Level 5: Advanced — Curriculum syllabus
Academic Excellence. Global Responsibility.
Welcome to Level 5: Advanced — the culmination of the Jurassic English™ journey.
This is the level of full Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP): the register of academic journals, university essays, legal argument, and intellectual debate. At Level 5, students engage in intertextual analysis — comparing how different authors, genres, and cultural traditions approach the same philosophical questions.
This year prepares students directly for international examinations — IB English, Cambridge Advanced, AP Literature — and for the demands of university-level academic writing. It is also, for students who began at Level 1, the completion of an extraordinary journey from first story to full academic voice.
Everything you need to know at a glance
Age Range
14+ years
CEFR Range
B2 → C1
Total Lessons
40 structured lessons per academic year
Lesson Duration
40–60 minutes per lesson
CEFR Progression
B2 → C1 (approx. 700–800+ instructional hours — Full CALP)
Cognitive Focus
Full CALP: nuance, subtext, academic synthesis, and the register of IB HL / Cambridge Advanced
Text Complexity
Diverse genres — memoir, satire, postcolonial fiction, scientific essay
Eco-Reasoning Strand
Systems thinking, ecological philosophy, and policy critique
Literature selected to develop real thinking
Every text is chosen because it raises questions that do not have easy answers. 10 core texts per year; 4 structured lessons per text.
Things Fall Apart
Achebe
Colonialism, cultural identity, and the cost of enforced change
1984
Orwell
Power, surveillance, language as control, and the possibility of truth
Beloved
Morrison
Memory, trauma, the legacy of slavery, and the ethics of witness
The Overstory
EcoPowers
Human-tree interdependence, ecological grief, and activist ethics
Braiding Sweetgrass (selected essays)
EcoKimmerer
Indigenous ecological knowledge, reciprocity, and the grammar of animacy
Additional texts: 5 additional titles are selected per WWL text criteria for diverse genres, intertextual analysis, and ecological philosophy. At minimum 2 eco-integrated units per year per UNESCO ESD requirement.
Term-by-term curriculum map
Term 1
Lessons 1–13 · Units 1–3
Intertextual analysis: postcolonial and dystopian frameworks compared
Full academic essay — counterargument, synthesis, and formal citation
Eco strand: The Overstory — ecological grief and activist ethics as philosophical positions
Ecological Anchor Question: 'What do humans owe to trees — and why?'
Term 2
Lessons 14–27 · Units 4–7
Genre diversity: memoir and scientific-literary essay as formal literary modes
Policy critique eco-reasoning: 'What systemic changes does this ecological crisis require, and who bears the cost?'
Systems Thinking Probe at full philosophical depth
Indigenous knowledge frameworks evaluated on their own terms
Term 3
Lessons 28–40 · Units 8–10
Extended research essay: multi-text thematic synthesis with formal citation
Final portfolio growth narrative: 'My reasoning journey across all levels of Jurassic English™'
CEFR C1 self-assessment
International examination preparation — IB, Cambridge Advanced, AP Literature
Assessment tracks the quality of reasoning.
All written justification tasks are assessed using the WWL Four-Level Reasoning Rubric.
Lesson Observation
Every lessonTeacher assesses intertextual reasoning, source evaluation, and philosophical positioning. Eco-pressing dialogue: 'What does this mean for the living world beyond the story?'
Academic Essay
Per unitMulti-paragraph with counterargument, synthesis, and citation. Feedback within 24 hours. Aligned to IB/Cambridge assessment criteria.
Policy Critique Reflection
Per eco unitFormal written argument: 'What systemic changes does this crisis require?' Assessed on philosophical depth, evidence quality, and systemic reasoning.
Research Essay
Terms 2 and 3Multi-text thematic synthesis with formal citation. Preparation for international examination extended essay or commentary formats.
Portfolio
Per unit × 10Best essay excerpt + eco-reasoning reflection per unit. Year-end: final growth narrative synthesising the full Jurassic English™ journey.
CEFR Self-Assessment
Each termStudent marks B2 / C1 descriptor grid. C1 readiness is confirmed through portfolio moderation, examination performance, and teacher assessment.
The standard applied to all written work
Emerging
States a position without support. Opinion only — no warrant. No textual evidence cited.
Developing
Cites evidence without clear connection. Evidence present; warrant absent or unclear.
Proficient
Links evidence to claim with clear reasoning. Claim + Evidence + Warrant all present. Evidence selected purposefully.
Advanced
Anticipates counterarguments; extends to broader implications. Full CEIW with multiple evidence points.
Systems thinking, ecological philosophy, and policy critique
At Level 5, eco-reasoning reaches full philosophical scope. The Overstory reconceives the relationship between human consciousness and the living world. Braiding Sweetgrass is engaged as a model of indigenous scientific and ethical reasoning that challenges and extends Western analytical traditions. Policy critique becomes a formal assessment task: 'What systemic changes does this ecological crisis require, and who bears the cost?'
Supporting Learning at Home
Engage your young adult as an intellectual equal — share articles, international news, and documentaries that connect directly to the texts they are studying.
Discuss ecological philosophy at home: 'Do you think forests have rights? What would Kimmerer say?'
Encourage reading across international news sources in English — Level 5 reasoning requires multi-perspectival information literacy.
Ask your child to share and genuinely defend a counterargument they wrote — respond as if you are the opposition in a formal debate.
If your child has been in Jurassic English™ since Level 1, take time to celebrate an extraordinary intellectual journey — from first sentences to academic essays.
Where this level fits
Coming from
Level 4: Mastery
Leading to
University / International Examinations (IB HL, Cambridge C1 Advanced, AP Literature)
Readiness for the next stage
Level 5 completers with Advanced-level portfolio work and demonstrated CEFR C1 competency are fully prepared for international English examinations. The WWL Growth Narrative portfolio provides documentation of sustained reasoning development for university and scholarship applications.
Enquire about this level
Interested in introducing Level 5: Advanced at your school? Contact us to discuss teacher training, school licensing, and curriculum review.
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