NCEA Level 2 English case studies
NCEA Level 2 English · Put your knowledge to work in context.
This page is an independent study resource for candidates preparing for NCEA Level 2 English, a subject within New Zealand's National Certificate of Educational Achievement framework. It is written for secondary students working at Level 2, their whānau, and anyone supporting them, and it is not affiliated with or endorsed by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) or any school. The NCEA Level 2 English case studies are 5 cases and about 3,393 words.
1The Four Annotations: Choosing What to Analyse in an Unfamiliar Essay
You are 20 minutes into the unfamiliar text section of a Level 2 English exam. Text A is a 420-word first-person essay by a New Zealand writer who returns to a small town after twelve years away.
723 words, about 4 min2640 Words for a 500-Word Report: Cutting and Reordering for a Board
You are finishing the crafted-writing piece for your Level 2 portfolio: a report of about 500 words to your school's Board of Trustees about canteen packaging waste. You surveyed 60 students; 41 said they would pay 50 cents more for compostable packaging, 12 said they would not, and 7 did not answer.
655 words, about 3 min3760 Words for Four Minutes: Rebuilding a Speech for the Ear
You have four minutes for a persuasive speech to an assembly of 180 Year 12 students, followed by two minutes of questions from a panel of three. Your topic is lowering the voting age to 16.
682 words, about 3 min4Reading a Documentary Sequence: Framing, Score and a Dated Caption
You are analysing a seven-minute sequence from a New Zealand documentary about a proposed marine reserve, for a Level 2 assessment on verbal and visual techniques. The sequence has four movements: 40 seconds of underwater footage with orchestral music and no narration; a 25-second interview with a local fisherman, shot in medium close-up from slightly below his eye line, seated, with the reserve's headland visible behind him; 90 seconds of hand-held camera following a ranger along a beach; and a closing wide aerial shot with the caption '2016'.
684 words, about 3 min5Two Readings, 250 Words: Committing to an Interpretation of a Poem
Text B is a 14-line unrhymed poem whose title is also the last word of the poem. It shows two figures at a river.
649 words, about 3 min