Teacher in charge: Elizabeth Pamment
Please check the list when considering a film to study with your class so you don't choose one that's tagged for another year level.
A Powerpoint by SV with a bit of Burton's background.
Goes with the following Youtube clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHnIjpndAnM (10 minutes, a 1950s film about Levittown, a planned community like the Edward Scissorhands neighbourhood) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nynfGo6yg-4 Levittown in 2006 (stark contrast to 1950s vision!) - 10 minutes
Unit Standards can be given to students who are at risk of not attaining their eight literacy credits for NCEA Level 1. One such standard is 10792: Write formal personal correspondence. There is a set of booklets (period loan only) with example letters and suggested activities you could use. However, any correspondence that fulfills the assessment criteria is acceptable.
Year 11
Teacher in charge: Elizabeth PammentPlease check the list when considering a film to study with your class so you don't choose one that's tagged for another year level.
Check out some ideas for implementing the new draft matrix at the Auckland Secondary English wiki site.
Year 11 entry requirements
1ENA: Achieved or higher in 3 core areas* in the Year 10 end of year report
1ENB: Achieved or higher in 2 core areas* in the Year 10 end of year report
1ENC: no entry requirement
*Core areas are as follows:
Reading = Unseen texts, Short texts essay, extended/film essay
Writing = Formal writing, short texts essay, extended/film essay
Speaking = speech
Goes with the following Youtube clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHnIjpndAnM (10 minutes, a 1950s film about Levittown, a planned community like the Edward Scissorhands neighbourhood)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nynfGo6yg-4 Levittown in 2006 (stark contrast to 1950s vision!) - 10 minutes
Unit Standards can be given to students who are at risk of not attaining their eight literacy credits for NCEA Level 1. One such standard is 10792: Write formal personal correspondence. There is a set of booklets (period loan only) with example letters and suggested activities you could use. However, any correspondence that fulfills the assessment criteria is acceptable.