It is recommended that students wishing to take this course have achieved a C grade or higher in Stage 1 Essential English or Stage 1 English for the full year.
Essential English is designed for students planning to pursue a career in a range of trades or vocational pathways, and those intending to continue their study of English at Stage 2. There is an emphasis on communication, comprehension, analysis, and text creation.
In Stage 2 Essential English students respond to and create texts in and for a range of personal, social, cultural, community, and/or workplace contexts.
Students understand and interpret information, ideas, and perspectives in texts and consider ways in which language choices are used to create meaning.
Teachers develop a teaching and learning program based on the following areas of study:
School Assessment (70%)
Assessment Type 1: Responding to Texts (30%)
Assessment Type 2: Creating Texts (40%)
External Assessment (30%)
Assessment Type 3: Language Study (30%)
Students provide evidence of their learning through seven assessments, including the external assessment component. Students complete:
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