STAGE 1 ENGLISH
ENGLISH
FULL YEAR COURSE - 20 CREDITS
Assumed Knowledge
Sound passes in English at Year 10 are recommended, given both the language-rich nature of this subject and the focus on analysis.
Course Description
Students consider and analyse ideas, values and beliefs in a range of written, oral and visual texts and make connections with personal experiences, ideas, values and beliefs. They discuss, develop and demonstrate understanding of techniques used by authors, and their effects. After reading and discussing examples, students develop their own texts. They develop skills of critical thinking and argument, and learn to proof-read and edit their own and others’ work.
Content
Assessment Components
Eight summative tasks over the year
Additional Information
All SACE Stage 1 English students will attend one or more performances involving a cost, usually amounting to $10 each or thereabouts. Students are required to attain a C standard to fulfil requirements for SACE.
FULL YEAR COURSE - 20 CREDITS
Assumed Knowledge
Sound passes in English at Year 10 are recommended, given both the language-rich nature of this subject and the focus on analysis.
Course Description
Students consider and analyse ideas, values and beliefs in a range of written, oral and visual texts and make connections with personal experiences, ideas, values and beliefs. They discuss, develop and demonstrate understanding of techniques used by authors, and their effects. After reading and discussing examples, students develop their own texts. They develop skills of critical thinking and argument, and learn to proof-read and edit their own and others’ work.
Content
- Responding to texts – novels, films, short stories, poetry, close readings
- Creating texts - narrative, exposition, free choice
- Intertextual Studies: Comparative essay or Transformative task with writer’s statement
Assessment Components
Eight summative tasks over the year
- Responding to texts- written, oral and multimodal responses
- Creating texts – written, oral and multimodal pieces
- Two Intertextual Studies: Comparative essay or Transformative task with writer’s statement
Additional Information
All SACE Stage 1 English students will attend one or more performances involving a cost, usually amounting to $10 each or thereabouts. Students are required to attain a C standard to fulfil requirements for SACE.
ESSENTIAL ENGLISH
FULL YEAR COURSE - 20 CREDITS
Assumed Knowledge
Passes in English at Year 10.
Course Description
The study of Essential English helps students to develop their personal and social identity through reading and composing texts. Students have opportunities to reflect on their values and those of other people by responding to aesthetic and cultural aspects of texts. Students explore, respond to, and compose texts for a range of personal social, cultural, and/or vocational contexts. They also learn to proof-read and edit their own and others’ work.
Content
Assessment Components
Eight summative tasks over the year
Additional Information
All SACE Stage 1 English students will attend one or more performances involving a cost, usually amounting to $10 each or thereabouts. Students are required to attain a C standard to fulfil requirements for SACE.
FULL YEAR COURSE - 20 CREDITS
Assumed Knowledge
Passes in English at Year 10.
Course Description
The study of Essential English helps students to develop their personal and social identity through reading and composing texts. Students have opportunities to reflect on their values and those of other people by responding to aesthetic and cultural aspects of texts. Students explore, respond to, and compose texts for a range of personal social, cultural, and/or vocational contexts. They also learn to proof-read and edit their own and others’ work.
Content
- Responding to texts – novel, short story, film, website
- Creating texts - narrative, exposition, free choice
Assessment Components
Eight summative tasks over the year
- Responding to texts – written, oral or multimodal responses, e.g. review, monologue, website
- Creating texts – written, oral or multimodal pieces e.g. letter of application, workplace text, multimedia instructional display, narrative
Additional Information
All SACE Stage 1 English students will attend one or more performances involving a cost, usually amounting to $10 each or thereabouts. Students are required to attain a C standard to fulfil requirements for SACE.