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English Standard is designed for all students to increase their expertise in English literature and consolidate their English literacy skills in order to enhance their personal, social, educational and vocational lives. The students learn to respond to and compose a wide variety of texts for a range of purposes in order to be effective, creative and confident communicators.
English Standard is designed for all students to increase their expertise in English literature and consolidate their English literacy skills in order to enhance their personal, social, educational and vocational lives. The students learn to respond to and compose a wide variety of texts for a range of purposes in order to be effective, creative and confident communicators.
Course Content
Course Content
Year 11 :
Year 11 :
Common Module - Reading to Write: Transition to Senior English (40 hours)
Module A: Contemporary Possibilities (40 hours)
Module B: Close Study of Literature (40 hours)
Year 12:
Year 12:
Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences (30 hours)
Module A: Language, Identity and Culture (30 hours)
Module B: Close Study of Literature (30 hours)
Module C: The Craft of Writing (30 hours – may be studied concurrently with the Common Module and Modules A and B)
How is this work assessed
How is this work assessed
Internal Assessment
Internal Assessment
(Assessments, examinations and a multimodal presentation that address areas of viewing and representing, listening, speaking, reading and writing):
Knowledge and understanding of course content 50%
Skills in responding to texts and communication of ideas appropriate to audience, purpose and context across all modes 50%
External Assessment:
External Assessment:
HSC Examination
How will this subject help me in the future
How will this subject help me in the future
Communication is the most basic requirement in modern Australian society in any field of study, employment or life. This is why English is the only subject that is compulsory to study for the HSC.
Students who study the English Standard course may undertake further study of English and related disciplines at university or TAFE.
What texts will you experience in this course?
What texts will you experience in this course?
Across Stage 6 (Year 11 and 12) the selection of texts must give students experience of:
A range of types of texts inclusive of prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts.
Texts which are widely regarded as quality literature, including a range of literary texts written about intercultural experiences and the peoples and cultures of Asia
A range of Australian texts, including texts by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander authors and those that give insights into diverse experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples
Texts with a wide range of cultural, social and gender perspectives
Integrated modes of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and representing as appropriate
What does this course cost?
No subject fees but excursions where relevant. Books are loaned and replacement fees will be charged if they are not returned or have been damaged.
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