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Year 10 Term Four, 2008

** Student Guide  ** ** (Glue this booklet in the front of your Exercise book or folder )  ** This is a very important year as you work towards the skills needed for NCEA Level One. You will be given the opportunity to sit NCEA assessments this year, but the credits will be banked for you until next year when you move into Year 11. You will also do internal assessments that are not related to NCEA but will prepare you for that next year. These credits are listed below: Creative Writing (10.1) Formal Writing (10.2) Extended Written Text (10.3) Short Written Text (10.4) Viewing Visual Text (10.5) Unfamiliar Text (10.6) Static Images (10.7) Oral Presentation (10.8) ** Research (1.9)   3 credits Year 10 Research Achievement Standard 1.9 **
 * Year 10 English **
 * About the Course **
 * Achievement Standards **

__ ** Unit Standards ** __ **   10792 Write Formal Personal Correspondence 3 credits Unit Standard 10792 - Year 10, 2008**

** 2977 Reading for Practical Purposes. 4 credits **Unit Standard 2977 - Year 10 This course has a total of 10 credits available, promotion to Level 1 is determined by the Head of Learning, with the Principal having the final discretion for promotion at this level. ** Every lesson ** you should bring your:  J  1B5Exercise book  J  Refill  J  Text Book if issued  J  Pens – blue/black and red **__ Home Learning __** Home Learning is vital to help you understand what you have covered in class and for your teacher to assess your understanding. It will consist of activities relating to what you have covered in class. Work Habits __** In Year 10 the onus is really on YOU to work. Your teacher is there to point you in the right direction. Get into good work habits at the start of the year:  J  ** Be organised ** – keep notes up to date and use a diary/other system for recording homework  J  ** Meet all deadlines ** for homework and internal assessment  J  ** Write detailed answers ** to show your understanding  J  ** Read up ** on topics studied in class.  J  ** Ask for help ** to improve your understanding  J  ** Attend revision classes ** when they are offered Any absences will mean you will miss vital information. It is your responsibility to get all missed information from a classmate. **// Preparation //** During the year you will have several opportunities to complete tasks for each assessment. You will choose one draft and complete it to publication standard for assessment. Your teacher may use some of these methods to help you get the best grade you can: -  provide templates for you to write your answers -  check your progress at each stage (planning, processing, drafting, layout, final version etc) -  talk with you to make sure you have included all the appropriate information/responses you can and that you have met all the criteria for the standard -  refer to your written class work, assignments, practice tests etc for appropriate standards to find evidence of achievement beyond that shown in your assessment work -  offer you another chance to present your work again -  offer you another similar assessment opportunity. Your teacher will record your grade for each practice assessment for external achievement standards. These grades will be important if you need to apply for compassionate consideration. Attendance in class and at assessments is important to ensure the authenticity of your work and that there are enough results to refer to if you need to apply compassionate consideration. Teachers may use these methods to ensure that all the assessment work you hand in is done by you: -  refer to their knowledge of your style and strengths -  make sure that most of the work is done in class -  keep your notes and drafts and compare them with your finished work -  conference with you to establish your understanding of the work you submitted -  require all your sources of information and opinion to be acknowledged -  record your live performances -  monitor and check your work in progress -  change the context of assessments from one year to the next. If a student cannot hand in an assignment on time, or do an in-class test or practical activity on the day, then they must apply to their teacher as soon as they know they will be late with an assignment or will be absent, or as soon as they return to school. Exemptions and extensions will only be given under exceptional circumstances. Exemptions and extensions must be applied for **well before** the deadline and in the case of illness, must be supported by a medical certificate. Students must collect the “Missed Assessment” application from the front office. “Missed Assessment” application, the HOL may decide to: Students have the right of appeal concerning their assessments. The appeals pathway is from student to their class teacher, to the HOL, and then to the Principal’s Nominee. Below is a copy of the Course Outline for 2008
 * __ Course Credits: __**
 * __ Equipment __**
 * You will not pass Year 10 English by doing class work alone. **
 * __
 * Doing the bare minimum will earn you a low grade. **
 * __ Attendance __**
 * __ Assessment __**
 * //__ Internal Assessment __//**
 * // Authenticity //**
 * // Absences and Missed Assessment //**
 * Grant an extension
 * Set a new assessment date
 * Deny the application (and award no credit for the standards) concerned
 * Award an assessed grade (aggregate)
 * __Course Outline: Year 10 2008__ **
 * **Term** || **Focus** || **Assessment** ||
 * **1** || **Journal Writing**


 * Extended Written Text**


 * Formal Writing** || **Not assessed and will be a weekly activity throughout the year, possibly used for home learning once established. This is done on a blog.**
 * 10.3 Character/Plot/Theme**
 * Assessment Essay (week 10)**
 * Not assessed at this time, opinion pieces**
 * Book review onto blog.**
 * Unit Standard 10792 Write Formal Personal Correspondence (3cr) ** ||
 * **2** || **Creative Writing**
 * Short Written Text**
 * Visual Text (Movie)**


 * Unfamiliar Text**


 * Journal Writing** || **10.1 Piece of Creative Writing**
 * (week 10)**
 * 10.4** ** Ongoing log: (What is it about and what did I think ** . This will be placed onto their blog.)
 * (Used as a teaching tool for Creative writing at this time not assessed at this point.)**


 * 10.6  ****Comprehension of text and**
 * Grammatical knowledge**
 * (ongoing throughout the year)**
 * weekly activity.** ||
 * **3** || **Formal Writing**


 * Research**


 * Static Image**
 * Speeches**
 * Unfamiliar Text**


 * Journal Writing** || **10.2 Report Writing**
 * Unit Standard 10792 Write Formal Personal Correspondence (3cr) **
 * 1.9 Research Assessment (3cr)**
 * Unit Standard 2977 Reading Text for Practical Purposes (4cr)**
 * 10.8 Static Image, poster, leaflet.**
 * 10.7 Speech (week 8)**
 * 10.6 Comprehension of text and**
 * Grammatical knowledge**
 * (ongoing throughout the year)**
 * weekly activity.** ||
 * **4** || **Visual Text (Movie)**
 * Unfamiliar Text**


 * Journal Writing**
 * Recap on Year**
 * Exam Revision**
 * Exam** || **10.5 Visual Text: Film Review/ **
 * Character Essay (week 12)**
 * 10.6 Comprehension of text and**
 * Grammatical knowledge**
 * (ongoing throughout the year)**
 * weekly activity** ||