English and Justice Year 9
ENGJUS9 Course DescriptionBig question: Who controls us, and who has the power?
Wanna learn how to fight the power? In this course you will get the skills to write things, read things, and speak things, all through books and films that explore how justice is and isn’t served in our world. We will read a novel. We will do some writing. We will learn how to listen to others. You will enjoy this course if you’ve ever been passionate about injustice around you, and wanna do something about it.
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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.