Intermediate 1
English
An Overview
The Course
 Duration
 Course
Outline
 Elements
 What you will study
 Outcomes
 Your input
Duration
 From
June 2007 – May 2008
 Texts & N.A.B.s until April 2008
 Exam skills and revision in April/ May
2008
 N.A.B.s must be complete before the
exam
Course Outline
3 units to be studied
 Language
Study  Literary Study
 Personal Study
-
1 Credit
1 Credit
1 Credit
Elements
Internal
(N.A.B.s)
Close Reading
 Writing
 Textual Analysis
 Critical Essay
 Personal Study

External
(The Exam)
Close Reading
 1 Critical Essay

Language Study
(Non-Fiction)
– Close Reading-
Understand
Analyse
Evaluate
– Writing - compose a piece of writing in a
particular genre
Literary Study
 Critical
Essay - one of your texts
 Textual Analysis - one of 3 genres
Personal Study
Importance of good planning
 The right question
 Knowing your text
 Keeping on top of the work
 Changing your text?
 2 attempts
 Plan submission dates
 Draft submission dates
 Notes & text in assessment

Essays
 Learned
skill
 Planning skills
 Introduction & conclusion
 Topic sentences & linking
 Techniques & keywords (jargon)
 The power of the well crafted essay
The Classroom
 Homework
 Attendance
 Group
projects
 Meeting deadlines
 The importance of EVERY task
 Personal responsibility – ownership!
What you will study
 ‘The
Telegram’ – until October
 ‘Mid-Term Break’ -until Christmas
 ‘The Pedestrian’ -until February
 ‘The Choosing’ – March
 Close Reading Skills – October & March
Outcomes
Literary Study (N.A.B.) – Close Reading (1) &
Writing (1)
 Language Study (N.A.B.) - Textual Analysis (1)
or Writing (1)

Personal Study (N.A.B.) – 1
 Prelim – 1 Critical Essay & 1 Close Reading
 Exam - 1 Critical Essay & 1 Close Reading

Your Input
 Staying
focused
 Meeting targets & deadlines
 Completing homework tasks
 Asking for help
 Looking after your work folio
 Taking responsibility
N.A.B. Dates
 Close
Reading
– 6/11/06
 Personal
Study
– 20/11/06
 Personal
Study
– 4/12/06
 Close
Reading
– 11/12/06