Ko te reo te ora - Language is life

Ko te reo te tuakiri - Language is my identity

Ko te reo tōku ahurei - Language is my uniqueness

• Enjoyment of personal reading of fiction and nonfiction texts

• Developed some understanding of how to write within a structure, be it formal or informal. 

• An awareness of general rules regarding grammar, punctuation and spelling. 

• An awareness of the existence of audience and purpose in relation to writing

• A foundational understanding of reading and writing skills through the NCEA Literacy Co-Requisite. 

• How to show a developed awareness of how aspects of te ao Māori are woven through texts by reading a range of Māori literature.

• How to interpret ideas within and between texts from a range of contexts.

• How to identify and understand the features of language use in particular contexts. 

• How to push yourself to read widely and engage in a year long personal reading programme

• How to communicate developed ideas by selecting and using a range of language features accurately for a variety of effects. 

• How and when to seek feedback and make changes, with guidance, to improve clarity, meaning and effect. 

• How to identify, describe, and explaining personal perspectives through responses to various texts. 

• How to show a developed understanding of how writers position their intended audience through the use of language conventions and techniques, point of view, structure, contexts, and intended purpose.

• How to take a stance, explaining and justifying their interpretations of increasingly complex texts, using examples and/or details primarily from the text but also from beyond it.

• How to identify how identity influences and informs personal responses to language and language choices. 

• How to develop the skills to work towards NCEA Level 7 of the English Curriculum.

• A developed understanding of how text creators position their intended audience through using the language conventions and techniques, point of view, structure, contexts, and intended purpose.

• An appreciation for how the English language in Aotearoa New Zealand is unique and includes elements of te reo Māori and Pacific languages.

• The completion of pieces of creative and nonfiction writing which draw upon an understanding of how language works to create meaning. 

• Experience taking a stance and explain interpretations of increasingly complex texts, using examples and/or details primarily from a text but also from beyond it.

• The ability to describe and explain the literary qualities of increasingly complex texts using examples from the text(s) through aspects such as character, setting, theme, structure, language and style, audiences and purposes.

• Skills that support the communication of developed ideas through the selection and accurate use of a range of language features for a variety of effects.

• The knowledge that personal reading provides a source of joy and nourishment.

This course will be assessed through a variety of different formal and informal assessments including;

• Structured/academic essay writing

• Creative & Nonfiction writing

• Presentation/Seminar

• Study of a visual text (film)

• At year 11, the focus is developing the vital foundational skills that will be utilised at Year 12 to achieve the required credits. There is therefore no other further assessment opportunities available within this course. 

• There are no costs for this course.