3EENS

NCEA Scholarship English

Course Description

Head of Faculty - Kaihautuu: Mrs S. Saxena.

This course offers students the opportunity to work within Curriculum Level 8 to achieve Level 3 English and prepare for the Scholarship English examination. They will show a mature appreciation of more demanding texts and prompts by applying highly developed knowledge, skills, and understanding of purpose, audience, ideas, language features, and structure. Students will synthesise and integrate their ideas with perception and communicate with logical development, precision, and clarity of ideas.

Course Overview

Term 1
AS91479 Critical Texts assessment.

Term 2
AS91078 Connections assessment.

Term 3
AS91475 Writing Portfolio assessment.

Recommended Prior Learning

It is recommended that students that select this course have achieved with Merit or Excellence in AS91101 Writing Portfolio, AS91098 Studied Written Text (external), and/or AS91100 Unfamiliar Text (external).

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 22
Internal Assessed Credits: 14
External Assessed Credits: 8
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91472 v1
NZQA Info

English 3.1 - Respond critically to specified aspect(s) of studied written text(s), supported by evidence


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: Y
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r,4w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91474 v1
NZQA Info

English 3.3 - Respond critically to significant aspects of unfamiliar written texts through close reading, supported by evidence


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: Y
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r,4w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91475 v1
NZQA Info

English 3.4 - Produce a selection of fluent and coherent writing which develops, sustains, and structures ideas


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: Y
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 6w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91478 v1
NZQA Info

English 3.7 - Respond critically to significant connections across texts, supported by evidence


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: Y
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91479 v1
NZQA Info

English 3.8 - Develop an informed understanding of literature and/or language using critical texts


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: Y
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 22
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 22
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 18
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 22

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.