Course Outline:

This course has been divided into four units. The dominant theme of this course involves "The Individual in Society". Our relationship with others, ourselves, our families and our environment will be explored through a range of fiction and non-fiction texts.

Course Evaluation:

All work is assessed using the four categories of the Achievement Chart: Knowledge, Thinking, Communication and Application. Marks for individual assessment pieces will be reported using these categories. Marks will be weighted as shown below:

• Course Work (70%)
  • Writing (30%)
  • Performance Tests & Tasks (40%)
• Final Assessment (30%)
  • I.S.U. (15%)
  • Final Exam (15%)

NOTE:

If your teacher is using Marks Maestro, the following link will take you to the page where you may enter your Student Code and Password (available from the teacher) to access your marks: http://www.rredware.com/sm3reports.asp