NCEA Level 3 English study guide
NCEA Level 3 English · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
English at NCEA Level 3 is the third-year NCEA subject page for English. NZQA describes English as the study, use and enjoyment of the English language communicated orally, visually and in writing, for a range of purposes and audiences and in a variety of forms. The NCEA Level 3 English study guide has 9 sections and about 2,897 words.
01Respond critically to specified aspect(s) of studied written text(s) (AS 91472)
Domain: Respond critically to specified aspect(s) of studied written text(s) - Level 3 English AS 91472, external, 4 credits. The paper supplies an unseen question about a text you have studied; the question names the specified aspect you must address - theme, character, setting, conflict, narrative voice, symbolism, structure, or the writer's purpose.
342 words, about 2 min02Respond critically to specified aspect(s) of studied visual or oral text(s) (AS 91473)
Domain: Respond critically to specified aspect(s) of studied visual or oral text(s) - AS 91473, external, 4 credits. The text may be a film, documentary, television episode, staged drama, speech, radio feature or graphic text.
321 words, about 2 min03Respond critically to significant aspects of unfamiliar written texts through close reading (AS 91474)
Domain: Respond critically to significant aspects of unfamiliar written texts through close reading - AS 91474, external, 4 credits. You meet unseen prose, poetry or non-fiction and answer short questions on language, effect, purpose and audience.
307 words, about 2 min04Produce a selection of fluent and coherent writing which develops, sustains and structures ideas (AS 91475)
Domain: Produce a selection of fluent and coherent writing which develops, sustains and structures ideas - AS 91475, internal, 6 credits. You build a portfolio, not a single essay: several pieces, at least one developed at length, each with a clear purpose and audience you control.
328 words, about 2 min05Create and deliver a fluent and coherent oral text which develops, sustains and structures ideas (AS 91476)
Domain: Create and deliver a fluent and coherent oral text which develops, sustains and structures ideas - AS 91476, internal, 3 credits. The text can be a speech, seminar, performance, podcast, spoken-word piece or debate.
327 words, about 2 min06Create a fluent and coherent visual text which develops, sustains and structures ideas using verbal and visual language (AS 91477)
Domain: Create a fluent and coherent visual text which develops, sustains and structures ideas using verbal and visual language - AS 91477, internal, 3 credits. Formats include posters, short films, web pages, infographics, photo essays, comics or animation.
297 words, about 1 min07Respond critically to significant connections across texts, supported by evidence (AS 91478)
Domain: Respond critically to significant connections across texts, supported by evidence - AS 91478, internal, 4 credits. You select texts and a connecting thread, then argue what the connection reveals.
324 words, about 2 min08Develop an informed understanding of literature and/or language using critical texts (AS 91479)
Domain: Develop an informed understanding of literature and/or language using critical texts - AS 91479, internal, 4 credits. You read secondary material - scholarly essays, reviews, lectures, commentary on language use - and use it to sharpen your own reading of a literary or language text.
334 words, about 2 min09Respond critically to significant aspects of visual and/or oral text(s) through close reading (AS 91480)
Domain: Respond critically to significant aspects of visual and/or oral text(s) through close reading - AS 91480, internal, 3 credits. You analyse unfamiliar visual or oral texts: advertisements, posters, film stills, web pages, speeches, interviews, news clips, music videos.
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