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
2		Cont… NS unit Creative Writing
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
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
3		Cont… NZ SS unit Text similarities & Comparisons	5# Wide Reading2nd Aug
4		Cont… NZ SS unit Creative Writing
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
3		Cont… Research Unit Formal Writing
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)