DUE DATES 2023
L1 English students:
Term 1:
Four responses completed by the end of Week 5 (Friday 3rd March).
One extended text (book) response completed by the end of Term 1.
Holidays
Term 2:
The last extended text (book) response is due at the end of Term 2.
Four responses completed by the end of Week 5 (Friday 3rd March).
One extended text (book) response completed by the end of Term 1.
Holidays
Term 2:
The last extended text (book) response is due at the end of Term 2.
Short Stories:
dear_ex_dad.pdf | |
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fresh_bait.pdf | |
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in_the_rubbish_tin.pdf | |
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harrison_bergeron.docx | |
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eight_dozen_beer_and_nothing_to_do.doc | |
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short_story_-__a_kind_of_madness.doc | |
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thegeraniumshortstory.doc | |
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the_hills.doc | |
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friendly_persuasion.pdf | |
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the_fly.docx | |
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going_for_the_bread_-_easier_to_read_copy.docx | |
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ka_kite_bro_story.doc | |
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the_sniper_-_copy_of_short_story.docx | |
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yellow_brick_rd.doc | |
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little_brother.docx | |
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i_am_seventeen.pdf | |
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lockdown.pdf | |
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strawberry_lou.pdf | |
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mates.docx | |
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in_the_rubbish_tin_by_apirana_taylor.pdf | |
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one_good_reason.pdf | |
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The Last Spin HERE
Another story can be found by following the link below:
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Level 1 Short Stories
Authors for short stories:
Roald Dahl
Arthur Conan Doyle – Sherlock Holmes
Patricia Grace
Witi Ihimaera – Pounamu Pounamu
Graham Lay
Doris Lessing – Flight
Owen Marshall
Carl Nixon – Like Wallpaper
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. - Harrison Bergeron
Apirana Taylor
Isaac Asimov
Ray Bradbury
Margo Lanagan
Edgar Allan Poe
http://tearaway.co.nz/
http://www.greenpeace.org/new-zealand/en/
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/education/edlife/index.html
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/canvas-magazine/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=532 (be discerning)
https://www.wildernessmag.co.nz/articles/
If you belong to the Ashburton Library, you can log in to the Zinio site which gives you free access to emagazines such as Popular Science, Autocar, MarieClaire, National Geographic...
Roald Dahl
Arthur Conan Doyle – Sherlock Holmes
Patricia Grace
Witi Ihimaera – Pounamu Pounamu
Graham Lay
Doris Lessing – Flight
Owen Marshall
Carl Nixon – Like Wallpaper
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. - Harrison Bergeron
Apirana Taylor
Isaac Asimov
Ray Bradbury
Margo Lanagan
Edgar Allan Poe
http://tearaway.co.nz/
http://www.greenpeace.org/new-zealand/en/
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/education/edlife/index.html
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/canvas-magazine/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=532 (be discerning)
https://www.wildernessmag.co.nz/articles/
If you belong to the Ashburton Library, you can log in to the Zinio site which gives you free access to emagazines such as Popular Science, Autocar, MarieClaire, National Geographic...
Articles for personal reading
https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/25-05-2018/the-side-eye-kings-and-commoners/
https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/Teenagers
https://www.attitude.org.nz/blog/categories/skills-for-life/
also check out blog entry for Dec 2016
http://tearaway.co.nz/
http://www.jetmag.co.nz/
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/121078319/tribute-to-a-true-outsider
https://www.attitude.org.nz/blog/categories/skills-for-life/
also check out blog entry for Dec 2016
http://tearaway.co.nz/
http://www.jetmag.co.nz/
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/121078319/tribute-to-a-true-outsider
Responding to song lyrics and music videos
The document below gives an example of how to respond to song lyrics and a music video.
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REQUIREMENTS:
- Submit at least three in Term One, and the last three in Term Two.
- There must be responses to at least six texts.
- At least two texts (out of the six) must be extended written texts.
- At least four texts (out of the six) must be written.
- The remaining two texts (out of the six) may be visual, oral or written.
- Each Personal Reading Response must be submitted to your English teacher by the end of the due date.
Exemplars
Click HERE for the updated NZQA exemplars.
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Achieved exemplar
Below is an Achieved exemplar personal reading response. I have bolded where the student has personally responded to the text and made statements which show their personal opinions and ideas.
Title: The Maze Runner
Text type: film Author: Wes Ball
The Maze Runner is about a boy named Thomas who wakes up in a massive field named the Glade, surrounded by a maze that nobody has escaped. Thomas then runs into the maze to save a life, and makes a discovery that changes the fate of everybody.
I was inspired by Thomas' courage and bravery, which influenced everybody else to realize what they must sacrifice in order to escape the maze that constantly changes. Thomas helped them realize that in order to conquer the maze they must work together and sacrifice themselves for the others. How he made them realize this is the incident where the maze was closing, and Alby - the very first person to appear in the Glade - was wounded and unconscious. Thomas ran into the maze to save him, and the maze closed in on him. I couldn't believe Thomas had sacrificed himself for someone he only met not so long ago. This reminded me of the time Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for standing up for his people, it reminded me of the sacrifice of his life for the freedom of others. His sacrifice inspired and influenced others to follow in his steps like Thomas did.
He spent the night, ever so heroically, battling all the engineered predators that were placed into the maze, all whilst trying to protect an unconscious Alby. Sometimes Thomas was just like an ordinary person like us, playing pranks and that, but then he did something amazing when he said he couldn’t leave a friend to die. And that makes him a hero. Once Thomas emerged with Alby the next morning, he was applauded. Because everyone else thought he was a hero too. "I'd rather risk my life out there than spend the rest of it in here" Thomas to the other members in the Glade. Thomas' actions were so admirable as not many people would even think about sacrificing themselves for strangers they barely know. But Thomas did.
Text type: film Author: Wes Ball
The Maze Runner is about a boy named Thomas who wakes up in a massive field named the Glade, surrounded by a maze that nobody has escaped. Thomas then runs into the maze to save a life, and makes a discovery that changes the fate of everybody.
I was inspired by Thomas' courage and bravery, which influenced everybody else to realize what they must sacrifice in order to escape the maze that constantly changes. Thomas helped them realize that in order to conquer the maze they must work together and sacrifice themselves for the others. How he made them realize this is the incident where the maze was closing, and Alby - the very first person to appear in the Glade - was wounded and unconscious. Thomas ran into the maze to save him, and the maze closed in on him. I couldn't believe Thomas had sacrificed himself for someone he only met not so long ago. This reminded me of the time Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for standing up for his people, it reminded me of the sacrifice of his life for the freedom of others. His sacrifice inspired and influenced others to follow in his steps like Thomas did.
He spent the night, ever so heroically, battling all the engineered predators that were placed into the maze, all whilst trying to protect an unconscious Alby. Sometimes Thomas was just like an ordinary person like us, playing pranks and that, but then he did something amazing when he said he couldn’t leave a friend to die. And that makes him a hero. Once Thomas emerged with Alby the next morning, he was applauded. Because everyone else thought he was a hero too. "I'd rather risk my life out there than spend the rest of it in here" Thomas to the other members in the Glade. Thomas' actions were so admirable as not many people would even think about sacrificing themselves for strangers they barely know. But Thomas did.
Possible texts
Questions to ask yourself:
Your personal responses could include:
- What interested you about this text?
- What surprised you?
- What didn’t you like or understand?
- What was new to you in the text?
- What did you learn from the text?
- Were any parts of the text particularly exciting or tense?
- Were any events, people or places in the text like those you know or have experienced?
- Was this text like any other text you’ve read?
- Did the text present characters or people in an unusual or interesting way?
- Was there a character you particularly liked or disliked? (why?)
- Did a character react to a situation in the same way you would, or did they react differently to how you would react?
- How does the text link to society?
- Did the text make you think about anything in the real world?
- Were there any events in the story which were really interesting? Why?
- Did the text change your mind about something, or give you a new insight into a person, place or an issue in the text?
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