Westlake Girls’ High School

Level 3 English Writing

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms M. Milburn.

Recommended Prior Learning

An additional Literacy Support course may be offered for extra scaffolding in this subject.

Subject	Level	Recommendations
9 English	Year 9
10 English	Year 10	Year 9 English/ 9 English STEAM
Level 1 English Literature	1	Year 10 English/ 10 English STEAM/ 10 English Enrichment course.
Level 1 English Literacy	1	Year 10 English/ 10 English STEAM/ 10 English Enrichment course.
Level 2 English Literature	2	Level 1 English Literature/ Visual/ Writing.
Level 2 English Visual	2	Level 1 English Literature/ Visual/ Writing.
Level 2 English Writing	2	Entry at HoD discretion. Completion of Level 1 English Literature/ Visual/ Writing. Students who take this course will have proven levels of written accuracy.
Level 3 English	3	12 credits minimum at Level 2 English Literature/Visual/Writing
Level 3 English Writing	3	12 credits minimum at Level 2 English Literature/Visual/Writing Students who take this course will have proven levels of written accuracy.
Level 3 English Literacy	3	For students who have yet to gain UE Literacy. This is a unit standard course and works through the language skills of reading, writing, and speaking.

This English option is for independent learners who enjoy the Writing and Reading strands of the English curriculum. Students need not have taken Writing courses in the previous years, but should be passionate about English. It will cover a range of texts from both traditional and new canons of work and students can tailor their internal assessments to suit texts that interest them.

In this course, students craft their writing skills through weekly writing sessions, with the goal of building an extensive portfolio. Prompts, based on a range of the written and visual texts studied in class, will be provided.

This course supports the critical thinking and content required for the English Scholarship examination.

Students who take this course will have proven levels of written accuracy. It is recommended students discuss their suitability for the course with their current English teacher.

Departments:

Language Acquisition and Literature (English)

Level 3 English Writing

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