English and Imagination Year 9
ENGIMG9 Course DescriptionBig Question: Why do we build fictional worlds?
Do our made-up stories reflect who we are? People write fiction for many reasons: to tell us something about the world around us, to show us what our world could be, or simply to tell an interesting story that will engage us from the moment we enter into a new world. In this course we will explore a range of fiction, using them for building blocks to create our own worlds and characters.
Learning Areas:
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.