Essential English
UNIT GOALS: This unit should enable students to:
· comprehend information, ideas and language in texts selected from everyday contexts · understand language choices and the likely or intended effect of these choices in a range of texts · create oral, written and multimodal texts appropriate for audience and purpose in everyday, community, workplace and social contexts. CONTENT: This unit will focus on: · Using strategies and skills for comprehending texts · Considering the ways in which texts communicate ideas, attitudes and values · Using information for specific purposes and contexts · Using strategies and tools for collecting and processing information, for example, graphic organisers and spreadsheets · Creating a range of texts ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Students will be assessed on the degree to which they demonstrate: · an ability to respond critically to texts and logically justify viewpoint · an ability to evaluate and synthesise material to make meaning · imagination and originality · competent and effective use of language for a range of purposes and audiences · control of appropriate medium. |
Course Outline
Task Sheets / Assignment Sheets SEMESTER 1Task Sheets / Assignment Sheets SEMESTER 2Rubric Assessment Sheets
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