English

The study of English is designed to provide students with the skills to use, understand, appreciate, reflect on and enjoy the English language in a variety of texts and to shape meaning in ways that are imaginative, interpretive, critical and powerful.

Students will undertake the essential content and work towards course outcomes through close reading, listening to or viewing:

• Fiction

• Poetry

• Film

• Nonfiction

• Drama

Students will complete 5 topics throughout the year. The topics to be studied, in order, are:

• Persuade Me

• Telling Stories

• Detailed Study of a Text – Poetry

• Fabulous Film

• Topic Area – Conformity

• Ms Leong (Relieving Head Teacher)

• Mr Alam

• Ms Botros

• Ms Hablos

• Ms Hartley

• Ms Ly

• Ms Nguyen

• Mr Wallington

• Ms Zreika

• 240 page A4 covered exercise book

• Ruler

• Pens

• Pencils

• Glue