Studying texts, ideas and writing for critical and creative purposes.
1. Analytical skills
2. Creative thinking
3. Writing skills
4. Speaking skills
5. Reading skills
1. Analytical text response - analysis of literary texts
2. Crafting Texts - creative writing and reflective commentary based on a framework
3. Argument Analysis - analysing texts for audience and purpose
4. Oral Presentations - frame an argument on a contemporary issue
How you'll be assessed:
Combination of written and oral tasks under test conditions
Pathway to University courses, general life skills and improved critical thinking
Reading
Learning about the historical/social/political context within which texts are written and produced
Discussing ideas about the complexities of the human experience.
Learning about different styles of writing (expository, analytical, persuasive and imaginative)
Participating in discussion and debates about topical issues
Listening to and delivering oral presentations