Year+9+English+Assessments

I am not 100% sure about the weightings of these tasks. Check with Ellie.

Due week _ 25% B - Northern Lights D - A Long Walk or Deadly Unna? G - Deadly Unna? M - Toad Rage??? N - Toad Rage???
 * Term 1 - Novel Study (a theme study)**

This assessment task has been modified to cater for gifted students using the QT Framework and Maker's model of curriculum differentiation.

NB. The poetry unit is assessed in the examination. All students study a common poem (Sonnet 130 My Mistress' Eyes Shakespeare), which is the text used in the short answer section of the examination. It is important that all students are familiar with this poem prior to the examination, but you don't need to tell them it is in the exam.
 * Term 2 - Poetry/ Picture Books**

//Half Yearly Examination - week// //_ 15%//

Due week _ 20%

Due week _ 25% This is a group assignment and it has three components - supplementary material, powerpoint presentation and the reflection. Students need to prepare and present a PP including a definition of heroism, an explanation of the heroes depicted in two pieces of supplementary material and a screen shot analysis of the way heroes are depicted in the LOTR.
 * Term 3 - Film Study (Heroes: focus text - The Lord of the Rings)**

NB. This unit is not assessed due to time constraints.
 * Term 4 - Taming Kat (Core texts: The Taming of the Shrew/ 10 things I hate about you)**


 * //Yearly Examination - week ___ 15%// **