ingarihi
english
en1000ca
course and assessment guide
ncea level 1
2015/2
english (en1000)
teacher contact details
When you first make contact with your teacher, please fill out their details below, for future
reference.
name:
telephone: 0800 65 99 88
ext:
email address:
Private Bag 39992, Wellington Mail Centre, Lower Hutt 5045
Please keep your English EN1000 Course and assessment guide in a safe place so that you can
use it to plan your study and to record your assessment results.
For further information about courses at this level, please refer to Student Guide to Years 11–13
and the Student Guide to National Certificates.
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Welcome to EN1000
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EN1000 pathways outline
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Assessment summary
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Additional course materials
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Assessment information
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My assessment record (EN1000)
Getting started
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welcome to en1000
Welcome to the Level 1 English (EN1000) course offered by Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu.
individual pathways
EN1000 is the course that everyone who is aiming for NCEA Level 1 will enroll in. Within the
course you will be able to select a range of standards which will help develop your English and
literacy skills in a way that suits you best. The course contains all of the English Achievement
Standards, a range of communication skills Unit Standards and the three literacy Unit Standards.
These are listed later in this guide. All standards are available for all students.
In order for you to make a quick start with your learning, you will select one of three pathways
that you think suits you best. Your choice will determine your first posting material. After that you
will be able to determine what you would like to study in consultation with your teacher.
E (Endorsement) A full NCEA pathway with the opportunity to gain endorsement at the
Merit or Excellence levels. This course offers internal and external standards and has a
focus on literature, making meaning and creating meaning.
I (Internal) An internal standards pathway with a focus on literature, making meaning and
creating meaning. This course will offer internal standards only.
C (Communication) An internal standards pathway with a focus on literacy skills in a
practical context. This course focusses on Communications Skills Unit Standards and you
will start working with these. You will also start the year beginning to gather evidence for
the literacy Unit Standards
literacy for level one ncea
Everyone has to achieve literacy in order to gain NCEA.
This is available through a range of Achievement Standards in many subjects and through the
three literacy Unit Standards.
All of the English Achievement Standards count for literacy.
The three literacy Unit Standards are available to everyone in this course. These standards are set
at Step 4 of the Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy. For more information about these, visit
this website: www.literacyandnumeracyforadults.com/The-Learning-Progressions
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getting started
You will begin by completing EN1001 and EN1002.
•• An Introduction to Reading
•• An Introduction to Writing
The activities in these resources will give you the opportunity to practice and improve your
reading and writing skills. Each activity gives you the potential to earn credits. It is important to
complete each activity to the best of your ability and to contact your English teacher for feedback
as you go.
By completing the learning activities you will think about your experiences as a learner, your
strengths and weaknesses and what you would like to achieve in your NCEA Level One English
programme.
By the time you have completed the two modules you should have a plan for your personal
English course – the Achievement and Unit Standards that you wish to work towards. You will
select the standards you want to do and your teacher will help you with this.
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how this course is delivered
EN1000 is a course that is delivered in our online teaching and learning environment (OTLE) and/
or through printed material. Where possible you are encouraged to work in OTLE, and submit
work through the OTLE dropboxes.
Dual enrolled students are expected to access material from OTLE. Other enrolled students may
request printed materials to be posted, accepting there will be a delay between enrolment and
receiving the first posting.
You will receive an email explaining how to log in to OTLE. This email includes a link to set your
password if you have not logged into the OTLE before.
You can access OTLE by clicking on www.tekura.school.nz/login. It is recommended that you
bookmark this site in your browser. This will take you to a page with links to your courses.
Your username and initial password is your Te Kura student ID number. You will be asked to set
a new password when you first log in. After that, if you need to reset your password you can click
on the ‘Forgot password’ link on the OTLE login page.
If you have difficulties logging in, please email: helpdesk.otle@tekura.school.nz
organising your study
The best way to progress with your study is to maintainregular contact with your teacher. The
easiest way to do this is through OTLE or other electronic means, even if you are receiving print
materials.
Plan a regular time to study. Some people learn best from frequent short sessions while others do
better with fewer, longer sessions. It is important to have a plan or a timetable and to keep to it.
Good practice involves submitting draft work for feedback to ensure you are on track.
Getting your study underway is very important. Your first return of work should be within two
weeks after you first receive your work. If you have any issues returning your work within this time
please contact your subject teacher.
For more information on how to study successfully, refer to the Student Guide to Years 11–13
(www.tekura.school.nz).
te kura codes
Your course code is: EN1000. EN is the code for English and 1 refers to level 1.
‘EN1---’ refers to a booklet that covers a particular learning topic in the EN1000 course.
‘EN1---Y1’ refers to the first assessment task for an NCEA Achievement Standard.
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resources you need to get going
A computer to link to OTLE and/or Te Kura booklets, refill paper, an exercise book and a DVD or
CD player. For some activities, you will need some additional materials e.g. art supplies to create
a visual text. While computer access with an internet connection is not essential, it is extremely
useful for extra research and to engage in our online learning community.
self-assessment
Many assessment activities are self-marked. You’ll find an Answer guide towards the back of each
booklet. Use these answers to mark your own work and make corrections where necessary.
Self-marking is very important as it gives you instant feedback on how well you understand the
ideas, concepts or information that has been covered.
assessment
Students are required to send in their self-marked activities as well as their internal or practice
external assessments. Teachers photocopy students’ work and send it back to them with
feedback and feed-forward.
We offer a range of internal assessments for this course and have structured the course to give
you a range of opportunities to show evidence of your skills. You can choose from:
•• submitting portfolios of writing (formal and creative, letters and email) or responses to texts
that you read
•• planning and developing ‘products’ (creating a visual product, delivering an oral text)
•• completing a literature research based on a theme and/or completing an English
investigation using information literacy skills
•• completing set assessment tasks such as a test or worksheet.
Discuss with your teacher which assessment tasks you wish to work towards.
We encourage you to complete the learning activities in all booklets and any practice assessment
activities before attempting a final assessment task. This will help your teacher know when you
are ready for assessment.
The detailed criteria for Achievement and Unit Standards will be given in the relevant booklets.
They can also be found by searching the subject and level in the NCEA part of the NZQA website
(www.nzqa.govt.nz) and then finding the relevant standard(s).
If there are two assessment opportunities, one is called ‘Y1’ for an Achievement Standard and
the other is called ‘Y2’. For a Unit Standard this is ‘T1’ and ‘T2’. For example, EN1022Y1 could be
one assessment for AS90052 and there would be no further assessment opportunity. However,
EN1057T1 could be one Unit Standard assessment for US3483 and EN1057T2 refers to the
other assessment opportunity.
External assessment preparation includes:
•• practice external assessments
•• Te Kura practice examinations.
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time commitment
There are 25 booklets in this course and three additional virtual items. Each contains a note
on the front cover indicating how many hours the topic is likely to take. For example, booklet
EN1001 may take 20 hours of work to complete at the normal pace, representing about four
weeks of work. Before deciding on the pace of learning, read through this Course and assessment
guide and ask yourself the following:
•• How much time can I set aside for study each week?
•• Will I be able to keep a steady pace of six hours of study each week?
•• What do I want to do next year? How many credits will I need to do this?
•• Will I be doing externally and internally assessed standards?
•• Will I be prepared to sit the external examination in November?
•• Will I need specific external or internal credits as a prerequisite for next year’s study or work?
normal pace of learning
A normal pace of learning is similar to what a student does at school. As a guide, expect to do
at least six hours work per week. This means completing three to four booklets each term so
that you complete the course before the November external examinations and the end of the
school year.
flexible pace of learning
If you have less than a year because you start later or need to finish earlier, you can decide the
pace at which you work. You could still complete the whole course by devoting more time and
effort to it. Your teacher can ensure that you receive the resources you need in time to do this.
choosing topics and standards
You may wish to do only some topics. For example, you may only want to do internal standards in
this course. You should discuss this with your learning advisor and teacher. You should consider
how well this will meet your learning goals and whether it will meet the specific course entry
requirements for tertiary institutions or any future study, and whether you will be able to gain
enough credits to achieve your NCEA.
To be awarded NCEA Level 1, you will need to gain a minimum of 80 credits at Level 1 (or above)
including the 10 credits for literacy and the 10 credits for numeracy.
A list of achievement standards from levels 1, 2 and 3 that count towards Level 1 literacy and
numeracy can be accessed from:
www.nzqa.govt.nz/about-us/our-role/legislation/nzqa-rules/secondary-schools-supportinginformation/level-1-literacy-and-numeracy-requirements/
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cover sheets
For example, EN1001 – Detach the back cover of the booklet. This becomes the cover sheet for
your work. Fill it in, sign it and attach to the front of your work before sending it back to Te Kura.
Your supervisor also signs this sheet as part of our authenticity requirements (if applicable).
All students are encouraged to submit as much as possible of their work online via the OTLE
Dropbox. When work requires authentication, students will follow the instructions provided in
OTLE.
queries about your work
It is important to contact your teacher if you have any queries about your work. It helps to have
your ID number, booklet code (for example EN …) and the activity or question number when you
contact your teacher, but it is not essential.
course structure
This course has been structured so that you are working towards the NCEA Level 1 standards
which are at curriculum level 6 and to allow you the opportunity to develop the learning skills
and key competencies that are part of the New Zealand Curriculum (2007).
The key competencies are:
•• thinking
•• using language, symbols and texts
•• managing self
•• relating to others
•• participating and contributing.
Thinking and using language, symbols and texts – You will be thinking and reading about issues
and texts. You will be making meaning as you read written, visual and oral texts and creating
meaning as you write, present visually and speak your own texts.
Managing self is developed as you manage your own programme, in consultation with your
teacher and (if applicable) your supervisor.
You should aim to complete a programme of 18 credits but you can choose which standards and
which themes you explore. You can change your mind throughout the year.
Talk to your teacher regularly about your programme and how you are going.
Relating to others and participating and contributing are more difficult to show evidence
of in a distance course. However, if possible, you should become part of our online learning
community and participate in online discussions about texts and activities with other students.
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en1000 pathways outline
As outlined in the first chapter of this course and assessment guide, there are three pathways
that are offered within EN1000. Below are suggested programmes for each of these pathways.
These programmes are flexible and you may wish to complete more or less Achievement and/or
Unit Standards, depending on your needs and preferences. You may want to develop your own
pathway using the standards in a different combination or in combination with another subject.
It is important to plan your programme in consultation with your teacher.
suggested programme for pathway e – (endorsement)
A full NCEA programme with the opportunity to gain endorsement at the Merit or Excellence
levels. This course offers internal and external standards and has a focus on literature, making
meaning and creating meaning.
Term 1
Focus
Time frame
Internal or
External
Literacy
Credits
EN1001
2 weeks
I (3 credits)
3 credits
I (4 credits)
4 credits
4–5 weeks
E (4 credits
– assessed
in the end of
year exam)
4 credits
4 weeks
I (4 credits)
4 credits
4–5 weeks
E (4 credits
– assessed
in the end of
year exam)
4 credits
EN1203 Develop Creative Writing
2 weeks
I (3 credits)
3 credits
EN1003 Reading responses
(3–4 responses should be completed by this time).
2 weeks
An Introduction to Reading
An Introduction to Writing
AS90850: Show understanding of specified aspect(s) of studied
visual or oral text(s), using supporting evidence.
EN1050 Kevin’s Sentence oral text study
EN1051 Mark II film study
EN1054 Dead Letters film study
EN1055 Romeo and Juliet film study
Check OTLE for new film studies
EN1003
Reading responses (you are encouraged to complete this
assessment alongside your other work. You may also wish to
respond to texts that have significant connections between
them, in preparation for EN1208W Connecting texts).
Term 2
AS90849: Show understanding of specified aspect(s) of studied
written text(s), using supporting evidence.
EN1042 Bred in South Auckland poetry study
EN1043 Tomorrow when the war began novel study
EN1044 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
novel study
EN1045 To Kill a Mockingbird novel study
EN1046 Sweet Sixteen and Never Been Kissed short story study
EN1047 Ka Kite Bro short story study
EN1049 Out Walked Mel novel study
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Term 3
Term 4
EN1209 Information Literacy
4–5 weeks
I (4 credits)
4 credits
EN1021 Formal Writing
(Writing from the above standards can be considered for this
assessment)
2 weeks
I (3 credits)
3 credits
Revision for exams
(including completion of EN1203 Unfamiliar texts, and writing
practice essays for written text and visual text).
4 weeks
E (4 credits
– assessed
in the end of
year exam)
4 credits
Exam week
1 week
EN1003 Reading responses
(assessment completed. Could also start EN1208W
Connections here).
2 weeks
Complete EN1208W Connecting texts Connections or optional
standard where applicable (such as EN1060 Oral presentation,
EN2100 Close Viewing, EN2060 Creation of a Visual Text).
2–3 weeks
Revision
3 weeks
I (the
number of
credits will
depend
on which
assessment
you decide
to complete)
NCEA exams begin
This pathway would enable you to gain 21 internal credits, including the 10 literacy credits
you need to gain literacy at level 1 (more if you complete an optional standard in Term 4), and
12 external credits. 33 credits in total.
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suggested programme for pathway i – (internal)
An internal standards course with a focus on meeting the literacy requirement with internal
standards only. You will start with internal Achievement Standards.
Term 1
Focus
Time frame
Internal or
External
Literacy
Credits
EN1001
2 weeks
I (3 credits)
3 credits
I (4 credits)
4 credits
4–5 weeks
I (4 credits)
4 credits
2 weeks
I (3 credits)
3 credits
EN1208W Connecting texts
4 weeks
I (4 credits)
4 credits
EN1003 Reading responses
(3–4 responses should be completed by this time).
3 weeks
EN1207W Create a visual text
2 weeks
EN1209 Information literacy
5–6 weeks
I (4 credits)
4 credits
Finalising EN1003 and EN1208W.
3 weeks
Optional standard may be completed here, such as EN1060
Oral presentation.
5–6 weeks
An Introduction to Reading
An Introduction to Writing
EN1003 Reading responses
(you are encouraged to complete this assessment alongside
your other work. You may also wish to respond to texts that
have significant connections between them, in preparation for
EN1208W Connecting texts).
EN1021 Formal Writing
(Writing from the above standards can be considered for this
assessment)
Term 2
Term 3
Term 4
I (the number
of credits
will depend
on which
assessment[s]
you decide to
complete)
This pathway would enable you to gain 24 internal credits (more if you attempt an optional
standard in Term 4) including the 10 literacy credits you need for gaining literacy at level 1.
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suggested programme for pathway c – (communication)
A combination of Achievement and Unit Standards that develop communication skills in a
practical context. This course is focused on communications skills Unit Standards and you will
start working with these.
Term 1
Focus
Time frame
Internal or
External
Literacy
Credits
EN1001
5 weeks
I (3 credits)
3 credits
I (4 credits)
4 credits
An Introduction to reading
An Introduction to Writing
Term 2
Term 3
EN1931 Independently read texts for practical purposes
5 weeks
I (6 credits)
Can
contribute
to reading
literacy
credits
EN1922 Write an original story
3 weeks
I (4 credits)
Can
contribute
to writing
literacy
credits
LY1530 Actively participate in spoken interactions
4 weeks
I (3 credits)
3 speaking
literacy
credits
EN1921 Write formal correspondence
2 weeks
I (3 credits)
No literacy
credits
available
EN1003 Reading responses
4 weeks
I (3 credits)
4 credits
EN1208W Connecting texts
4 – 5 weeks
I (4 credits)
4 credits
EN1021 Formal Writing
(Writing from the above standards can be considered for this
assessment)
1 – 2 weeks
I (3 credits)
3 credits
Finalising EN1003 and EN1208W.
5 weeks
Students could opt to complete an optional standard (such as
EN1060 Oral presentation, EN1207W Create a visual text or
other Unit Standards)
5 weeks
(you are encouraged to complete this assessment alongside
your other work. You may also wish to respond to texts that
have significant connections between them, in preparation for
EN1208W Connecting texts).
Term 4
The aim of this programme would be for you to start with the Unit Standard components of the
course, and work towards successful completion of some Achievement Standards as the year
progresses.
This type of programme could be worked towards over 4–6 terms (i.e. more than a year).
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Standard
number
Standard title
Study material (code)
AS90849
4 credits
External
Show understanding of specified aspect(s)
of studied written text(s), using supporting
evidence
Choice of literature
texts:
EN1042,1043,1044,
1045, 1046,
1047,1049
EN1048
EN1201
AS90850
4 credits
External
Show understanding of specified aspect(s) of
studied visual or oral text(s), using supporting
evidence
Choice of literature
texts:
EN1050, 1051, 1052,
1054, 1055
EN1052
EN1202
AS90851
4 credits
External
Show understanding of significant aspects of
unfamiliar written text(s) through close reading,
using supporting evidence
EN1203
AS90052
3 credits
Internal
Produce creative writing
EN1022
EN1023
AS90053
3 credits
Internal
Produce formal writing
EN1021
AS90857
3 credits
Internal
Construct and deliver an oral text
EN1060
AS90855
3 credits
Internal
Create a visual text
EN 1207
AS90852
4 credits
Internal
Explain significant connection(s) across texts,
using supporting evidence
EN1208
AS90853
4 credits
Internal
Use information literacy skills to form
conclusion(s)
EN1209
AS90854
4 credits
Internal
Form personal responses to independently read
texts, supported by evidence
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AS90856
3 credits
Internal
Show understanding of visual and/or oral text(s)
through close viewing and/or listening, using
supporting evidence
EN1051, 1052, 1054
US25060
6 credits
Internal
Independently read texts for practical purposes
and to gain knowledge
EN1931
US3483
2 credits
Internal
Fill in a form
EN1057
US10792
3 credits
Internal
Write formal personal correspondence
EN 1921
US3501
3 credits
Internal
Demonstrate knowledge of and apply listening
techniques
EN1961
US3490
2 credits
Internal
Complete an incident report
EN1923
US1293
2 credits
Internal
Be interviewed in an informal one-to-one, faceto-face interview
EN1962
US1273
4 credits
Internal
Express ideas in writing and write an original
story
EN1922
US 26622
4 credits
Internal
Write to Communicate Ideas for a Purpose and
Audience
LY1520
US26624
3 credits
Internal
LY1510
Read Texts with Understanding
US26625
3 credits
Internal
Actively Participate in Spoken Interactions
LY1530
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additional course materials
additional course resources
Item
Description
EN1000DV
Course DVD with the visual resources. Also available in OTLE
EN1000D
CD of toolbox items – glossaries and skills focused teaching
resources. Also available in OTLE
assessment tasks
For each assessment task, you will be able to see exemplars that show what each level of
achievement might look like. These will be either in OTLE, the booklets, the EN1000DV or on the
NZQA website.
In this course, you will be using a portfolio approach for several standards. This means that you
will have the chance to submit a range of tasks and activities as you build your skills. There is an
online e-portfolio to help you do this in the OTLE environment.
Your internal assessments will be sent to you when you have completed and submitted the work
for each standard.
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literacy
All achievement standards in EN1000 count for NCEA Leavel 1 literacy. Literacy can be gained
across all your studies. You will be able to track your literacy progress with your Learning advisor.
standards
The National Qualifications Framework has two types of national standards: Achievement and Unit
Standards. Credits from both Achievement Standards and Unit Standards count towards NCEA.
Please refer to our Student Guide to National Certificates or Te Kura (www.tekura.school.nz)
and NZQA websites (www.nzqa.govt.nz) for more information about National Certificates of
Educational Achievement, and assessment.
internal assessment
Some Achievement Standards and Unit Standards are internally assessed. This means that the
teachers set and mark your assessments at the school.
external assessment
External assessment means that someone outside the school marks students’ work. This may
be through NZQA examinations at the end of the year or by submitting a portfolio or project
for subjects such as Graphics, Technology and Art. You will be able to complete practice
assessments and Te Kura examinations for external standards.
te kura practice examinations
Students should complete the Te Kura practice examinations for any external standards with an
end of year examination they have entered. It is important that students complete all practice
external assessments and examinations. If for some reason, such as illness, you are unable to sit
the examinations at the end of the year you will only be eligible for consideration for a derived
grade (compassionate consideration) if you have completed the practice examinations.
further assessment opportunities for internal assessments
For some standards, you will be able to complete a second assessment called a ‘further
assessment opportunity’ to improve your results. These standards are indicated in the course
outline. You should take this opportunity where it is available.
resubmissions
If you have made a small mistake in your assessment, your teacher may offer you a resubmission.
This means you have made an error that you are capable of discovering and correcting by
yourself. A resubmission allows you to improve your result.
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authenticity
Authenticity means students complete and submit work that is their own. When you submit
work to Te Kura you sign an authentication declaration that the work you are submitting is your
own work and was done under the required assessment conditions. Your supervisor signs this
declaration to confirm this (where applicable).
When submitting work online via the OTLE Dropbox, if it requires authentication, students must
follow the instructions provided in OTLE.
derived grades (compassionate consideration)
If for any unexpected reason you are not able to sit your end of year examination or to submit
final work towards an external standard (portfolios or projects), you may be eligible for a derived
grade. Please refer to the Student Guide to National Certificates and contact your learning
advisor as soon as possible to find out more should you feel this is necessary.
appeals
You have the right to query an assessment result if you want further clarification or disagree with
the result. If you are still not satisfied, you may appeal. Refer to the Student Guide to National
Certificates for more information. You can also appeal any other decisions, procedures or
policies about assessments. Contact your teacher or learning advisor if you wish to appeal. More
information and a form that students can use to appeal is available on the Te Kura website in the
Student toolkit area (www.tekura.school.nz and go to Student toolkit).
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Standard
Number
Assessment Details
Grade
Awarded
Further
Assessment
Opportunity or
Resubmission
Credits
Credits sub-total (before
NZQA examination results)
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