Oakdale Synapse

Grade 11 English allows students to develop their critical and creative skills, as well as their overall literacy and communication skills; all of which are essential to their success in academics and in their daily lives. Throughout this course, students will study the content, form, and style of various informational and graphic texts, as well as literary texts from Canada and abroad. They will also have the opportunity to practice using language with precision and clarity through the creation of oral, written, and media texts across a variety of practical and academic forms.

This course enables you to deepen your understanding of chemistry through the study of the properties of chemicals and chemical bonds; chemical reactions and quantitative relationships in those reactions; solutions and solubility; and atmospheric chemistry and the behaviour of gases. You will further develop your analytical skills and investigate the qualitative and quantitative properties of matter, as well as the impact of some common chemical reactions on society and the environment.

The Accounting Cycle

By the end of this course, students will:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of accounting principles and practices;

2. Demonstrate an understanding of the accounting cycle in a computerized environment for a service business and a merchandising business;

3. Demonstrate an understanding of ethics and issues in accounting.

Accounting Practices for Assets

By the end of this course, students will:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of accounting procedures for short-term assets;

2. Analyze accounting procedures for inventories;

3. Demonstrate an understanding of methods of accounting for capital assets.

Partnerships and Corporations

By the end of this course, students will:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of accounting in partnerships;

2. Demonstrate an understanding of accounting in corporations.

Financial Analysis and Decision Making

By the end of this course, students will:

1. Compare methods of financing;

2. Explain and interpret a corporation’s annual report;

3. Use financial analysis techniques to analyze accounting data for decision-making purposes.

Analysing Current Economic Issues, CIA4U, examines current Canadian and international economic issues, developments, policies, and practices from diverse perspectives. Students will explore the decisions that individuals and institutions, including governments, make in response to economic issues such as globalization, trade agreements, economic inequalities, regulation, and public spending. Students will apply the concepts of economic thinking and the economic inquiry process, as well as economic models and theories, to investigate, and develop informed opinions about, economic trade-offs, growth, and sustainability and related economic issues.

A. ECONOMIC INQUIRY AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT

Economic Inquiry: use the economic inquiry process and the concepts of economic thinking when investigating current Canadian and international economic issues.

Developing Transferable Skills: apply in everyday contexts skills developed through economic investigation and identify various careers in which a background in economics might be an asset.

B. FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMICS

Scarcity and Choice: demonstrate an understanding of the significance of the concept of scarcity and how it influences economic choices and decisions of various economic stakeholders (FOCUS ON: Economic Significance; Stability and Variability)

Supply and Demand Models: demonstrate an understanding of supply and demand models, including how to apply these models, and of factors that affect supply and demand (FOCUS ON: Cause and Effect; Stability and Variability)

Growth and Sustainability: analyse aspects of economic growth/development, including its costs, benefits, and sustainability (FOCUS ON: Cause and Effect; Economic Perspective)

Economic Thought and Decision Making: analyse how economic and political ideas and various sociocultural factors affect economic decision making (FOCUS ON: Economic Significance; Economic Perspective)

C. FIRMS, MARKETS, AND ECONOMIC STAKEHOLDERS

The Firm and Market Structures: demonstrate an understanding of markets and theories of the firm (FOCUS ON: Cause and Effect; Stability and Variability)

Economic Trade-Offs and Decisions: analyse economic trade-offs from the perspective of different stakeholders, including those in different countries, and how trade-offs influence economic decisions (FOCUS ON: Economic Significance; Economic Perspective)

The Role of Government in Redressing Imbalance: explain ways in which governments, both in Canada and internationally, intervene in the economy to help address social needs and economic imbalances (FOCUS ON: Stability and Variability; Economic Perspective)

D. MACROECONOMICS

Macroeconomic Models and Measures: demonstrate an understanding of various macroeconomic models and measures, including indicators used to measure economic inequalities, and assess their usefulness (FOCUS ON: Stability and Variability; Economic Perspective)

Fiscal Policy: demonstrate an understanding of fiscal policy in Canada, including how it is shaped and its impact (FOCUS ON: Economic Significance; Cause and Effect)

Monetary Policy: analyse various aspects of monetary policy in Canada and their impact on the economy (FOCUS ON: Cause and Effect; Economic Perspective)

E. GLOBAL INTERDEPENDENCE AND INEQUALITIES

Theories and Models of International Trade: analyse various theories, models, and issues relating to international trade (FOCUS ON: Economic Significance; Stability and Variability)

International Economic Developments: analyse the impact of some key international economic events and developments as well as various responses to them (FOCUS ON: Stability and Variability; Economic Perspective)

International Economic Power and Inequality: explain the main causes and effects of global economic disparities and assess the effectiveness of responses to these disparities (FOCUS ON: Cause and Effect; Economic Perspective)

This course enables students to broaden their understanding of real-world applications of mathematics. Students will analyse data using statistical methods; solve problems involving applications of geometry and trigonometry; solve financial problems connected with annuities, budgets, and renting or owning accommodation; simplify expressions; and solve equations. Students will reason mathematically and communicate their thinking as they solve multi-step problems. This course prepares students for college programs in areas such as business, health sciences, and human services, and for certain skilled trades.

 Unit 1

By the end of this course, students will:

1. solve problems involving measurement and geometry and arising from real-world applications;

2. explain the significance of optimal dimensions in real-world applications, and determine optimal

dimensions of two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional figures;

3. solve problems using primary trigonometric ratios of acute and obtuse angles, the sine law, and the cosine law, including problems arising from real-world applications, and describe applications of trigonometry in various occupations.

Unit 2

By the end of this course, students will:

1. collect, analyse, and summarize two-variable data using a variety of tools and strategies, and interpret and draw conclusions from the data;

2. demonstrate an understanding of the applications of data management used by the media and the advertising industry and in various occupations.

Unit 3

By the end of this course, students will:

1. evaluate powers with rational exponents, simplify algebraic expressions involving exponents, and solve problems involving exponential equations graphically and using common bases;

2. describe trends based on the interpretation of graphs, compare graphs using initial conditions and rates of change, and solve problems by modelling relationships graphically and algebraically;

3. make connections between formulas and linear, quadratic, and exponential relations, solve problems using formulas arising from real-world applications, and describe applications of mathematical modelling in various occupations

Unit 4

By the end of this course, students will:

1. demonstrate an understanding of annuities, including mortgages, and solve related problems using technology;

2. gather, interpret, and compare information about owning or renting accommodation, and solve problems involving the associated costs;

3. design, justify, and adjust budgets for individuals and families described in case studies, and describe applications of the mathematics of personal finance.

Unit 1

By the end of this course, students will solve problems involving the probability of an event or a combination of events for discrete sample spaces. Students will solve problems involving the application of permutations and combinations to determine the probability of an event.

Unit 2

By the end of this course, students will identify a broad range of options for present and future learning, work, and community involvement. Students will demonstrate an understanding of discrete probability distributions, represent them numerically, graphically, and algebraically, determine expected values, and solve related problems from a variety of applications. Students will demonstrate an understanding of continuous probability distributions, make connections to discrete probability distributions, determine standard deviations, describe key features of the normal distribution, and solve related problems from a variety of applications.

Unit 3

By the end of this course, students will demonstrate an understanding of the role of data in statistical studies and the variability inherent in data, and distinguish different types of data. Students will describe the characteristics of a good sample, some sampling techniques, and principles of primary data collection, and collect and organize data to solve a problem.

Unit 4

By the end of this course, students will analyse, interpret, and draw conclusions from one-variable data using numerical and graphical summaries. Students will analyse, interpret, and draw conclusions from two-variable data using numerical, graphical, and algebraic summaries; Students will demonstrate an understanding of the applications of data management used by the media and the advertising industry and in various occupations.

Unit 5

By the end of this course, students will design and carry out a culminating investigation* that requires the integration and application of the knowledge and skills related to the expectations of this course. Students will communicate the findings of a culminating investigation.

Unit 1:

By the end of this course, students will:

1. identify and describe some key features of polynomial functions, and make connections between the numeric, graphical, and algebraic representations of polynomial functions;

2. solve problems involving polynomial graphically and algebraically;

3. demonstrate an understanding of solving polynomial inequalities.

Unit 2:

By the end of this course, students will:

1. identify and describe some key features of the graphs of rational functions, and represent rational functions graphically;

2. solve problems involving simple rational equations graphically and algebraically;

3. demonstrate an understanding of solving simple rational inequalities.

Unit 3:

By the end of this course, students will:

1. demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between exponential expressions and logarithmic expressions, evaluate logarithms, and apply the laws of logarithms to simplify expressions;

2. identify and describe some key features of the graphs of logarithmic functions, make connections among the numeric, graphical, and algebraic representations of logarithmic functions, and solve related problems graphically;

3. solve exponential and simple logarithmic equations in one variable algebraically, including those in problems arising from real-world applications.

Unit 4:

By the end of this course, students will:

1. demonstrate an understanding of the meaning and application of radian measure;

2. make connections between trigonometric ratios and the graphical and algebraic representations of the corresponding trigonometric functions and between trigonometric functions and their reciprocals, and use these connections to solve problems;

3. solve problems involving trigonometric equations and prove trigonometric identities.

Unit 5:

By the end of this course, students will:

1. demonstrate an understanding of average and instantaneous rate of change, and determine, numerically and graphically, and interpret the average rate of change of a function over a given interval and the instantaneous rate of change of a function at a given point;

2. determine functions that result from the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of two functions and from the composition of two functions, describe some properties of the resulting functions, and solve related problems;

3. compare the characteristics of functions, and solve problems by modeling and reasoning with functions, including problems with solutions that are not accessible by standard algebraic techniques.

Scientific Investigation Skills and Career Exploration

By the end of the course, students will:

1. demonstrate scientific investigation skills (related to both inquiry and research) in the four areas of skills (initiating and planning, performing and recording, analysing and interpreting, and communicating)

Structure and Properties of Matter

By the end of this course, students will:

1. assess the benefits to society and evaluate the environmental impact of products and technologies that apply principles related to the structure and properties of matter

2. investigate the molecular shapes and physical properties of various types of matter

3. demonstrate an understanding of atomic structure and chemical bonding, and how they relate to the physical properties of ionic, molecular, covalent network, and metallic substances.

Organic Chemistry

By the end of this course, students will:

1. assess the social and environmental impact of organic compounds used in everyday life, and propose a course of action to reduce the use of compounds that are harmful to human health and the environment;

2. investigate organic compounds and organic chemical reactions, and use various methods to represent the compounds;

3. demonstrate an understanding of the structure, properties, and chemical behaviour of compounds within each class of organic compounds.

Energy Changes and Rates of Reaction

By the end of this course, students will:

1. analyse technologies and chemical processes that are based on energy changes, and evaluate them in terms of their efficiency and their effects on the environment;

2. investigate and analyse energy changes and rates of reaction in physical and chemical processes, and solve related problems;

3. demonstrate an understanding of energy changes and rates of reaction.

Chemical Systems and Equilibrium

By the end of this course, students will:

1. analyse chemical equilibrium processes, and assess their impact on biological, biochemical, and technological systems;

2. investigate the qualitative and quantitative nature of chemical systems at equilibrium, and solve related problems;

3. demonstrate an understanding of the concept of dynamic equilibrium and the variables that cause shifts in the equilibrium of chemical systems.

Electrochemistry

By the end of this course, students will:

1. analyse technologies and processes relating to electrochemistry, and their implications for society, health and safety, and the environment;

2. investigate oxidation-reduction reactions using a galvanic cell, and analyse electrochemical reactions in qualitative and quantitative terms;

3. demonstrate an understanding of the principles of oxidation-reduction reactions and the many practical applications of electrochemistry.