C grade or higher in Stage 1 English for the full year
It is recommended that students wishing to take this course have achieved a C grade or higher in Stage 1 English for the full year.
In English students analyse the interrelationship of author, text, and audience, with an emphasis on how language and stylistic features shape ideas and perspectives in a range of contexts. They consider social, cultural, economic, historical, and/or political perspectives in texts and their representation of human experience and the world.
Students explore how the purpose of a text is achieved through application of text conventions and stylistic choices to position the audience to respond to ideas and perspectives. They have opportunities to reflect on their personal values and those of other people by responding to aesthetic and cultural aspects of texts from the contemporary world, from the past, and from Australian and other cultures.
Teachers develop a teaching and learning program based on the following areas of study:
Assessment School Assessment (70%)
Assessment Type 1: Responding to Texts (30%)
Assessment Type 2: Creating Texts (40%)
External Assessment (30%)
Assessment Type 3: Comparative Analysis (30%)
Students provide evidence of their learning through eight assessments, including the external assessment component. Students complete:
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