NCEA Level 2 English
Course Description
Head of Faculty - Kaihautuu: Mrs S. Saxena.
At Curriculum Level 7 students will analyse and interpret, and acknowledge their own perspectives through their responses to various texts. They will show a discriminating understanding of why and how the audience is being positioned, and why and how the text relates to other texts and contexts. They will make conclusions by drawing from their knowledge of ideas, purpose, language features, and structure.
Course Overview
Term 1
Close viewing and reading
Response to unfamiliar texts
Term 2
Use information literacy skills
Present developed ideas in writing
Term 3
Respond to written texts
Present developed ideas in writing
Pathway
Assessment Information
The course is assessed through Internal and External Achievement Standards.Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
English 2.1 - Analyse specified aspect(s) of studied written text(s), supported by evidence
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English 2.3 - Analyse significant aspects of unfamiliar written text(s) through close reading, supported by evidence
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English 2.4 - Produce a selection of crafted and controlled writing
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English 2.8 - Use information literacy skills to form developed conclusion(s)
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English 2.10 - Analyse aspects of visual and/or oral text(s) through close viewing and/or listening, supported by evidence