Subject area descriptions are based on what students are expected to learn by the end of a course (provincial learning outcomes). Classroom programming may vary to accommodate local situations such as second language learners and students with special needs. Parents are encouraged to discuss specific details about their child's programming with the subject area teachers.

In all grades, students develop skills in literacy and communication, working with others, solving problems, and using information and communication technologies.

 

Through the study of English LA - Immersion, each student from Kindergarten to Grade 12 learns to understand, appreciate, and use language in everyday life. Students learn to listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent at different times and in different ways, both in the English language arts classroom and in their day-to-day experiences outside it. To assist them in these learning experiences, teachers and students choose and use appropriate learning resources, including for example, novels, plays, essays, film, and poetry.

Students are required to achieve credit in one of the following three Grade 12 English LA - Immersion courses; however, they may take more than one.

Grade 12 students are required to write a provincial standards test in English language arts. The test, worth 30 percent of their final mark, is based on Grade 12 English language arts curricula.

Transactional Focus (40S) Grade 12	Comprehensive Focus (40S) Grade 12	Literary Focus (40S) Grade 12
This course focuses on the day-to-day use of language for a variety of practical purposes. Students produce and engage with oral, written, and visual texts that inform, direct, persuade, plan, analyze, argue, and explain. Students may, for example, view television and film documentaries, write proposals and reports, or listen to radio programs, speeches, and debates to gather or communicate knowledge, information, and perspectives. While the texts students read, view, and write have a practical purpose, they often use literary devices and expressive language to convey meaning.	This course balances practical and literary purposes and uses of language. (See descriptions of Transactional Focus and Literary Focus.) Students produce and explore oral, written, and visual texts that inform, persuade, analyze, foster understanding and empathy, reflect culture, express feelings and experiences, and bring enjoyment.	This course focuses on the purposes and forms of literature. Students produce and engage with a variety of oral, written, and visual texts that enlighten, foster understanding and empathy, reflect culture, express feelings and experiences, and bring enjoyment. They may, for example, view films, read novels, listen to songs, create sculptures, or write poems to bring pleasure to others or themselves, respond to experiences, or express feelings. They may also read, view, or write texts that, for example, inform, persuade, or analyze.

Note: In each course, selection of materials for study is determined by schools, teachers, and students, and may vary from one classroom to another.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refer to post-secondary English language arts requirements for information on admission to Manitoba colleges and universities.

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Throughout the secondary cycle, students extend and enhance their oral and written communication skills and value the French language and francophone cultures.

Grade 12 students are required to achieve one credit in (Senior 4) Français langue seconde - immersion (40S).

In Grade 12, students understand and interpret a variety of oral and written texts and react to them, applying critical thinking; they thus

• identify the elements that reveal objectivity or subjectivity in the way facts are presented;
• identify certain complex logical relationships in texts;
• analyse the relationship between the different components of a story;
• discuss the treatment of themes and values presented in a film or a play;
• discuss the social impact of a French song;
• react critically to analytical and persuasive texts by referring to elements such as the value of the information and the strength of the arguments presented, the structure of the texts, the effectiveness of the analysis and the argumentation;
• react to the images in poetic text;
• plan, adjust and support their understanding by various means that have to do with the communication situation, the comprehension strategies, the characteristics of the texts, and various tools (such as dictionaries and reference materials).

The students develop, evaluate, produce, organize, refine and share ideas and opinions; they thus

• make a presentation of a formal nature, supported by technological aids;
• write persuasive and/or analytical texts that respect the characteristics of such texts;
• relate a personal experience, write a story in which they bring out the elements of drama, humour or suspense, or explore the playful aspect of language;
• organize, verify and edit what they produce by various means that have to do with the communication situation, the characteristics of the texts, the respect for the rules of the language, the style, various tools (such as dictionaries and reference materials) and the performance of tasks.

The students value their French learning as a tool for personal, intellectual and social development; they thus

• show an appreciation of classical and contemporary drama and film from the Canadian and international Francophonie;
• show an appreciation of the richness of the Francophonie in Canada;
• pursue their learning of French independently.

Note: In this course, selection of materials for study is determined by schools, teachers, and students, and may vary from one classroom to another.

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The Senior Years mathematics curricula emphasize important interrelated processes, including communication, connections, estimation and mental mathematics, problem solving, reasoning, and visualization.

Grade 12 students must acquire a minimum of one mathematics credit by successfully completing one of the following Grade 12 (Senior 4) courses. (They may hold credit for more than one Grade 12 mathematics course.)

Grade 12 students are required to write a provincial standards test, worth 30 percent of their final mark, in one of the three Grade 12 mathematics courses.

Grade 12 (Senior 4) Mathematics Courses
Applied Mathematics (40S)	Consumer Mathematics (40S)	Pre-Calculus Mathematics (40S)

Grade 12 Applied Mathematics

Through classroom learning activities in Applied Mathematics, students acquire technical communication skills, solve problems using technology, and develop responsibility and flexibility in their work habits.

Using technology as a tool, students explore many mathematical concepts, often while working on projects. While the content of the Applied Mathematics curriculum is similar to that of the Pre-Calculus Mathematics curriculum, the emphasis on technology as a means of solving problems allows modelling of many real-world situations. The following table identifies the topics addressed in the Senior Years Applied Mathematics curriculum.

• Matrix Modelling
• Vectors
• Personal Finance
• Probability
• Variability and Statistical Analysis
• Design and Measurement
• Applications of Periodic Functions
• Sequences

Refer to post-secondary mathematics requirements for information on admission to Manitoba colleges and universities.

Grade 12 Consumer Mathematics

The Consumer Mathematics curriculum emphasizes number sense, consumer problem solving, and decision making.

Students develop valuable knowledge and skills that will allow them to make informed decisions as they become independent citizens. The Consumer Mathematics curriculum addresses financial management, career exploration, home ownership and maintenance, as well as more traditional topics such as trigonometry and statistics. The following table identifies the topics addressed in the Senior Years Consumer Mathematics curriculum.

• Problem Analysis
• Analysis of Games and Numbers
• Personal Finance
• Design and Measurement
• Government Finances
• Statistics
• Investigative Project
• Career/Life Project
• Investments
• Income Tax
• Variation and Formulas
• Completing a Portfolio

Refer to post-secondary mathematics requirements for information on admission to Manitoba colleges and universities.

Grade 12 Pre-Calculus Mathematics

Pre-Calculus Mathematics is designed for students who will be continuing studies at the post-secondary level in fields related to mathematics and science. This curriculum is intended as preparation for calculus at the university level.

The study of functions is the major focus of the Pre-Calculus Mathematics curriculum. Other topic areas include algebra, geometry, trigonometry, probability, and statistics. The following table identifies the topics addressed in the Senior Years Pre-Calculus Mathematics curriculum.

• Circular Functions
• Transformations
• Trigonometric Identities
• Exponents and Logarithms
• Permutations, Combinations, and Binomial Theorem
• Conics
• Probability
• Geometric Sequences
• Statistics (Optional)

Refer to post-secondary mathematics requirements for information on admission to Manitoba colleges and universities.

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The combined physical education/health education curriculum develops the knowledge, skills, and attitudes for maintaining physically active and health lifestyles. The curriculum focuses on making healthy decisions related to physical activity participation, healthy eating, substance use, sexual reproductive health, and injury prevention. It encourages schools to involve parents in planning for implementation of content that might be sensitive in some communities.

In grades 11 and 12 students must complete a physical activity practicum that addresses health-related fitness components.  This physical activity practicum must be a minimum of 55 hours of moderate to vigorous physical activity.

In Grade 12, physical education and health education are currently optional courses but will become mandatory effective September 2008.  The design of the new course will allow for schools and students/parents/guardians to determine how the learning outcomes of the curriculum will be achieved.  This may be accomplished through a teacher-directed delivery model during IN-class time and a student-directed model of the OUT-of-class time.  Students must complete a physical activity practicum that addresses health-related fitness components.  This physical activity practicum must be a minimum of 55 hours of moderate to vigorous physical activity.

The Grade 12 Physical Education/Health Education curriculum is currently under development.  The Department is also developing general guidelines for managing risk in OUT-of-class activities as well as selected safety checklists for safe participation in many common physical activities.

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In the Kindergarten to Grade 12 science classroom, students are actively engaged in "doing" science and developing related skills and attitudes, as well as extending their understanding of science concepts. In addition, they make links between science and daily life, and learn to appreciate both the power and limitations of science as a way of understanding their world.

In Grade 12 Biology, Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Topics in Science, and Physics are optional courses.

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Students in Senior Years social studies develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to people's ways of life, past and present, in Canada and elsewhere in the world. Through social studies students gain a better understanding of the society in which they live, and their roles within society.

A new social studies curriculum is under development. Schools will continue to use the existing curriculum until notified by the Department to use the new one.

In Grade 12, social studies is an optional course.

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