The TOPS Program, located at Marc Garneau C.I. (Toronto, ON), is a special high school program for students interested in enrichment in the maths, sciences, and language arts. TOPS offers a strong leadership program and encourages students to reach their utmost ability.
This week, the grade 10 history students investigated the theme of “Global Context” in Canadian history by exploring significant figures, trends and developments from 1914 to 2017. Students will then present their research through one of four mediums: a multimedia presentation, a seminar, a modern debate or an extended essay.
The grade 9 English students have finished reading Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. They started to write letters from the perspective of a character in the play, which will be addressed to their friend, parents, or even an advice column. Furthermore, the letter is expected to be written in Shakespearean prose as a challenge to the class.
The grade 9 math students continued their analytical geometry unit by learning how to graph lines and plot coordinate points on their graphing calculators. Using its various functions, students found equations of lines and their intersecting points with much greater efficiency than before. These tools will be useful for their time-constrained test happening later this week.
The grade 12 Algebra and Geometry students began their unit on matrices. The students learned how to perform basic operations with matrices, and how to use them to represent linear transformations. The students will continue to study matrices until their graduation trip at the end of May.
