English and Belonging Year 9
ENGBEL9 Course DescriptionBig question: Why do we care about fitting in?
This course is designed for students who want to explore how we connect to others in this world. We know that being part of a group makes us feel connected to others. We feel that we have something to offer and that we are part of something bigger than ourselves. But what if we sit outside the group? What if we do not value what they do? In this course we will explore what it is to be an outsider. We will explore the lengths people will go to to belong and what happens when they don’t.
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Assessment Information
MANA REO (COMMUNICATING)
Students will be assessed on their ability to communicate their knowledge, understanding and skills.
• Pre-structural - I need support to describe ideas and/or information.
• Uni-structural - I can describe an idea and/or information.
• Multi-structural - I can describe ideas and information.
• Relational - I link ideas and information together and explain my understanding.
• Extended Abstract - I apply my understanding to discuss my ideas in new ways.
WHAKAARO (THINKING)
Students will be assessed on their ability to develop their levels of thinking in a variety of learning experiences.
• Pre-structural - I need to support to think of an idea.
• Uni-structural - I can think of an idea.
• Multi-structural - I can think of several ideas.
• Relational - I link ideas together to organise my thinking.
• Extended Abstract - I apply my thinking in creative ways.