Level 3 English Extension
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Miss C. Boniolo.
Level 3 English Extension
The 13ENGE course is designed to challenge and stimulate enthusiastic students of English. Students will complete a full Level 3 NCEA English programme in this course. Additionally, they will be entered into the Scholarship English examination. Teaching of Scholarship English content will be imbedded throughout the course,. Emphasis is placed upon developing students’ passion and enthusiasm for the language and ideas of literature in a programme that is the culmination of a five year journey in the extension pathway. Wider reading and inter-textual conception is actively encouraged in order to foster lifelong learners.
What texts could we study?
Texts are chosen by the teachers on this course and they vary from year to year. The written text study is undertaken in Term 1. Some poets that we study on this course include: Carol Ann Duffy, T.S. Eliot, Seamus Heaney, and Alan Ginsberg. Additionally, plays like Hamlet or Richard II are studied.
In Term 2, students study a film in the Visual Text(s) unit. Some films that have been taught in this course include: Ex Machina and Apocalypse Now.
What are the internal assessments in this course?
The first internal assessment that 13ENGE students undertake is the creation of a writing portfolio. Students craft two pieces of writing: a pastiche poem (in the style of the poet studied in class in Term 1) and an opinion piece (students are encouraged to independently select a topic based on their own interests).
The second internal assessment is the critical lens task. Students are taught about a variety of critical literary lenses (e.g. Marxist lens; Feminist lens; Jungian Archetypal lens; Freudian Psychoanalytical lens) and are then tasked with viewing a studied text through that lens. The final report that students produce weaves together elements of literature, sociology, and psychology.
What is in the Scholarship examination?
13ENGE students are entered into the NZQA Scholarship English examination. This is the primary way in which 13ENGE students are extended in this course. The Scholarship English examination is a rigorous academic test that encourages students to synthesise their knowledge of literature and produce insightful responses to challenging questions. A Scholarship is awarded to the top 3% of students nationwide and an Outstanding Scholarship is awarded to the top 0.3% of students nationwide. More information about the English Scholarship examination can be found here: NZQA Scholarship English
The Scholarship examination is broken into three sections:
- Section A: Unfamiliar Text analysis (analysing two unseen texts, looking for elements of comparison and contrast)
- Section B: Genre (writing an essay about a chosen genre - most students are prepared for the poetry genre)
- Section C: General Literature (writing an essay that responds to a generic statement about literature)
Course Overview
Term 1
Introduction to 3.1 Written Texts external (91472)
Introduction to 3.3 Unfamiliar Texts external (91474)
Introduction to 3.4 Writing Portfolio internal (91475)
Introduction to Scholarship Section B
Term 2
Completion of Introduction to 3.4 Writing Portfolio internal (91475)
School practice examinations
Introduction to 3.2 Visual Text external (91473)
Introduction to Scholarship Section A
Term 3
Completion of 3.8 Critical Lens (91479)
Introduction to Scholarship Section C
School Practice examinations
Term 4
Scholarship practice examinations
Completion of NZQA external examinations (91472, 91473, 91474)
Completion of NZQA external Scholarship examination
Entry Criteria
Successful completion of 12ENGE.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
English 3.1 - Respond critically to specified aspect(s) of studied written text(s), supported by evidence
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English 3.2 - Respond critically to specified aspect(s) of studied visual or oral text(s), supported by evidence
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English 3.3 - Respond critically to significant aspects of unfamiliar written texts through close reading, supported by evidence
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English 3.4 - Produce a selection of fluent and coherent writing which develops, sustains, and structures ideas
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English 3.8 - Develop an informed understanding of literature and/or language using critical texts
NZQA Info
SCHL - English
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 22
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
Disclaimer
Course selection does not guarantee a course will be available or that you have approval to take a course. Final course confirmation is in January and depends on your final results and in rare cases, staff availability.