YEAR 11 ENGLISH

Literacy in Year 11 English:

• Enhances lifelong learning and effective communication skills such as reading, writing, speaking, viewing and listening, equipping you to make appropriate language choices and apply them in a range of contexts.

• Contributes to your developing sense of identity and connection with the world, and your awareness of Aotearoa’s bicultural heritage. You will learn how to deconstruct and interrogate a variety of texts in order to understand the power of language to enrich and shape your own and others’ lives.

• Allows you to develop skills that empower you to think critically and express yourself creatively.

(Adapted from TKI)

You will develop the ability to be a lifelong learner, who is critical and creative, by reading, viewing and listening to a range of texts connected to a theme. You will learn to effectively communicate your own ideas in a variety of ways.

The course is structured around an inquiry topic that each teacher chooses according to their class’s interest.

The course content, based on six achievement standards, involves:

• Describing and explaining how creators present ideas in a range of texts. This will include written, visual and oral texts such as novels, short stories, articles, poetry, films, plays, and static images.

• Expressing your understanding and critical thinking by writing structured paragraphs and essays, using supporting evidence.

• Close reading unfamiliar texts to examine the effect of choices made by writers.

• Producing accurate creative or formal writing, using appropriate details.

• Presenting ideas in an oral presentation (either an opinionated speech or a monologue).

• Drawing connections between texts and presenting your findings in a report.

Homework

You should be reading for pleasure. Other than that, the only homework expectations are that you complete work started in class, and perhaps work on some assessments at home.

Successful students in English build on their existing literacy skills by being:

• Willing to listen and engage openly in the ideas of others in a range of forums.

• Able to receive and provide feedback to their peers.

• Curious about how others see the world.

• Resilient and able to persist when dealing with challenges.

• Able to work independently or collaboratively according to the task.

• Able to take responsibility for themselves as learners including completing tasks and assignments independently.

This course offers a range of internal and external achievement standards.

NZQA English Subject Resources:

http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/ncea/subjects/english/levels/

School Policy for NCEA Assessment

You should be aware of the school procedures for NCEA assessment. They can be found on the school website at this link. There you will find answers to frequently asked questions about how NCEA works as well as guidance about how to apply for extensions, reconsiderations or the process for withdrawing from a standard.