English

NAG 1: CURRICULUM

TRENTHAM SCHOOL STATEMENT OF INTENT

ENGLISH

Reviewed by Staff – May 2021

Reviewed by Board – June 2021

Ratified by BOT – June 2021

Next review date – June 2024

PURPOSE

Literacy in English gives students access to the understanding, knowledge and skills they need to participate fully in the social, cultural, political and economic life of New Zealand and the wider world. To be successful participants, they need to be effective oral, written and visual communicators who are able to think critically and in depth. Students need to practice making meaning and creating meaning at each level of the curriculum. English presents students with opportunities to engage with and develop the key competencies in diverse contexts (p18, NZ Curriculum).

GUIDELINES

LISTENING, READING AND VIEWING

• Students will develop skills to become proficient, independent, life-long readers

• Students will enjoy and demonstrate a positive attitude to reading.

• Students will develop a range of thinking skills which promote deep critical thinking. These include the ability to recall, predict, interpret, infer, analyse and synthesise.

• Students will develop knowledge, skills and understandings related to ideas within language contexts, and language features that enhance texts.

SPEAKING, WRITING AND PRESENTING

• Students will develop mastery of the writing process over time, i.e. Planning, crafting, reworking, proofreading, editing and presenting.

• Students will demonstrate a positive attitude towards writing.

• By understanding how language works, students will be equipped to make appropriate language choices and apply them in a range of contexts.

• Students develop knowledge, skills and understandings related to the text purposes and audiences, and the structure and organisation of texts.

REFERENCES:

The NZ Curriculum, Learning Media 2007, page 18

Trentham School English Implementation Plan