English

In Year 10 English you will evaluate how text structures can be used in innovative ways by different authors. You will explain how the choice of language features, images and vocabulary contributes to the development of individual style. You will develop and justify your own interpretations of texts. You will evaluate other interpretations, analysing the evidence used to support them.

You will develop your own style by experimenting with language features, stylistic devices, text structures and images. You will create a wide range of texts to articulate complex ideas. You will demonstrate understanding of grammar, vary vocabulary choices for impact, and accurately use spelling and punctuation when creating and editing texts.

You will listen for ways features within texts can be manipulated to achieve particular effects and show how the selection of language features can achieve precision and stylistic effect.

Year 10 English (CORE UNIT)

Reading & Creating Texts
You will explore how meaning is created in a text and enhance your reading skills. You will respond in an essay format to a text

Assessment Tasks
• Demonstrate reading skills
• Personal Response to a text

Analysing and Presenting Argument
You will analyse how language and argument work together to influence a reader.

Assessment Task
• Argument Analysis

Year 10 English (CORE UNIT)

Reading and Creating Texts
You will explore how meaning is created in a text and how authors use structure, conventions and language to create meaning.

Assessment Task
• Analytical Text Response Essay
• Create Own Text responding to focus theme
• Written Explanation of your authorial choices

Analysing and Presenting Argument
You will analyse how language and argument work together to influence a reader or viewer.

Assessment Task
• Persuasive Oral Presentation
• Written Explanation of your authorial choices

Year 10 English as an Additional Language (EAL)

English as an Additional Language (EAL) is for students who come from non-English speaking backgrounds and have been in the country seven years or less. Students will do EAL instead of mainstream English.

In Year 10, students will learn to respond critically and creatively to seen and new texts such as news articles, films, audio texts and novels by using academic vocabulary and correct genre structure.

Students will also write a point of view speech and present it using appropriate tone and language, taking into consideration the audience and context. Texts are carefully chosen to suit students’ needs and small group instruction provides opportunity for students to receive more support from the teacher

Year 10 Creative Writing (Elective subject)

Master the elements of writing an effective narrative in preparation for VCE English. Learn to develop characters, dialogue and enhance your descriptive abilities. Learn to write in different genres and express your creative side through language. Create places and people and events, solve dilemmas, raise issues and improve your writing.

Year 10 The Love of Literature (Elective Subject)

Are you strong in English? Do you love reading? Do you enjoy discussing ideas related to life such as love, betrayal, fear, courage, desire, devotion and cruelty? Explore these ideas through the study of both classic and modern texts. Improve your ability to analyse, discuss and write about ideas that affect all of us through the reading of texts such as poetry, short stories and novellas. Learn to understand what motivates characters to behave in both marvelous and monstrous ways and develop your own perspective on important issues in life.

This subject is ideal for students who enjoy English and who want to further improve their skills in the subject, in preparation for VCE English.

English Units and Pathways

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