Level 3 Response to Written Texts Learning Workbook covers the NCEA Level 3 Achievement Standard 91472 (English 3.1) New Zealand Curriculum, ‘Respond critically to specified aspect(s) of studied written text(s), supported by evidence’.
To meet the requirements of this standard in the externally assessed exam, students will be required to write a structured essay in response to a specified topic. The activities have been designed to guide students as they learn to analyse and interpret written texts. This workbook provides students with a range of strategies to use, whether they are responding to prose, drama or poetry – or to a combination of text types. This Workbook features brief notes and clear explanations, exemplars from a range of published work, exercises to help students develop their ability to respond critically to written texts, an index for important terms and definitions.