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=What will be in the NCEA External Examinations in November:=
 * 1) ====90849 1.1 **Write an essay** to "show understanding of specified aspect(s) of studied writtten text(s) using evidence". Write at least 350 words **in one hour.** If you'd like Merit or Excellence try for a 500+ word count.====
 * 2) ====90850 1.2 **Write an essay** to "show understanding of specified aspect(s) of studied visual or oral text(s) using supporting evidence".This essay is different from the written text(s) essay in that you MUST write about techniques - oral/verbal and visual features to reach Achieved level.Write at least 350 words **in one hour**. If you'd like Merit or Excellence try for a 500+ word count.====
 * 3) ====90851 **Read three texts**, two prose - fiction and non-fiction and one poem - and **write answers to questions** about each one. **Take one hour.**====

Each essay you write in the external examination is worth **FOUR credits**, so it is a good idea to get plenty of practice to ensure that you can pass the standard. PRACTISE, PRACTISE, PRACTISE. A few drives down the road won't get you your driver's licence!

=PLEASE PLAN ALL ESSAYS! There will be a planning page for you to use.=

The planning page is not marked, but essay planning will help you write a well structured, persuasive literary essay.
==== **Resources** - exemplars, sample assessments and assessment schedules for external examinations are found [|here] on the NZQA website.====

='Studyit' website= ====This is a New Zealand site where you can find information for English, Maths and Science at Levels 1, 2 and 3. Resources for the new 2011 standards are not yet up for English, but keep checking. There will be essays posted from previous years which will be useful as we approach externals.==== ====Click here for [|StudyIt]====

Resource pages for each standard can be accessed here:

90849 1.1 Written text(s)

90850 1.2 Oral and Visual Text(s)

90851 1.3 Close read unfamiliar written texts