Level 3 English - Visual
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr I. Crandell-Tanner.
Level 3 English Visual
Level 3 Visual English is a course which challenges students to think critically and analytically about film as well as developing the written, oral and visual language skills that will prepare them for further study and work opportunities. Over the course of the year, students will study and respond critically to several film texts in a range of written, oral and visual forms including essays and report writing, delivering a seminar presentation and creating a visual text. This course will enable students to gain 4 University Entrance Writing Literacy credits. There are 17 credits available in this course, 13 of which can be gained in internally assessed standards and 4 from an externally assessed standard.
What films could we study?
Three films are studied, linked by their director and/or their themes. Themes this year are: War; the films of Ridley Scott; Free Will; and Westerns.
War
The Films of Ridley Scott
Westerns
Areas of study
Close Viewing (3.9 - Internal)
The first internal assessment requires students to pay close attention to the director's style and deployment of a range of film techniques. Students critically analyse the use of film techniques and how these create atmosphere, character information and thematic messages.
Connections (3.7 - Internal)
After viewing all three films, students select an area of interest related to the director's style, the films' structure, or the ideas discussed in the films. Students develop a hypothesis and test this through an independent investigation of the films' construction and ideas.
Oral presentation (3.5 - Internal)
Students have the opportunity to teach their classmates by presenting a seminar or podcast based on either their close viewing or connections reports.
Create a Visual Text (3.6 - Internal)
This involves developing and extending the symbolic visual language of one of the studied films to create an analytical visual essay. Elements of the visual essay can include: moving and still images, music and voiceover, and on-screen text.
Critical analysis of a studied film (3.2 - External)
Assessed in the external exam, students critically respond to a studied film, analysing not only the director's craft and purpose but also the film's comment on society and human nature.
It will be necessary to pass the external standard 3.2 and the internal standard 3.7 to gain the 14 credits needed to use 13ENV as part of a student's University Entrance qualification.
Course Overview
Term 1
Study First Visual Text
3.9 Close Viewing internal assessment (3 credits)
Term 2
Study Second Visual Text
3.6 Create a Visual Text internal assessment (3 credits)
Mid-Year Examination - Practice essay for 3.2 Visual Text externally assessed standard
Study Third Visual Text
Term 3
3.7 Connections Investigation internal assessment (4 credits)
3.5 Oral Presentation internal assessment (3 credits)
End of year exam - Practice essay for 3.2 Visual Text externally assessed standard
Term 4
Revision for 3.2 Visual Text externally assessed standard
3.2 Visual Text essay in External NCEA exam.
Entry Criteria
Entry into Level 3 English Visual requires successful completion (14 credits gained) of a Level 2 course in 12 Foundation English or 12 English.
Students must also meet the requirements to study a Level 3 NCEA Award.
Equipment/Stationery and Course Costs
This course makes significant use of digital learning material at various times during the year. It is advantageous for a student to have a laptop during these times. Some learning activities, including assessments, will not be able to be completed without a laptop.
Pathway
13ENV is a course for students who enjoy studying film as literature...not just watching films. Students will be required to respond critically in a written, oral and visual form to the films they study. There are 17 credits offered in this course so students who are aiming to use this subject as part of their U.E qualification (14 credits) can only afford to fail one of the 3 credit internal assessments. This means consistent and diligent effort is needed in every standard. Due to the focus on film in this course, it is not a literacy rich course. There are only 4 Writing literacy credits in this course (in the external standard), students need to be aware of the literacy needs for University Entrance (5 Writing and 5 Reading credits at Level 2 or 3) when making course selections.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for NCEA Course Endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
English 3.2 - Respond critically to specified aspect(s) of studied visual or oral text(s), supported by evidence
NZQA Info
English 3.5 - Create and deliver a fluent and coherent oral text which develops, sustains, and structures ideas
NZQA Info
English 3.6 - Create a fluent and coherent visual text which develops, sustains, and structures ideas using verbal and visual language
NZQA Info
English 3.7 - Respond critically to significant connections across texts, supported by evidence
NZQA Info
English 3.9 - Respond critically to significant aspects of visual and/or oral text(s) through close reading, supported by evidence
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 17
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.