Bethlehem College
Year 11 English
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr M. Goddard.
11 English
In Year 11, all students must select either 11ENC or 11ENG. You must talk with your Year 10 teacher before requesting one of these classes. Your teacher, together with the HOD English, will reflect on your assesments thoughout year 10 and, ultimately, direct you towards the best course of study for your Year 11 year. Your placement will be confirmed at the release of next year's timetable. Year 10 results will be considered in any Year 11 placement.
If you have not Achieved many assessments at Year 10, you may be directed towards 11ENC.
Within 11ENG, there are two bands. Your teacher will place you in the band that is the most appropriate to ensure your success.
Year 11 English courses cover the skills of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and presenting. The studies of written and visual texts are important parts of these courses.
At every level, our study of English is through a Christian worldview, and a redemptive narrative is central to each course. Year 11 literature may deal with more mature themes than those discussed at Year 10, and students should be prepared to engage with content that sometimes presents a worldview different from their own; there is much we can learn from other perspectives and much to be gained from reaffirming our own values and opinions as we critique. Texts studied will be by male and female authors from a range of different historical periods and ethnicities. The NZ Curriculum requires us to engage with the Treaty of Waitangi in our classrooms, and the English department studies the works of Māori and Pākehā writers and directors, alongside those of other cultures and the Western Canon. We enjoy everything from the canonical classics, such as the drama of Shakespeare and the poetry of Rosetti, through to modern short film and oratory.
(NB. Passing the Literacy co-requisite examinations is not sufficient to enter the 12ENG course. Literacy credits have no direct connection to English courses. There will be a required level of attainment at Year 11 to proceed into 12ENG classes. Students should be aware of the need to achieve well as they head into their Year 11 studies.)
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
During the year we may have opportunity to see a performance, or host a visiting writer etc. There may be a charge of approx. $15.
Pathway
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
English 1.4 - Produce creative writing
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English 1.1 - Show understanding of specified aspect(s) of studied written text(s), using supporting evidence
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English 1.2 - Show understanding of specified aspect(s) of studied visual or oral text(s), using supporting evidence
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English 1.3 - Show understanding of significant aspects of unfamiliar written text(s) through close reading, using supporting evidence
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English 1.8 - Explain significant connection(s) across texts, using supporting evidence
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English 1.6 - Construct and deliver an oral text
Disclaimer
Your selection does not guarantee course placement. Course costs and standards listed may vary.
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