Level 2 English (Internal)
12ENGI Course DescriptionThis course is composed of Level Two English Achievement Standards, and the option of one externally assessed standard. Students will build on the skills developed at Level One, with a focus on developing written, oral, and visual literacy. Some students may opt to attempt the visual standard in the external examination, assessed in the form of a literary essay. Whilst the focus of this course is internally assessed standards, this is still an academically rigorous course requiring an excellent attitude and work ethic.
Any student considering The University of Auckland should be aware of their entry requirement of at least 17 English credits at Level 2/3.
Course Overview
Term 1
We begin the year with an independent study of Connections Across Texts. This will enable you to choose a topic of interest and make perceptive judgements of how creators of texts approach that main theme. This will be assessed for your first 4 credits this term. We then move on to the first half of the 6 credit writing portfolio - a creative piece of writing.
Term 2
This term we move to another internally assessed standard Close Viewing where you analyse how aspects of film work together to help you understand the director's purpose in creating that text. To finish the term we begin to study the Unfamiliar Text standard for the external examinations should you decide to opt into it.
Term 3
Term three we finish the 6 credit Writing Portfolio. This will finish before your exam leave for the Mock Examinations. After the Mock's we begin the last internal standard, the Oral Presentation.
Term 4
This term we will be assessing the Oral Presentations before you leave for the NCEA examinations and end of year.
Assessment Information
The External Standard (Achievement Standard 2.3) is an optional standard
Year 12 English is a completely digital course and students should be prepared to use their device in class everyday.