Author: Jenny Thomas & Diane White

Publisher: Nelson Cengage Learning 2012

Format: Paperback

Pages: 172

Suitable: Year 12 NCEA Level 2

Description:

This new edition of Achievement English @ Year 12 is an integrated student book-workbook that is designed for effective learning to prepare students for NCEA Level 2 English assessments. It has a bright, highly visual, full colour presentation and includes both learning activities and assessment practice.

This book is written for the English Syllabus at NCEA Level 2. There is a strong focus on the skills required to understand and analyse written, oral and visual text. Students are also encouraged to develop their oral skills and creative writing. This book is particularly useful for those students who feel they need additional explanatory notes.

CONTENTS:

1. Year 12. You've survived NCEA Level One

2. Close Reading - learning to analyse significant aspets of Unfamiliar Text

3. Check It!

4. Close Reading - Let's recap the basics

5. Text Type 1: Prose

6. Text Type 2: Poetry

7. Test Type 3: Visual

8. Text Type 4: Oral

9. Compare...Contrast...Connect

10. Connections across texts

11. Understanding texts

12. Language Lists

13. Revision