A Unit Standards pathway to NCEA Level 1 Literacy
To gain their Level 1 Literacy via Unit Standards, students must achieve all 3 of the Unit Standards you see in the plan below (26622, 26624 and 26625).
Together, they are worth the 10 credits required for Level 1 Literacy.
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Choose any 3 tasks from the COLUMN below to achieve this Writing standard.
Blues and Browns
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US26622 Writing:
Write a response to Jane Elliott's classroom experience.
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Brush with Death
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US26622 Writing:
Write an Incident Report. Combo with US3490 Complete an Incident Report. Boom!
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Choose any 3 tasks from the COLUMN below to achieve this Reading standard.
US26624 Reading:
Read an article about a NZ school who tried Jane Elliott's experiment!
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US26624 Reading:
Read an article about the mistakes made in the film.
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US26622 Writing:
Write a lead newspaper article.
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Work It!
Activities focus on skills needed for gaining work.
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US26622 Writing:
Write a Curriculum Vitae. Combo with US504 Produce a CV. Yipee!
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US26624 Reading:
Read job advertisements.
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US26622 Writing:
Write a cover letter (to accompany a CV. Combo with US10792 Write Formal Personal Correspondence. Woohoo!
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Tech Me
These activities are about the way technology is ingrained in our lives.
US26622 Writing:
Students use Google forms to survey peers about technology use, then write a report about the results.
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First Aid
Activities focus on learning and thinking about First Aid skills.
US26624 Reading:
Read tips on interviews.
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US26624 Reading:
Read an article about a young man who sold a kidney so that he could pay for a new iphone.
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US26624 Reading:
Read instructions on medicines.
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Choose any 3 tasks from the COLUMN below to achieve this Speaking standard.
NB - At least one 1-1, and one 'group'.
US26625 Speaking:
Informal interview between teacher and student (about the experiment). Combo with US1293 Informal Interview! Yay!
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US26625 Speaking:
Informal interview between police (teacher) and student (posing as driver) Combo with US1293 Informal Interview! Awesome!
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US26625 Speaking:
Small GROUP task to problem-solve, as many companies do to assess candidate communication skills.
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US26625 Speaking:
Be interviewed for work.
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US26625 Speaking:
Small group discussion about technology use in the students' year group.
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US26625 Speaking:
Small group discussion to come to a consensus about what should be in an emergency and a medical kit.
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