Subject description
The study of English requires students to engage with a variety of texts to interpret, create, evaluate and discuss meaning in a wide variety contexts. These include literary texts and various types of media texts, films, poems, novels and plays. Abstract themes and issues are explored through higher order reasoning, critical analysis, and creative expression.
Out of class requirements
In an average week, students will need to complete 1-2 hours of homework and/or revision of in-class content. During assessment weeks, some class time will be used for drafting and conferencing but students will need to complete additional drafting and prepare their final submission at home.
What’s important for this subject
The Australian Curriculum determines three important strands of knowledge in the study of English:
Language: knowing about the English language.
Literature: understanding, appreciating, responding to, analysing and creating literature.
Literacy: expanding the repertoire of English usage.
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Unit 1 - Perspectives in Texts |
Cultural experiences are investigated through myths and legends. Students will explore the perspective of a character in a myth or legend studied in class.
| Cultural experiences are explored through literary appreciation.
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Unit 2 - Texts in Culture
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Through reviewing folklore, students identify contemporary relevance and persuade their audience to agree with their perspective.
| Ideas of marginalisation, displacement and belonging will be explored through studying a literary work. Students will produce a narrative photo story that explores an event from a minor character’s perspective.
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Unit 3 - Text Connections
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In this unit, students explore music as a tool for social change. The assessment for this unit is a short response exam where students will analyse and interpret how songs create social change.
| Students explore the elements of cinematography through film.
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Unit 4 - Literary Texts |
Through engaging with a novel, students will explore the art of persuasion.
| In this unit, students explore the literary hero, hero’s journey, hero archetypes and qualities of a hero, through various text types.
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