St John’s College (Hillcrest)

Level 3 English (Internal)

Course Description Recommended Prior Learning

To take this course, students must have achieved at least 12 credits in Level Two English.

This course is designed to strengthen students’ communication and analytical skills across a variety of written and visual forms. The skills taught and developed in this course will serve students in the workplace and in tertiary study. Students should note that this course is academically rigorous. Students may opt to sit the unfamiliar text (Achievement Standard 3.3) external exam papers at the end of the year.

Course Overview

Term 1
This term begins with Achievement Standard 3.9. The standard focuses on Auteurs and classes have a specific focus on Kiwi director, Taika Waititi. Students will also work on the first piece of Writing Portfolio standard. The task is a creative piece that is a prologue or epilogue to a text we have studied in class.

Term 2
Term two focuses on creating a visual essay. This standard teaches students how to use Photoshop and manipulated images so they focus on an idea from a text we have studied throughout the year. Students will also work on their second piece of writing (an opinion piece) for their portfolio.

Term 3
Students begin the term with adding the final touches to their writing portfolio pieces. The majority of the term is spent working on Oral Presentations. This standard encourages students to reflect on the last five years of their life and highlight three lessons they have learnt.

Term 4
Students are able to prepare for the optional external standard during this time.

Faculties:

English

Assessment Information

The External Standard (Achievement Standard 3.3) is an optional standard.