• The English Extension 2 course must be taken concurrently with the Advanced English and Extension 1 English course.

• The English Extension 2 course enables students who are accomplished in their use of English with the opportunity to craft language and refine their personal voice in critical and creative ways. They can master skills in the composition process to create a substantial and original Major Work that extends the knowledge, understanding and skills developed throughout Stage 6 English courses, building on their knowledge of authors and authorship. 

• Through the creative process they pursue areas of interest independently, develop deep knowledge and manipulate language in their own extended compositions.  

• The course develops independent and collaborative learning skills and higher-order critical thinking that are essential at tertiary levels of study and in the workplace. 

Students are required to:

• Complete the module, Author and authority, learning about how and why the ways we create and read literature have changed over time and evaluating the relationship between texts and literary criticism. During this module students explore one author in depth. 

• Complete a Major Work. The Major work is a sustained, cohesive and extended composition that demonstrates mastery of the composition process.   Students engage in extensive investigation of a literary subject of their own choosing to evaluate the ways their own creative or critical composition is situated within an established literary and theoretical context.

Students can choose to compose in ONE of the following forms:

• short fiction

• creative nonfiction

• poetry

• critical response

• script (short film, television, drama)

• podcasts (drama, storytelling, speeches, performance poetry)

NESA Syllabus information - English Extension 2

• foster the intellectual, creative, ethical and social development of students, in particular relating to: 

• application of knowledge, skills, understanding, values and attitudes in the fields of study they choose 

• capacity to manage their own learning and to become flexible, independent thinkers, problem-solvers and decision-makers 

• capacity to work collaboratively with others 

• respect for the cultural diversity of Australian society 

• desire to continue learning in formal or informal settings after school 

• 1 x A4 exercise book – 96 page

• 1 x A4 exercise book – 320 page

• 1x display folder

• Highlighters

• Post It Notes

• All careers require the ability to communicate effectively. 

• Extension English also allows students access to University Courses.

If an HSC text is performed live, we organise an excursion to attend.

• Nil.