St Peter’s School (Cambridge)
This course requires 2 options.
Year 9 - English (Core)
Course Description
Learning in Year 9 English is based on the whakataukī: "Piki atu ki te taumata o tōku maunga, ka kite au i te mana, i te ihi o te whenua nei nō ōku tūpuna" - I climb to see the summit of my mountain to see the land of my ancestors. The fundamental question students seek to answer in this course is: "Who am I?".
Units of work are divided into literature modules and language modules.
Possible literature modules include:
- Short written text study
- Short visual text study
- Poetry study
- Wide reading
Possible language units include:
- TED talks
- Creative writing
- Mechanics, usage and grammar
All learning is connected to Level 4 of the New Zealand Curriculum, which encompasses two strands: listening, reading and viewing (making meaning), and speaking, writing and presenting (creating meaning).
This is a full-year course and takes up 2 option lines.
Pre-requisites
There are no pre-requisites for this course.
Course Specific Costs
$25 (approximately) - learning support materials
Pathway
English leads to most tertiary courses, especially arts, journalism, management studies, law, education, or medicine. This can lead to careers in: writing, teaching, journalism, communications, human resources, or publishing. Skills are developed in researching, communicating, analysing, evaluating, comprehending and interacting.
Assessment Information
Students will complete approximately one common assessment task per term.Disclaimer
Specific course content may change from what has been advertised in order to remain current and meet students' needs.
The school has the right to make the best decision based on both staffing, and overall student interest, when preparing the final timetable.
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