English

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Through the study of English, students learn about the power, value and art of the English language for communication, learning and enjoyment. Developing proficiency in English enables students to become confident communicators, critical and imaginative thinkers and lifelong learners. Students develop their language skills through activities involving speaking and listening, reading and writing, and viewing and representing. They learn about language and literature through working with a wide range of print, spoken, visual, media, multimedia and digital texts.

The below is for teachers of English across Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong. The links will take you to resources to support the teaching of the English syllabuses.

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The Common Module- Yr 12 English Advanced, Standard and Studies

Students should be reading a range of texts then responding personally - perhaps in a reading log - to the way in which human qualities, emotions, experiences and behaviour have been represented.

There is one prescribed text set for study so students could read/view this text and develop their deep understanding of its form, style and language features, as well as the context and purpose of the composer.

Remember in reviewing the text to further explore what human experiences spring from the text and add to your class notes any fresh observations and/or deeper understandings of what has already been explored in class.

Students can review their assessment from Term 4, taking teacher feedback into account, rework the task and build on understandings.


English Standard and Advanced

Year 11 students

  • You should be completing the Reading to Write unit. The focus here is on developing a deeper understanding of the purpose, context and potential audience of a composer, then using that understanding in composing writing yourself.

  • If you have a school-based topic or booklet then continue to read the included texts and respond to them in imaginative, persuasive and discursive writing.

  • For a totally independent student you could choose an approach such as political voice.

  • Explore a range of texts (poetry, speeches, short stories, songs) where the composers have attempted to have a political say. Research their contexts, purposes and styles then use these as a basis for experimenting with your own political voice.

  • Students can access the pobble365 website and practise their creative writing and language skills.

Year 12 students

  • You may be working on Module A, Module B or Module C - Craft of Writing.

  • For Module A students should:

    • Consult the module description in the syllabus and focus on developing an informed understanding of their prescribed texts.

    • Independent work could involve research into the way in which language has been used to represent identity in that key text.

    • Students should respond personally by writing imaginative texts that explore their own personal and cultural identity.

  • Module B requires a deep knowledge of the single prescribed text.

    • To develop this critical appreciation independently students could develop a reading or viewing journal and record personal responses as they read.

    • Then students could research and take notes on the specific features of the text's form, style and language that make it unique and engaging.

  • Most Module C prescribed texts are freely available.

    • Students could read, research their style, form and use of techniques then practise utilising these in their own writing.

    • Students can use the stimulus and writing activities on the pobble365 website to improve their creative writing skills.


English Extension 1

Year 11 students

  • You should be completing the Texts, Culture and Value topic or the Independent Research Project.

  • Students should continue working on their Texts, culture and values module, studying their texts identified as their prescribed text in class and reading a wide variety of texts to support their knowledge of their elective.

  • They could also concurrently be working on their independent research project. This is an independent task and could be completed (with refined and continued feedback by their teacher) whilst learning from home.

  • Students can use this time to source academic articles from State Library, with regard to their projects or topic areas of interest connected to their texts.

Year 12 students

  • You should be completing the Literary Worlds topic and an Elective Study.

  • Students should have an understanding of whether the common module is being taught concurrently (with the other module) or a stand alone.

  • Their elective/module (eg: worlds of upheaval, literary mindscapes, literary homelands, intersecting worlds) study can continue through analysis of the texts they are studying and reading a wide variety of texts to support their knowledge of the elective.

  • Students should be working on their imaginative writing skills through short succinct styled writing, that accentuates the values and concepts in their elective and module.

  • Students should access the NESA syllabus and the 2019 HSC exam pack as this provides marker feedback.


English Extension 2

  • Focus on the major work and possible current focus area Literature Review and/or Critique of the Creative Process.

  • Students should continue working on their major work and access NESA syllabus and the 2019 HSC exam pack as this provides marker feedback for each medium and advice for future students.

  • Continuing to research widely, particularly in relation to academic material, will assist students in their preparation of the Literature Review.

  • Researching the features of a literature review and sharing drafts through their online learning platform with their teachers and peers is highly encouraged.