Year 9 - Weekly Planner 2017
Week
Date
Unit of Work
2
Feb 6
- Feb 10
Introduction – start up
3
Feb 13
-
Feb 17
Sentence structure & parts of speech
Feb 20
-
Feb 24
5
Feb 27
-
Mar 3
6
Mar 6
7
4
Assessment
Event
Waitangi Day – Mon 6th
PAT
PAT + Introduction to language techniques for close reading of texts Unfamiliar diagnostic test
Close reading of MR CAIRNEY and CHARLES
Y9 Camp 20th – 24th
Commence short text unit based on Embracing diversity
Group Conference Thu 2nd
- Mar 10
Analysis of GOING FOR BREAD
School Athletics – Wed 8th
Mar 13
- Mar 17
Analysis of DOLL’S HOUSE
8
Mar 20
- Mar 24
Analysis of HIS FIRST BALL
9
Mar 27
- Mar 31
Introduce essay writing – exemplars and scaffolding
Apr 3
-
Apr 7
Apr 10
-
Apr 14
May 1
-
May 5
May 8
- May 12
10
11
Crafting of analytical body paragraph
Swimming Sports 14th & 16th
Analytical body paragraph
Introduction to static image – exemplars
Commence static image
Good Friday 14th
TERM 2
1
2
Introduction to speech – oratorical devices, famous speeches and
speaking techniques
Commence visual text unit based on prejudice and religious bias
Close viewing and analysis of scenes to comprehend how the
director conveys ideas and portrays characters
3
May 15 - May 19
Visual text study
4
May 22 - May 26
Visual text study
5
May 29 - Jun 2
Visual text study
6
Jun 5
- Jun 9
Speech presentations
7
Jun 12
-
Jun 16
Introduce essay writing on film – exemplars and scaffolding
8
Jun 19
-
Jun 23
Crafting of analytical essay
9
Jun 26
-
Jun 30
Commence poetry unit – Haiku, limerick and Acrostic poetry
10
Jul 3
Jul 7
Simile and metaphor poems
-
TOD – Friday 2nd
Speech assessment
Queen’s B'day – Mon 5th
Analytical essay
TERM 3
1
Jul 24
-
Jul 28
Persuasive poetry
2
Jul 31
-
Aug 4
Sonnets - Italian
3
Aug 7
-
Aug 11
Shakespearean sonnets
4
Aug 14
-
Aug 18
Continue Shakespearean sonnets
5
Aug 21
-
Aug 25
Introduction to extended text - terminology and aspects of genre
6
Aug 28
-
Sep 1
Novel study – plot , ideas , characterisation and stylistic aspects
7
Sep 4
-
Sep 8
Novel study cont…
8
Sep 11
-
Sep 15
Novel study
9
Sep 18
-
Sep 22
Novel study
10
Sep 25
-
Sep 29
Introduce essay writing on extended text
1
Oct 16
-
Oct 20
Crafting of analytical essay
2
Oct 23
-
Oct 27
Close reading of unfamiliar texts revisited
Labour Day – Mon 23rd
3
Oct 30
-
Nov 3
Essay writing revision
Y13, Y12, Y11 Last Days
4
Nov 6
-
Nov 10
Group Conference Thu 24th
Tournament Week
Exams Mon 11th & Tue 12th
TERM 4
Weekly Planner 2017
Revision for exams
Analytical essay
5
Nov 13
-
Nov 17
6
Nov 20
-
Nov 24
7
Nov 27
-
Dec 1
8
Dec 4
-
Dec 8
Weekly Planner 2017
Essay writing revision
Making Connections between texts
Continue making connections
Crafted writing – final
submission