Irene McCormack Catholic College Year 10 Literature Assessment Outline 2018 Assessment Outcome Task Texts Due Dates Task type weighting Semester 1 Task 1: Macbeth Take Home Essay Reading Term 1 Extended Students will construct an essay response based Writing Week 6 Macbeth Written on their reading of and their 12.5% Macbeth Response understanding of the play’s context. At least (Receptive) four body paragraphs. Term 1 Task 2: Close Reading Short Written Week 11 Writing Fairy tale Students to construct a close reading of a text Response 10% Unit related to the content studied in the Fairy Tales (Receptive) and Reading Practices unit. Term 2 Creative Task 3: Lord of The Flies Week 5 Writing Writing 10% Lord of the Students are to create own allegorical short (Productive) story. Flies Task 4: Semester 1 examination Term 2 Examination 12.5% Students complete an in-class exam, which Week 7/8 Reading All Texts (Receptive) covers a range of topics from the semester. Writing Weeks 8 & 9 Begin Poetry Unit Semester 2 Task 5: Original Poem Creation Term 3 Creative Students are to construct an original poem. They Week 3 Writing Poetry Writing 10% are to accompany their poem with a statement (Productive) of intent explaining their choice of genre, form and content to convey meaning to their audience. Task 6: Oral Speaking Term 3 Oral In pairs, students to deliver a reading tutorial of and Week 5 Poetry Presentation 10% an allocated poem. The group will establish two Listening (Receptive) different readings of their poem. Short Written Reading Wife of Task 7: In-class essay The Wife of Martin Term 3 Response 10% Week 10 Writing Martin Guerre (Receptive) Guerre Unseen question with ½ page of notes on the text. Short Written Task 8: Pleasantville Writing/ Pleasantville Term 4 Response 10% Short answer test on film Viewing Week 5 (Receptive) Task 9: Semester examination Term 4 Examination 15% Students complete an in-class exam, which Week 7 Reading All Texts (Receptive) covers a range of topics from the semester. Writing
Irene McCormack Catholic College Year 10 Literature Assessment Outline 2018 Assessment type Outcome Task weighting Texts Task Due Dates Semester 1 Extended Written Response (Receptive) Reading Writing 12.5% Macbeth Task 1: Macbeth Take Home Essay Students will construct an essay response based on their reading of Macbeth and their understanding of the play’s context. At least four body paragraphs. Term 1 Week 6 Short Written Response (Receptive) Writing 10% Fairy tale Unit Task 2: Close Reading Students to construct a close reading of a text related to the content studied in the Fairy Tales and Reading Practices unit. Term 1 Week 11 Creative Writing (Productive) Writing 10% Lord of the Flies Task 3: Lord of The Flies Students are to create own allegorical short story. Term 2 Week 5 Examination (Receptive) Reading Writing 12.5% All Texts Task 4: Semester 1 examination Students complete an in-class exam, which covers a range of topics from the semester. Term 2 Week 7/8 Weeks 8 & 9 Begin Poetry Unit Semester 2 Creative Writing (Productive) Writing 10% Poetry Task 5: Original Poem Creation Students are to construct an original poem. They are to accompany their poem with a statement of intent explaining their choice of genre, form and content to convey meaning to their audience. Term 3 Week 3 Oral Presentation (Receptive) Speaking and Listening 10% Poetry Task 6: Oral In pairs, students to deliver a reading tutorial of an allocated poem. The group will establish two different readings of their poem. Term 3 Week 5 Short Written Response (Receptive) Reading Writing 10% Wife of Martin Guerre Task 7: In-class essay The Wife of Martin Guerre Unseen question with ½ page of notes on the text. Term 3 Week 10 Short Written Response (Receptive) Writing/ Viewing 10% Pleasantville Task 8: Pleasantville Short answer test on film Term 4 Week 5 Examination (Receptive) Reading Writing 15% All Texts Task 9: Semester examination Students complete an in-class exam, which covers a range of topics from the semester. Term 4 Week 7
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