Level 1 Subject Selection for 2021
PLANNING A COURSE FOR NCEA LEVEL 1
1. Your Compulsory Subjects:
- Religious Studies
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
2. Choose 4 Option Subjects in order of preference from:
- Building Construction
- Commerce
- Computing
- Empower
- Geography
- Health
- History
- Hospitality
- Music
- Physical Education
- Visual Art
3. Fill in Your Option Choice Form
This will be done electronically in the last week of Term 3.
4. Important School Policies for NCEA at LAC
Please refer to your Student Diary for the NCEA Policies at LAC. In general, LAC subject areas do not provide an opportunity for reassessment of internal achievement standards. You need to be aware of the Policies for Authenticity, Resubmission, Appeals, Absences and Lateness, and checking records of your results.
5. Selecting your Courses
Not all courses offered, will run. It will depend on the number of students selecting the course and the availability of staffing. Select courses very carefully as it may be difficult to change courses at a later time.
6. Entry Requirements
Please note that the entry requirements listed for subjects are to provide students guidance for subject selection. These requirements will help students to understand prior learning that will enable the best possibility for success. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact Mrs Aiono or the relevant Leader of Learning.
7. STAR, Gateway and Te Kura
Students who wish to do specific work experience and placements in a career area need to contact Mrs Aiono, who will provide you with what needs to happen next. If there is a subject not offered at LAC that you would like to do, contact Mrs King, who will explain what needs to happen from there. These options are only for students who fit the criteria for this type of study and are committed and self-motivated. Contact with parents/caregivers will also be made to ensure this decision has been discussed.
Have a question?
If you have questions regarding your child's subject options contact Greg Woollaston: gregw@lac.school.nzBuilding Construction “BConstructive” Level 1
Qualification:
Building Construction Level 1 (Unit Standards)
Entry Requirement:
None, but students find it easier if they have taken Woodwork in the previous year.
Course Description:
The “BConstructive” course is designed as a progressive pathway for students wanting to integrate into a wide range of trade related occupations when they leave school, but not limited to these students. It is mostly a practical based course in the workshop.
The course is a total of 22 credits, which must be gained to achieve the certificate. These credits will be offered in English, Maths and the Woodwork shop.
The following Unit Standards will be offered:
| US No. | Level | No. of Projects | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 12932 | 2 | 2 | Construct timber garden furniture as BCATS projects | 8 |
| US 24352 Compulsory | 1 | 1 | Apply Safe Working Practices in Construction | 2 |
| US 24355 Compulsory | 1 | 1 | Knowledge of Construction & Manufacturing Materials Used | 4 |
| US 24356 Compulsory | 1 | 1 | Apply Workshop Procedures & processes for Projects | 8 |
| US 25919 | 1 | 1 | Use hardware and Fastenings for a BCATS project | 2 |
| US 12927 | 2 | 2 | Hand tools | 6 |
| Total Credits offered | 22 |
Commerce Level 1
Qualification:
NCEA Level 1 Achievement Standards –This subject provides you with the opportunity to gain credits towards the National Certificate of Educational Achievement.
Entry Requirement:
This subject has open entry with it being preferable for students to have achieved Year 10 English.
Course Description:
Accounting enables students to develop the knowledge and skills to manage and communicate the financial affairs of individuals, communities, and businesses.
Business Studies enables students to appreciate the issues that challenge businesses and stakeholders. In a rapidly changing world, it is important that citizens are able to make informed and rational decisions about business matters.
Economics enables students to gain an understanding of everyday microeconomic choices consumers, producers, and government need to make, because of scarcity, and the implications of these choices for society. Students are introduced to the supply and demand model, using it to support predictions they make about the effect of choices on society.
Achievement Standards that will be drawn from for an assessment programme:
| Standard No. | Version | Level | Credits | Lit/ Num | Full Title | Internal/ External |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS 90840 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Apply the marketing mix to a new or existing product | ||
| AS 90841 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Investigate aspects of human resource processes in a business | ||
| AS 909842 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Carry out and review a product based business activity within a classroom context with direction | ||
| AS 90976 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Demonstrate understanding of accounting concepts for small entities | ||
| AS 90980 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Interpret accounting information for sole proprietors. | ||
| AS 90982 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Demonstrate understanding of cash management for a small entity | ||
| AS 90983 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Demonstrate understanding of consumer choices, using scarcity and/or demand | ||
| AS 90984 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Demonstrate understanding of decisions a producer makes about production | ||
| AS 90985 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Demonstrate understanding of producer choices using supply | ||
| AS 90986 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Demonstrate understanding of how consumer, producer and/or government choices affect society, using market equilibrium | ||
| Total Credits offered |
Computing Level 1
Qualification: NCEA Level 1 Computing; Contributes to the National Certificate in Computing Level 3.
Entry Requirement: Open Entry
Course Description:
This subject introduces students to the topic of computing and teaches them the skills to participate in an Information Technology society. It also teaches them valuable and essential skills that can be transferred to many other fields of learning.
Unit Standards (US) and Achievement Standards (AS) that will be drawn from for an assessment programme.
| Standard No. | Version | Level | Credits | Lit/ Num | Full Title | Internal/ External |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 101 | 7 | 1 | 3 | Develop and use keyboarding skills to enter text MS Office 2016 | ||
| US 504 | 6 | 1 | 2 | Produce a CV | ||
| US 2780 | 8 | 1 | 3 | Demonstrate and apply knowledge of a personal computer system | ||
| US 2792 | 8 | 1 | 2 | Produce simple desktop published documents using templates | ||
| US 5946 | 8 | 1 | 3 | Use computer technology to create and deliver a presentation from given content. | ||
| AS 91071 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Implement basic procedures to produce a specified digital information outcome | ||
| AS 91072 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Demonstrate understanding of digital media | ||
| AS 91073 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Implement basic procedures to produce a specified digital media outcome (Digital Technologies 1.43) | ||
| AS 91075 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Construct a plan for a Basic Computer Program for a specified task (Digital Technologies 1.45) | ||
| AS 91076 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Construct a basic computer program for a specified task (Digital Technologies 1.46) | ||
| Total Credits offered |
Empower Level 1, 2 & 3
Qualification:
NCEA Level 3 Unit Standards – This subject provides you with the opportunity to gain credits towards the National Certificate of Educational Achievement
Entry Requirement:
Entry is open for this subject. However, ‘Empower’ students should be highly motivated, with a genuine interest in improving their overall wellbeing and/or achieving personal fitness/sporting goals.
Course Description:
Students will gain insight into the fundamental skills & knowledge essential to the sport & fitness industry. It will cover elements related to training & fitness principles, training techniques, fitness testing, exercise prescription & instruction. This will provide them with the ability to maintain or develop personal fitness, in addition to, assisting others with personal fitness goals.
Students will also be trained as entry-level fitness/training mentors for the LAC fitness department & wider LAC community.
Unit Standards that will be drawn from for an assessment programme:
| Standard No. | Version | Level | Credits | Lit/ Num | Full Title | Internal/ External |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 30933 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Demonstrate exercise and stretching techniques | ||
| US 30935 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Develop and implement an exercise plan for personal physical fitness | ||
| US 30936 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Demonstrate knowledge of the purpose and protocols of exercise testing | ||
| US 30934 | 1 | 3 | 10 | Select and instruct pre-designed exercise programmes | ||
| Total Credits offered |
English Level 1
Qualification:
NCEA Level 1 Achievement Standards –This subject provides you with the opportunity to gain credits towards the National Certificate of Educational Achievement.
Entry Requirement:
None
Course Description:
English is about connecting with others and their ideas and communicating our own. In this course, students will learn to communicate through accurate, correctly structured language. They will use books, films and texts to make them think about the world and their own place in it.
Achievement Standards that will be drawn from for an assessment programme:
| Standard No. | Version | Level | Credits | Lit/ Num | Full Title | Internal/ External |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS 90849 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Show understanding of specified aspect(s) of studied written text(s), using supporting evidence | ||
| AS 90850 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Show understanding of specified aspect(s) of studied visual or oral text(s), using supporting evidence | ||
| AS 90851 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Show understanding of significant aspects of unfamiliar written text(s) through close reading, using supporting evidence | ||
| AS 90052 | 5 | 1 | 3 | Produce creative writing | ||
| AS 90053 | 5 | 1 | 3 | Produce formal writing | ||
| AS 90852 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Explain significant connections across texts, using supporting evidence | ||
| AS 90854 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Form personal responses to independently read texts, supported by evidence | ||
| AS 90855 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Create a visual text | ||
| AS 90857 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Construct and deliver an oral text | ||
| Total Credits offered |
Geography Level 1
Qualification:
NCEA Level 1 Achievement Standards – This subject provides you with the opportunity to gain credits towards the National Certification of Educational Achievement.
Entry Requirements:
Entry to this subject is based on students passing the Year 10 Social Studies exams.
Course Description:
Geography is the study of the environment as the home of people. It seeks to interpret the world and how it changes over time – past, present, and future. It explores the relationships and connections between people and both natural and cultural environments. Geography investigates the ways in which features are arranged on the earth’s surface. It describes and explains the patterns and processes that create them. Students learn to think spatially and use maps, visual images and new technologies, including geographical information systems (GIS), to obtain, present and analyse information.
Achievement Standards that will be drawn from for an assessment programme:
| Standard No. | Version | Level | Credits | Lit/ Num | Full Title | Internal/ External |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS 91007 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Demonstrate geographic understanding of environments that have been shaped by extreme natural event(s). | ||
| AS 91008 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Demonstrate geographic understanding of population concepts. | ||
| AS 91009 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Demonstrate geographic understanding of the sustainable use of an environment. | ||
| AS 91010 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Apply concepts and basic geographic skills to demonstrate understanding of a given environment. | ||
| AS 91011 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Conduct geographic research, with direction | ||
| AS 91012 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Describe aspects of a contemporary New Zealand geographic issue. | ||
| AS 91013 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Describe aspects of a geographic topic at a global scale | ||
| AS 91014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Apply spatial analysis, with direction, to solve a geographic problem. | ||
| Total Credits offered |
Health Level 1
Qualification:
NCEA Level 1 Achievement Standards – This subject provides you with the opportunity to gain credits towards the National Certificate of Educational Achievement.
Entry Requirement:
This subject has open entry with it being preferable for students to have achieved Year 10 English.
Course Description:
Health Education enables students to focus on the dimensions of hauora and the application of the concept to a range of contexts. They also consider how the dimensions of hauora interrelate.
Students develop a basic understanding of a socio-ecological perspective through considering personal, interpersonal, community, and societal influences on well-being and strategies for enhancing well-being.
Achievement Standards that will be drawn from, for an assessment programme:
| Standard No. | Version | Level | Credits | Lit/ Num | Full Title | Internal/ External |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS 90971 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Take action to enhance an aspect of personal well-being | ||
| AS 90973 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Demonstrate understanding of interpersonal skills used to enhance relationships | ||
| AS 90974 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Demonstrate understanding of strategies for promoting positive sexuality | ||
| AS 90975 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Demonstrate understanding of issues to make health-enhancing decisions in drug-related situations | ||
| AS 91097 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Demonstrate understanding of ways in which well-being can change and strategies to support well-being | ||
| Total Credits offered |
History Level 1
Qualification:
NCEA Level 1 Achievement Standards – This subject provides you with the opportunity to gain credits towards the National Certificate of Educational Achievement
Entry Requirement:
Entry is open for this subject. Where limited places are available in Level 1 History, student’s marks from the previous year will be considered for prioritising entry.
Course Description:
Where possible, history encompasses events occurring in New Zealand and/or global events involving or influencing New Zealanders.
Students are encouraged to question accepted interpretations of the past and to consider contesting theories of historians and commentators.
History equips students with knowledge and skills that are valuable and useful throughout life. These include research techniques, the skills needed to process and synthesise varied and complex materials, the skills needed to give clear and effective oral and written presentations, and the ability to articulate ideas and make them clear to others.
With these skills, students enhance their employability and are able to participate actively and critically in their societies.
Achievement Standards that will be drawn from for an assessment programme:
| Standard No. | Version | Level | Credits | Lit/ Num | Full Title | Internal/ External |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS 91001 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Carry out an investigation of an historical event, or place, of significance to New Zealanders. | ||
| AS 91002 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Demonstrate understanding of an historical event, or place, of significance to New Zealanders. | ||
| AS 91003 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Interpret sources of an historical event of significance to New Zealanders. | ||
| AS 91004 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Demonstrate understanding of different perspectives of people in an historical event of significance to New Zealanders. | ||
| AS 91005 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Describe the causes and consequences of an historical event | ||
| AS 91006 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Describe how a significant historical event affected New Zealand society. | ||
| Total Credits offered |
Hospitality Level 1
Qualification:
NCEA Level 1 Unit Standards Course –This subject provides you with the opportunity to gain credits towards the National Certificate of Educational Achievement.
Entry Requirement:
None
Course Description:
Level 1 Hospitality follows the Unit Standard course framework. All learning materials are given to each student by an outside school supplier; Service IQ. During this course, students explore the different strands founded in the Hospitality Industry, in relations to food safety, food handling, knife skills and basic cookery skills. The Units offered during 2021 are subject to change as they will be dependent on students’ interests.
Unit Standards that will be drawn from for an assessment programme:
| Standard No. | Version | Level | Credits | Lit/ Num | Full Title | Internal/ External |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 21059 | v4 | 1 | 2 | Demonstrate knowledge of knife care, use, storage and carrying for the hospitality industry | ||
| US 15892 | v5 | 1 | 5 | Demonstrate knowledge of terminology used for food and recipes in Commercial Cookery | ||
| US 15895 | v4 | 1 | 2 | Demonstrate knowledge of boiling and baking in the commercial catering industry | ||
| US 15921 | v5 | 1 | 3 | Prepare and cook a cake, a sponge and a batch of scones in the hospitality industry | ||
| US 15901 | v5 | 1 | 3 | Prepare and present fruit and vegetables in the hospitality industry | ||
| US 19770 | V4 | 1 | 3 | Prepare and present egg and cheese dishes in the hospitality industry | ||
| AS 90959 | v3 | 1 | 5 | Demonstrate knowledge of practices and strategies to address food handling issues | ||
| AS 90956 | v3 | 1 | 5 | Demonsrtate knowledge of an individual’s nutritional needs | ||
| Total Credits offered |
Mathematics Level 1
Qualification:
This subject provides you with the opportunity to gain credits towards the National Certificate of Educational Achievement Level 1.
Entry Requirement:
None. Placement into one of the courses listed below will be decided after consultation with students and the Learning Leader of Mathematics.
Course Description:
This subject aims to develop skills, concepts and understanding to enable students to use mathematics with confidence. There are compulsory workbooks, and classwork and homework will be undertaken in these.
Course A
This course is made up of 3 internally assessed standards and 2 externally assessed standards.
| Standard No. | Version | Level | Credits | Lit/ Num | Full Title | Internal/ External |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS 91028 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Investigate relationships between tables, equations and graphs | ||
| AS 91029 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Apply linear algebra in solving problems | ||
| AS 91032 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Apply right-angled triangles in solving measurement problems | ||
| AS 91035 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Investigate a given multivariate data set using the statistical enquiry cycle | ||
| AS 91037 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Demonstrate understanding of chance and data. | ||
| Total Credits offered |
Mathematics Level 1 Course B
This course is made up of 4 internally assessed standards and 1 externally assessed standard.
| Standard No. | Version | Level | Credits | Lit/ Num | Full Title | Internal/ External |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS91026 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Apply numeric reasoning in solving problems. | ||
| AS 91029 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Apply linear algebra in solving problems | ||
| AS 91032 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Apply right-angled triangles in solving measurement problems | ||
| AS 91035 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Investigate a given multivariate data set using the statistical enquiry cycle | ||
| AS 91037 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Demonstrate understanding of chance and data. | ||
| Total Credits offered |
Mathematics Level 1 Course C
This course is made up of three internal unit standards that as a complete package will enable students to gain the numeracy requirements for NCEA Level 1.
| Standard No. | Version | Level | Credits | Lit/ Num | Full Title | Internal/ External |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 26623 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Use number to solve problems | ||
| US 26626 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Interpret statistical information for a purpose. | ||
| US 26627 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Use measurements to solve problems. | ||
| Total Credits offered |
Music Level 1
Qualification:
NCEA Level 1 Achievement Standards –This subject provides you with the opportunity to gain credits towards the National Certificate of Educational Achievement.
Entry Requirement:
Open entry, with it being preferable that students will have:
- Learnt a musical instrument for at least two years previously and be having current tuition on a musical instrument.
- Successfully completed Year 10 Music.
Course Description:
Students will:
- Be expected to undertake all 20 credits – school trial exams will guide entries to the final exams.
- Prepare two pieces of music to play on their own through their music instrumental tuition.
- Participate in a performing music group throughout the year.
- Prepare one piece of music as a member of a group for assessment.
- Develop composition skills so that they can compose two original pieces of music either on their own or as a collaborative effort.
- Develop skills in writing melodies, rhythms, chords that they hear.
- Develop skills in identifying features in musical scores of different styles of music.
- Study different styles of music from different eras and describe elements and performance features of the music.
Achievement Standards that will be drawn from for an assessment programme:
| Standard No. | Version | Level | Credits | Lit/ Num | Full Title | Internal/ External |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS 91090 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Perform two pieces of music as a featured soloist | ||
| AS 91091 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Demonstrate ensemble skills through performing a piece of music as a member of a group | ||
| AS 91092 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Compose two original pieces of music | ||
| AS 91093 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Demonstrate aural and theoretical skills through transcription | ||
| AS 91094 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Demonstrate knowledge of conventions used in music scores | ||
| AS 91095 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Demonstrate knowledge of two music works from contrasting contexts | ||
| Total Credits offered |
Physical Education Level 1
Qualification:
NCEA Level 1 Achievement Standards – This subject provides you with the opportunity to gain credits towards the National Certificate of Educational Achievement.
Entry Requirement:
None
Course Description:
This course provides students with opportunities to explore biophysical principles applications. Students will also promote physical activity and develop leadership skills. By learning in, through, and about movement, students come to understand that movement is integral to human expression and that it contributes to people’s pleasure and enhances their lives. They learn to understand, appreciate, and move their bodies, relate positively to others, and demonstrate constructive attitudes and values.
This learning takes place as they engage in play, games, sport, exercise, recreation, adventure, and expressive movement in diverse physical and social environments. Physical education encourages students to participate in movement experiences that promote and support the development of physical and social skills.
Course costs:
Approximately $200 – camp
Achievement Standards that will be drawn from for an assessment programme:
| Standard No. | Version | Level | Credits | Lit/ Num | Full Title | Internal/ External |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS 90962 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Participate actively in a variety of physical activities and explain factors that influence own participation | ||
| AS 90963 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Demonstrate the understanding of the function of the body as it relates to the performance of physical activity | ||
| AS 90964 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Demonstrate quality movement in the performance of a physical activity | ||
| AS 90966 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Demonstrate interpersonal skills in a group and explain how these skills impact on others. | ||
| AS 90968 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Demonstrate, and show understanding of, responsible behaviour for safety during outdoor education activities. | ||
| Total Credits offered |
Religious Studies Level 1
Qualification:
NCEA Level 1 Achievement Standards –This subject provides you with the opportunity to gain credits towards the National Certificate of Educational Achievement.
Course Requirement:
None
Course Description:
Students will participate in a range of activities to get to know the Bible better. They will also describe the key beliefs of a religious tradition and what beliefs people have about God. Students will be encouraged to describe the features of a sacred text which will involve looking at the construction and purpose of a section of the Bible – in this case, the Book of Romans. As well as this, they will look at the ethical principles of a Christian tradition, looking at the Biblical principles of dating – how does God want us to treat our date and ourselves in a dating situation.
Achievement Standards that will be drawn from for an assessment programme:
| Standard No. | Version | Level | Credits | Lit/ Num | Full Title | Internal/ External |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS90816 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Describe the purpose of a sacred text | ||
| AS 90818 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Describe the application of the key ethical principle(s) of a religious tradition to an issue | ||
| AS 90819 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Describe key beliefs of a religious tradition | ||
| AS 90817 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Describe a significant development within a religious tradition | ||
| Total Credits offered |
Science Level 1
Qualification:
NCEA Level 1 Achievement Standards –This subject provides you with the opportunity to gain credits towards the National Certificate of Educational Achievement.
Entry Requirement:
None
Course Description: This class covers a general look at the three main disciplines in science those, being Chemistry, Physics and Biology. The topics covered form a good basis for further study at Level 2.
Achievement Standards that will be drawn from for an assessment programme:
| Standard No. | Version | Level | Credits | Lit/ Num | Full Title | Internal/ External |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS 90925 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Carry out a practical investigation in a biological context, with direction | ||
| AS 90930 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Carry out a practical chemistry investigation, with direction | ||
| AS 90935 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Carry out a practical physics investigation that leads to a linear mathematical relationship, with direction | ||
| AS 90940 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Demonstrate understanding of aspects of mechanics | ||
| AS 90943 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Investigate implications of heat for everyday life | ||
| AS 90944 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Demonstrate understanding of aspects of acids and bases | ||
| AS 90948 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Demonstrate understanding of biological ideas relating to genetic variation | ||
| AS 90949 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Life processes of plants and environmental factors that affect them. | ||
| AS 90950 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Investigate biological ideas relating to interactions between humans and microorganisms | ||
| Total Credits offered |
Visual Art Level 1
Qualification:
NCEA Level 1 Achievement Standards –This subject provides you with the opportunity to gain credits towards the National Certificate of Educational Achievement.
Entry Requirements:
- Students will have successfully completed Year 9 Core Art.
- Students will have ideally taken either digital or visual art as a year 10 option.
Course Description:
Students will:
- Prepare a 2panel portfolio of their own artwork to submit for the external Achievement Standard.
- Prepare 1 workbook of original drawings for internal assessment.
- Develop composition skills so that they can compose original pieces of artwork on their own and as a collaborative effort.
- Develop skills in composition, drawing and painting.
- Develop skills in identifying features in the works of New Zealand artists of different periods.
- Study different New Zealand art movements from different eras and describe visual elements and motifs of each.
Achievement Standards that will be drawn from for an assessment programme:
| Standard No. | Version | Level | Credits | Lit/ Num | Full Title | Internal/ External |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS 90914 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Use drawing methods and skills for recording information using wet and dry media. | ||
| AS 90915 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Use drawing conventions to develop work in more than one field of practice. | ||
| AS 90916 | 3 | 1 | 12 | Produce a body of work informed by established practice, which develops ideas, using a range of media. | ||
| AS 91325 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Produce a resolved work that demonstrates control of skills appropriate to cultural conventions. (optional standard) | ||
| Total Credits offered |