Grade 9 Courses

Grade 9 Courses

Drama
ADA1O1
Grade 9, Open
The Arts
Regular One Credit course
 
Description:
This course provides opportunities for students to explore dramatic forms and techniques, using material from a wide range of sources and cultures. Students will use the elements of drama to examine situations and issues that are relevant to their lives. Students will create, perform, discuss, and analyse drama, and then reflect on the experiences to develop an understanding of themselves, the art form, and the world around them.
 
Prerequisites:
None
 
Instrumental Music - Band
AMI1O1
Grade 9, Open
The Arts
Regular One Credit course
 
Description:
Students will focus their work on the various aspects of musical performance through the study of a woodwind, brass or percussion instrument in a band setting.
 
Instrumental Music - Strings
AMS1O1
Grade 9, Open
The Arts
Regular One Credit course
 
Description:
Students will focus their work on the various aspects of musical performance through the study of a string instrument in an orchestra setting.
 
Music
AMU1O1
Grade 9, Open
The Arts
Regular One Credit course
 
Description:
This course emphasizes the creation and performance of music at a level consistent with previous experience and is aimed at developing technique, sensitivity, and imagination. Students will develop musical literacy skills by using the creative and critical analysis processes in composition, performance, and a range of reflective and analytical activities. Students will develop an understanding of the conventions and elements of music and of safe practices related to music, and will develop a variety of skills transferable to other areas of their life.
 
Prerequisites:
None
 
Music - Vocal/Choral
AMV1O1
Grade 9, Open
The Arts
Regular One Credit course
 
Description:
This course is designed for students wishing to learn about singing and participate in a choir setting.
 
Visual Arts
AVI1O1
Grade 9, Open
The Arts
Regular One Credit course
 
Description:
This course is exploratory in nature, offering an overview of visual arts as a foundation for further study. Students will become familiar with the elements and principles of design and the expressive qualities of various materials by using a range of media, processes, techniques, and styles. Students will use the creative and critical analysis processes and will interpret art within a personal, contemporary, and historical context.
 
Prerequisites:
None
 
Visual Arts - Digital Media
AWS1O1
Grade 9, Open
The Arts
Regular One Credit course
 
Description:

Students will learn how to use the computer as an expressive tool for designing a creative solution to a design problem. Developing expertise as an effective visual communicator will be the focus of this course. The study of current trends and developments in new media will support all studio projects.