Whangarei Girls’ High School

Year 9 English

Course Description

In English, students follow a course which integrates various strands of the English curriculum, with a strong focus on writing, speaking, and listening. Year 9 English is about “finding your voice”.

Learning Opportunities

In this course you will need to:

Develop these skills:	Explore this content:
Written and oral communication skills.	Explore a Shakespearean text.
Collaborative group skills.	Read, view, and study extended and short written and visual texts.
Listening skills.	Themes-based approach, focused on a different literary theme each term.
Learning about how language is used for a specific purpose.	Modelling a range of writing genres.

Year Levels/Departments:

English

Resources Required

Exercise Book
Chromebook/Laptop