English Extension

Main Topics Covered

The course has one mandatory module: Texts, Culture and Value as well as a related research project.

HSC Extension Course 1:

English Extension 1 course – The course has one common module, Literary Worlds, with five associated electives. Students must complete one elective chosen from one of the five electives offered for study.

The electives are:

• Literary homelands

• Worlds of upheaval

• Reimagined worlds

• Literary mindscapes

• Intersecting worlds

HSC Extension Course 2:

The course requires students to undertake a composition process in order to complete a Major Work and Reflection Statement.

Particular Course Requirements:

For the Year 11 English Extension course students are required to:

• Complete 60 indicative hours

• Undertake the common module (40 hours)

• Undertake the related independent research project (20 hours)

• Teachers prescribe ONE text from the past and its manifestations in one or more recent cultures

• Students select ONE text and its manifestations in one or more recent cultures. Students research a range of texts as part of their independent project

For the Year 12 English Extension 1 course students are required to:

• Complete the Year 11 English Extension course as a prerequisite

• Complete 60 indicative hours

• Undertake ONE elective option from the common module (Literary Worlds)

• The study of at least THREE texts must be selected from a prescribed text list for the module study including at least TWO extended print texts

• Students are required to study at least TWO related texts

For the Year 12 English Extension 2 course students are required to:

• Be undertaking study of the Year 12 English Extension 1 course

• Complete 60 indicative hours

• Complete a Major Work and Reflection Statement

• Document coursework in a Major Work Journal.

• The selection of texts will depend on the Major Work form and will be appropriate to the purpose, audience and context of the composition.

• Students undertake extensive independent investigation involving a range of complex texts during the composition process and document this in their Major Work Journal and Reflection Statement.

Across Stage 6 the selection of texts should give students experience of the following as appropriate:

• 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

• A range of types of text drawn from prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media, multimedia and digital texts

• Integrated modes of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and representing as appropriate.

Assessment

Year 11 English Extension 1 School-based Assessment Requirements

The components and weightings for Year 11 are mandatory.

• Knowledge and understanding of complex texts and of how and why they are valued 50%

• Skills in complex analysis, sustained composition and independent investigation 50% Year 12 English Extension 1 School-based Assessment Requirements

Year 12 English Extension 1 School-based Assessment Requirements

The components and weightings for Year 12 are mandatory.

• Knowledge and understanding of complex texts and of how and why they are valued 50%

• Skills in complex analysis, sustained composition and independent investigation 50%

Year 12 English Extension 2 School-based Assessment Requirements

The components and weightings for Year 12 are mandatory.

• Skills in extensive independent research 50%

• Skills in sustained composition 50%

• The Major Work Journal must be submitted for monitoring with each assessment task.