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“By far and away the best school I attended...” 
English Year 9 Planner 2013
Teacher : Miss Harris Office: RH 5 Email: reneeh@hebron.ac.nz
Term 1
| Week no. | Unit of work | DUE dates | |
| 1 | Intro to the course, Wide Reading Assignment & Language Builder booklets | ||
| 2 | The Language of Advertising unit | Speech Topic | |
| 3 | cont… LOA unit | LOA unit test16th Feb | |
| 4 | Intro to speeches(wk8), Oral Language unit | 1# Wide Reading 23rd Feb | |
| 5 | Camp | ||
| 6 | cont… OL unit, speeches | ||
| 7 | cont… OL unit, speeches | OL unit test 15th Mar | |
| 8 | Speech presentations | Speeches 19th -22nd Mar | |
| 9 | Intro to Novel Study: Take it Easy by David Hill | ||
| 10 | cont… NS | 2# Wide Reading 4th Apr |
*Monday period 1 every week will be spent on the Language Builder booklets
Term 2
| Week no. | Unit of work | DUE dates | |
| 1 |
Novel Study: Take it Easy by David Hill cont… Safety Brochure Assignment |
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| 2 |
Cont… NS unit Creative Writing |
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| 3 |
Cont… NS unit Creative Writing Piece |
Creative Writing piece 10th May | |
| 4 | Unfamiliar Text focus | Brochure Assignment 17th May | |
| 5 | Intro to Film Study Unit: October Sky | 3# Wide Reading 24TH May | |
| 6 | Exam preparation | ||
| 7 | Exam week | ||
| 8 |
Exam follow up Film Study Unit: October Sky |
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| 9 | Cont… FS | ||
| 10 |
Cont… FS Film Study Essays |
4# Wide Reading 27thJune |
Term 3
| Week no. | Unit of work | DUE dates | |
| 1 |
Cont…Film Study unit Film Study unit test |
FS Unit Test 19th July | |
| 2 |
Intro to NZ Short Stories unit Writing focus |
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| 3 |
Cont… NZ SS unit Text similarities & Comparisons |
5# Wide Reading2nd Aug | |
| 4 |
Cont… NZ SS unit Creative Writing |
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| 5 |
Cont… NZ SS unit Creative Writing Piece (Personal NZ short story) |
Creative Writing piece 16th Aug | |
| 6 | Begin Novel Study 2# :Treasure Island | ||
| 7 | Cont… NS 2# | ||
| 8 | Cont… NS 2# | ||
| 9 |
Cont… NS 2# Novel Study unit test |
NS 2# Unit Test 13thSept | |
| 10 | Exams | ||
| 11 |
Exam Revision &Intro to Research Research Assignment |
6# Wide Reading 27thSept (+ Reading Log) |
Term 4
| Week no. | Unit of work | DUE dates | |
| 1 | Cont… Research Unit | FS Unit Test 19th July | |
| 2 |
Cont… Research Unit Formal Writing |
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| 3 |
Cont… Research Unit Formal Writing |
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| 4 |
Research Assignment Formal Writing |
Research Assignment 8th Nov | |
| 5 | Intro to Debating unit | ||
| 6 | Cont.. D unit | ||
| 7 | Cont.. D unit | Formal Class Debate | |
| 8 | Cont.. D unit |
(dates subject to change as necessary)