1 unit for each of Preliminary and HSC

Board Developed Course (Category A)

ATAR Course

Exclusions:

• 11165 English EAL/D (2 units – Year 11)

• 15155 English EAL/D (2 units – Year 12)

• 11130 English Standard (2 units – Year 11)

• 15130 English Standard (2 units – Year 12)

• 30105 English Studies (2 units – Year 11)

• 15125 English Studies (2 units – Year 12)

• 15126 English Studies (Exam) (2 units – Year 12)

• 16601 English Life Skills (2 units – Year 11)

• 16601 English Life Skills (2 units – Year 12)

Prerequisites: In order to successfully undertake this course, an A grade average in Year 10 English is highly recommended

• 11150 English Extension (1 unit – Year 11) prerequisite for English Extension 1 in Year 12

• 15160 English Extension 1 (1 unit – Year 12) prerequisite for English Extension 2

Corequisites:

• 11140 English Advanced (2 units – Year 11)

• 15140 English Advanced (2 units – Year 12)

Course Description:

The English Extension course provides students who undertake Advanced English and are accomplished in their use of English with the opportunity to extend their use of language and self-expression in creative and critical ways. The course is designed for students with an interest in literature and a desire to pursue specialised study of English.

Through engaging with increasingly complex concepts through a broad range of literature, from a range of contexts, students refine their understanding and appreciation of the cultural roles and the significance of texts and about the way that literature shapes and reflects the global world.

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. 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.

Main Topics Covered:

Preliminary:

• • In the English Extension Year 11 course, students explore the ways in which aspects and concerns of texts from the past have been carried forward, borrowed from and/or appropriated into more recent culture. They consider how and why cultural values are maintained and changed.

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

HSC:

English Extension 1

In the English Extension 1 Year 12 course, students explore, investigate, experiment with and evaluate the ways texts represent and illuminate the complexity of individual and collective lives in literary worlds.

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

Course Requirements:

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 texts drawn from prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media, multimedia and digital texts.

Year 11 Course:

Students are required to:

• examine a key text from the past and its manifestations in one or more recent cultures

• explore, analyse and critically evaluate different examples of such texts in a range of contexts and media

• undertake a related research project.

Year 12 Course:

Students are required to study:

• at least THREE prescribed texts for the elective study which must include two print texts (as outlined in the English Stage 6 Prescriptions: Modules, Electives and Texts Higher School Certificate 2019–2023 document)

• at least TWO related texts.

For more information about this course, please see: Mr Adams, Mrs Kihi, Mrs Arundell