Turning up the Heat - English and Social Science
Courses Description
Head of Pathway: Mr G. Van den Hoeven, Ms L. Neveling.
What You Will Learn
Understand the causes and impacts of climate change, and why it's an issue of environmental justice. Develop your skills in analysing visual texts and expressing your views through writing and oral presentations.
In This Course You Will
- Explore Climate Change: Delve into the causes and effects of climate change and its broader implications.
- Engage with Visual Texts: Analyse videos and movies related to climate change to understand different perspectives.
- Express Your Opinions: Write about your views on climate change, justifying why it's a critical issue.
- Become a Climate Champion: Deliver an oral presentation on climate solutions and how we can make a difference.
You Will Like This Course If
You are passionate about making a difference in the fight against climate change, enjoy engaging with visual media, and want to improve your writing and presentation skills to advocate for climate justice.
Disclaimer
The standards offered are correct at the time of writing. These are subject to change depending on student selections.
We endeavour to run all courses but are subject to minimise class sizes. Maximum class sizes apply. Once a course is full alternative selections are needed.
Course context or content may change by the start of the year.
Once a student makes their selections and confirms these, any changes must be accompanied by a letter of support from Whanau and are subject to available spaces in courses.
All Junior Bilingual students must select the literacy and numeracy modules in the language of their pathway each trimester and one other integrated language module (3 out of 4 of their modules must be bilingual).
All senior Bilingual students must take all modules available in the language of their pathway.