effective ways to improve the quality of their writing. They will also complete a major paper as part of a creative or analytical independent study project and investigate opportunities for publication and for writing careers.

Prerequisite: English, Grade 11, University Preparation

Grade 11 Drama (ADA3M)

Grade 12 Drama (ADA4M)