English Advanced

Preliminary Course

Reading to Write - Transition to Senior English

Students explore a wide variety of texts and develop skills in analysis and written expression. This module is common to both the English Standard and Advanced courses. 

Narratives that Shape our World and Critical Study of Literature 

These are two mandatory modules in which students explore, examine and analyse texts. They consider and evaluate the ways in which texts and contexts shape and are shaped by different attitudes and values. 

HSC Course

Common Module - Texts and Human Experiences 

This module is common to English Advanced, Standard and Studies courses where students analyse and explore texts and apply skills in synthesis.

Module A - Textual Conversations

Module B - Critical Study of Literature

Module C - The Craft of Writing

Each of the modules explore particular aspects of shaping meaning, students engage and respond to and compose texts for different audiences, purposes and contexts.

The Year 11 school-based assessment program will consist of a maximum of three assessment tasks requiring students to respond in written and multi-modal formats. A Preliminary Examination will occur in Term 3 of the Preliminary course. 

The Year 12 school-based assessment program will consist of a maximum of four assessment tasks and will require students to respond in written and multi-modal formats. 

Tasks will consist of analytical, creative and reflective responses and may include stimulus material and/or unseen texts. 

A Trial Higher School Certificate Examination will be conducted in Term 3 of the HSC course. 

Topics, task weightings and specific requirements for each course are distributed to students via their Assessment Handbook.

The HSC examination will consist of two written examination papers worth 100 marks.

Preliminary English Advanced course requires students to study a range of types of texts drawn from prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts. Students are expected  to support their study of texts with their own wide reading.

HSC English Advanced course requires to closely study four prescribed texts, one drawn from each of the following categories: Shakespearean drama, prose fiction and poetry or drama. The remaining text may be film, media or nonfiction text or may be selected from one of the categories above. The selection of texts for Module C: The Craft of Writing may be drawn from any types of texts and do not contribute to the pattern of prescribed texts for the course requirements. Students must study one related text of their own choosing in the common module: Texts and Human Experiences.

The first 50 students at the end of Semester 1 will be offered a letter of recommendation for this course. Discussion with the English Leader of Learning will be required for students who wish to undertake English Advanced and who do not receive a letter of recommendation.