This is designed to support students in their development of written communication through a critical process of questioning, exploring, and sampling. Its focus is on the exploration of identity through texts, understand the social, cultural, geographical, and historical constructs of text, that self-representation through authentic First Peoples texts is a means to foster justice, the role of First Peoples texts in reconciliation and the insights that First Peoples texts and stories provide into Canada’s past, present and future. 

Literary Studies 10 is designed for students who are interested in the literature of a particular era, geographical area, or theme; or in the study of literature in general. The course allows students to delve more deeply into literature as they explore specific themes, periods, authors, or areas of the world through literary works in a variety of media. Introducing students to a range of literary topics allows them to follow their passion and at the same time: increase their literacy skills, enhance their abilities to be both expressive and receptive, become educated global citizens, broaden their understanding of themselves and the world as well as develop higher-level thinking and learning skills. The following are possible areas of focus within Literary Studies 10:  poetry, short stories, novels, drama, graphic novels, children’s literature, Canadian literature, First Peoples’ texts, thematic studies, and specific author studies.