McCormack Catholic College Year 12 English ATAR 2018 Semester 1 Assessment Table Unit/Assessment Type of Assessment Weighting Due Date Ongoing Task: In preparation for the Creative and Expository Writing Folio due Term 3 and the Composing Section of the exam, students are to be given TWO creative or expository writing stimuli in class (10 minutes on one of these) once a fortnight (alternating between narrative and expository). They must then develop that writing further and complete that for the following fortnight. That piece is peer marked and put into their folio. Towards Term 3, they will select their favourite narrative piece of writing or favourite expository piece of writing to be marked by the teacher (7.5%), along with the submission of all other writing drafts throughout the year (2.5%) Responding 5% Mid Week 3 (Reading) Term 1 Task 1: In-class short answer responses to an unseen expository text (focus on sustainability) Responding 7.5% Start of Week 6 (Writing, Viewing) Term 1 Task 2: Documentary study Teenage Paparazzo. – In-class unseen essay (no notes) Responding 5% Thurs Week 10 Task 3: Short stories - Australian identity (with focus on (Writing, Reading) Term 1 Indigenous and Asian experience) Comparative unseen (no notes) Creating 12.5% Week 4 Task 4: Australian identity. (Speaking & Listening) Term 2 oral presentation: stage drama, panel discussion, current affairs segment, speech, or multimodal presentation Examination 15% Weeks 6 & 7 Term 2 Task 5: Semester 1 Exam SEMESTER CHANGE OVER WEEK 8 OF TERM 2 Students are to read the novel, The Book Thief, over the holidays. Semester 2 Assessment Table Type of Assessment Weighting Due Date Assessment
McCormack Catholic College Year 12 English ATAR 2018 Semester 1 Assessment Table Unit/Assessment Type of Assessment Weighting Due Date Ongoing Task: In preparation for the Creative and Expository Writing Folio due Term 3 and the Composing Section of the exam, students are to be given TWO creative or expository writing stimuli in class (10 minutes on one of these) once a fortnight (alternating between narrative and expository). They must then develop that writing further and complete that for the following fortnight. That piece is peer marked and put into their folio. Towards Term 3, they will select their favourite narrative piece of writing or favourite expository piece of writing to be marked by the teacher (7.5%), along with the submission of all other writing drafts throughout the year (2.5%) Task 1: In-class short answer responses to an unseen expository text (focus on sustainability) Responding (Reading) 5% Mid Week 3 Term 1 Task 2: Documentary study – Teenage Paparazzo. In-class unseen essay (no notes) Responding (Writing, Viewing) 7.5% Start of Week 6 Term 1 Task 3: Short stories - Australian identity (with focus on Indigenous and Asian experience) Comparative unseen (no notes) Responding (Writing, Reading) 5% Thurs Week 10 Term 1 Task 4: Australian identity. oral presentation: stage drama, panel discussion, current affairs segment, speech, or multimodal presentation Creating (Speaking & Listening) 12.5% Week 4 Term 2 Task 5: Semester 1 Exam Examination 15% Weeks 6 & 7 Term 2 SEMESTER CHANGE OVER WEEK 8 OF TERM 2 Students are to read the novel, The Book Thief, over the holidays. Semester 2 Assessment Table Assessment Type of Assessment Weighting Due Date
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