English Department
Kia ora koutou and welcome to the English Department
'Understanding, using, and creating oral, written, and visual texts of increasing complexity is at the heart of English teaching and learning. By engaging with text-based activities, students become increasingly skilled and sophisticated speakers and listeners, writers and readers, presenters and viewers.'
Junior English
During Year 9 & 10, students in Junior English build on the skills learned during their primary and intermediate years, developing them, and applying them in increasingly complex situations.
The course covers both strands of the English curriculum: Making Meaning (listening, reading, viewing) and Creating Meaning (speaking, writing, presenting).
The overall course structure is the same for Year 9 & 10, but each year level has a different theme, based on the school’s Character Education focus.
Level 1 English
This course covers material up to Level 6 of the National Curriculum. Students will work in two strands: making meaning of ideas or information received and creating meaning for themselves or others. The English Department assesses work for credits that are gained by external and internal assessments. An Alternate English course is also available.
Level 2 English
This course covers material up to Level 7 of the National Curriculum. Students will work in two strands: making meaning of ideas or information received and creating meaning for themselves or others. The English Department assesses work for credits that are gained by external and internal assessments. An Alternate English course is also available.
Level 3 English
This course covers material up to Level 8 of the National Curriculum. Students will work in two strands:making meaning of ideas or information received and creating meaning for themselves or others. The English Department assesses work for credits that are gained by external and internal assessments. A University/Scholarship English course is available for students who have been part of the school's accelerate programme and for those who have not been part of that programme but have excelled in Level 2 assessments.
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