English Lower Secondary Syllabus - Department of Education

Lower Secondary Syllabus• spell accurately and attempt to edit own spelling• willingly abandon ideas and drafts for more effective or successful ideasor directions• take notes, select information, identify key ideas and plan a sequentialflow in produced text• use a diagram to summarise information, e.g. flow chart, story maps ordiagrams.AssessmentAssessment task oneWritten and oral reportResearch different types of jobs or professions and present findings as awritten and oral report.Assessment criteriaAssessment task one will be assessed on the extent to which the studentcan:• demonstrate use of the appropriate report structures• include appropriate content relevant to the chosen jobs or professionsand based on research information• use appropriate language forms and features for the written and oraltexts.60 marksAssessment task twoA general language testAssessment criteriaAssessment task two will be assessed on the extent to which the studentcan:• demonstrate an understanding of a range of language features from thetexts studied.40 marksTotal: 100 marks41