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Humanities Options
MEDIA STUDIES 12
YMES 129 (4 credits)
Prerequisite: Gr. 11 and 12 students
This course will investigate, in creative ways, issues in media that affect you and your world. Topics will include music, videos, movies, the net (including blogs) and print media. Students will be asked to look at various media in order to discover how they feel media, in all its forms, impacts on their world. Due to the interactive nature of the subject matter, the emphasis for marking will be on group presentations, using a variety of methods, including dramatizations and videos. Group/class discussions and debates will also play a central role in course outcomes. You may be asked to start your own blog. There will be a written component to each unit.
Note: Course is only offered in alternating years. The next Media Studies offering is tentatively scheduled for the 11/12 school year.
PHILOSOPHY 12
YPHIL 12 (4 credits)
Prerequisite: Open to Grade 11 and 12. It is recommended that students have at least a “B” in English and Social Studies to be successful.
Are you a person who likes to ask “why” rather than simply “when”? Philosophy 12 may be for you! This course examines the nature of reality and answers questions such as the following: What is true? How do we know? and What is right? Activities include debates, seminar discussions, and personal research.
Note: Course is only offered in alternating years. The next Philosophy offering is tentatively scheduled for the 12/13 school year.
JOURNALISM 12
YCCT-1D 12 (4 credits)
Prerequisite: C+ or higher in English 10 or permission of the instructor.
Journalism will introduce students to the study of journalism, with attending to writing, photography, newspaper design, current events, computer skills, business and ethics. This full-year course will provide the students the opportunity to produce a professional-quality, student-directed newspaper covering issues that relate specifically to Chilliwack Secondary School, neighboring schools, and to teenagers in general. Journalism 11 will acquaint the students with the types and effects of mass media, the attributes of quality journalism, and the technical processes involved in the publication of a local newspaper. Students will learn the basic principles of researching, writing, and editing news for the public. They will develop their skills of writing and editing by checking for conventions of diction, punctuation, and spelling.
