Year 10 English

Year 10 English is designed to prepare students for NCEA Level 1.  There may be opportunities to gain Level 1 credits if students meet the Level 1 NCEA standard for: formal writing, creative writing, speaking, creating a visual text and wide reading/personal responses. They will be offered to students according to their skill level, and if their work meets the various NCEA Level 1 standards.

Students will learn:

• Literature studies - novel, short stories, songs and poetry
• Film/Moving images study
• Reading for meaning
• Speaking
• Writing to express ideas in formal and personal writing
• Creative Writing
• Increasing knowledge of language features and their purpose
• Increasing knowledge of punctuation, grammar and spelling.