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Course Rationale:
English is the study and use of the English language in its various textual forms. The English standard course enables students with a range of literacy skills to engage with texts through analysis, composition and enjoyment.

Structure:
Year 11 - Common module: Reading to Write: Transition to Senior English | 40 hours
Module A: Contemporary Possibilities | 40 hours
Module B: Close Study of Literature | 40 hours

Year 12 - Common module: Texts and Human Experiences | 30 hours
Module A: Language, Identity and Culture | 30 hours
Module B: Close Study of Literature | 30 hours
Module C: The Craft of Writing (Optional: This module may be studied concurrently with the common module and/or Modules A and B | 30 hours)

Prescription Requirements:
Year 11 - No prescribed text.
One complex multimodal or digital text in Mod A
One substantial literary print text in Mod B
Range from prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts.

Year 12 -

prose fiction

poetry OR drama

film OR media OR nonfiction

Exam Requirements:
Year 11: 3 Internal exams, One may be a formal written examination, one multimodal
Year 12: 3 Internal, Trial Examination & HSC Examination

School-Based Assessment:
Year 11: 3 Internal exams, One may be a formal written examination, one multimodal
Year 12: Maximum of four tasks, only one formal written exam, one multimodal, assessment of the common module must integrate student selected related material

Compulsory or Common Modules:
Year 11: Reading to Writing
- intensive close reading of texts
- unpack and analyse complex ideas
- reflect on knowledge and skills as a writer
- develop insights into the world around them
- imaginative recreation can help deepen student engagement

Year 12: Texts and Human Experience
- students form 'understanding of how texts represent individual and collective human experiences'
- students can discuss paradoxes, inconsistencies in human behaviour
- students to draw from personal experience and make connections between themselves, the world and the texts

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Names: Robyn, Melina, David, Nick and Gianluca

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Names: Robyn, Melina, David, Nick and Gianluca

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Designed to provide students with opportunities to become competent,confident and engaged communicators and to study and enjoy a breadth and variety of texts in English.

Distinctive in its focus on the development of students’ language, literacy and literary
skills

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There are no prescribed texts for Year 11.

Students must study a range of types of texts drawn from prose fiction, drama,

poetry, nonfiction, film, media, and digital texts.

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Preliminary Course (Y11)
Common Module - Reading to Write: Transition to Senior English (40hrs)
Mod A: Contemporary Possibilities (40hrs)
Mod B: Close Study of Literature (40hrs)

HSC (Y12)
Common Module - Texts and Human Experiences (30hrs)
Mod A: Language, Identity and Culture (30hrs)
Mod B: Close Study of Literature (30hrs)
Mod C: The Craft of Writing (30hrs)

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Students are required to closely study four prescribed texts, one drawn from

each of the following categories:

● Shakespearean drama

● Prose fiction

● Poetry

OR

- Drama

The remaining text may be film, media or

nonfiction text or may be selected from

one of the categories above.
Students must study ONE related text in the Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences

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The English Standard course is designed for students to increase their expertise in English to
enhance their personal, educational, social and vocational lives. Students engage with texts that include widely acknowledged quality literature from the past and contemporary texts from Australia and other cultures. They explore language forms, features and structures of texts in a range of academic, personal, social, historical, cultural and workplace contexts.

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Year 11:
- Common Module: Reading to Write
- Module A: Narratives that Shape Our World
- Module B: Critical Study of Literature
Year 12:
- Common Module: Texts and Humans Experiences
- Module A: Textual Conservations
- Module B: Critical Study of Literature
- Module C: The Craft of Writing

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- Designed for students to become proficient in English to enhance their personal, educational, social and vocational lives.
- Focuses on the close study of language and meaning and English language learning. Students are provided with opportunities to develop and refine skills in spoken and written English.
- Explicit and targeted English language instruction throughout the English EAL/D course is delivered in context and at students’ point of need in order to assist them in achieving Years 11 and 12 outcomes across the curriculum

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Year 11:
- Mandatory module (Achieving through English: English in
education, work and community), 2 -4 additional modules.

Year 12:
- Mandatory common module (Texts and Human Experiences), 2-4 additional modules. Possible modules include:
A: We are Australians – English citizenship, community and cultural identity.
B: Telling us all about it – English and the media.
C: On the Road – English and the experience of travel.
D: Digital Worlds – English and the Web.
E: Playing the Game – English in sport.
F: MiTunes and text – English and the language of song.
G: Local Heroes – English and community life.
H: Part of a Family – English and family life.
I: Discovery and Investigation – English.
J: In the Marketplace – English and the world of business.
K: The Big Screen – English in filmmaking.
L: Who do I think I am? – English and the self.
M: Landscapes of the Mind – English and the creative arts.
N: The Way We Were – English for exploring our past.

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TL;DR: advanced English students are extended as they pursue areas of interest with increased independence and engage with theory about the composition/engagement with texts

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Year 11:
Module A - Language and Texts in Context
Module B - Close Study of Text
Module C - Texts and Society
Optional Teacher-Developed Module

Year 12:
Module A- Texts and Human Experiences
Module B - Language, Identity and Culture
Module C - Close Study of Text
Focus on Writing

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NESA has granted the authority for principals of schools to decide the weighting of tasks, type of questions and the number for the assessment in 2023.

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For: students who enjoy/are good at English.
Aim: study challenging texts from various personal, social, historical and cultural contexts so that students become critical thinkers, articulate and creative communicators, and refine their understanding of language, texts, and meaning.
Skills: learn how to use language creatively, express ideas and emotions, and fulfil a variety of purposes through researching, accessing, evaluating, and synthesising information from a range of sources.

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Bring pens and 'read' the prescribed texts ;)

HSC Trial Paper 1 - Texts and Human Experiences
HSC Trial Paper 2 - Mod A, B & C

HSC Paper 1 - Texts and Human Experiences
HSC Paper 2 - Mod A, B & C

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Year 11:
(Internal)
- One assessment may be a formal written examination
(No External Assessment)
Year 12:
(Internal)
– One task may be a formal written examination with a maximum weighting of 30%
- The task may assess a broad range of course content and outcomes. Schools may choose to replicate the timing and structure of the HSC examination.
(External)
- HSC Exam
- Paper 1: 90 minutes, 2 sections (short-answer, essay)
- Paper 2: 2 hours, 5 mins reading time. 3 sections (Module A + B essays, Module C)

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Year 11 English Extension:

Module: Texts Culture and Value (40 hours)
Related research project (20 hours)

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

●       complete 60 indicative hours

●       undertake study of the common module

●       undertake the related independent research project.

Year 12 English Extension:

Common Module: Literary Worlds with ONE Elective Options (60 hours)

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

●       complete the Year 11 English Extension course as a prerequisite

●       complete 60 indicative hours

●       undertake study of ONE elective option from the common module.

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Section 1 (25 Marks):
A response to an unseen text that may be critical or creative and may come in one or two parts.
Section 2 (25 Marks):
One question based on prescribed texts.

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Year 11 (120 hours):
Mod A: Language and Texts in Context (30-40 hrs)
Mod B: Close Study of Texts (30-40 hrs)
Mod C: Texts and Society (30-40 hrs)
Optional teacher-developed module

- There are no prescribed texts for Year 11.
- Students are required to study one substantial literary text, for example film, prose fiction, drama or a poetry text, which may constitute a selection of poems from the work of one poet.
- Students must study a range of types of texts drawn from prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts.
- The Year 11 course requires students to support their study of texts with their own wide reading.

Year 12 (120 hrs):
Mod A: Texts and Human Experiences (30 hrs)

Mod B: Language, Identity and Culture (30 hrs)

Mod C: Close Study of Text (30 hrs)
Focus on Writing (studied concurrently with the above modules) (30 hrs)

- Students are required to closely study three types of prescribed texts, one drawn from each of the following categories:

prose fiction

poetry OR drama

film OR media OR nonfiction

- The selections of texts for the Focus on Writing module do not contribute to the required pattern of prescribed texts for the course.
- Students must study ONE related text in Module A: Texts and Human Experiences.

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English Standard Year 11:
• complete 120 indicative hours
• complete the common module as the first unit of work
• complete Modules A and B.

English Standard Year 12:
• complete the Year 11 course as a prerequisite
• complete 120 indicative hours
• complete the common module as the first unit of work
• complete modules A, B and C over the course of the year.

Text Requirements:
• Students complete a close study of three types of prescribed texts, one drawn from EACH of the
following categories:
– prose fiction
– poetry OR drama
– film OR media OR nonfiction
• At least two short prescribed texts must be studied for Module C The Craft of Writing but do not contribute to the required pattern of prescribed texts for the course
• Students must also study ONE related text in the Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences

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Year 11:
- Common module – Reading to Write: Transition to Senior
English (40hrs)
- Module A: Contemporary Possibilities (40hrs)
- Module B: Close Study of Literature (40hrs)

Year 12:
- Common module – Texts and Human Experiences (30hrs)
- Module A: Language, Identity and Culture (30hrs)
- Module B: Close Study of Literature (30hrs)
- Module C: The Craft of Writing (30hrs)

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The HSC exam is optional for the English Studies course allowing students the opportunity to complete courses that comprise the pattern of study required by NESA. However, students who choose to not sit the exams will not receive an ATAR.
There is an opportunity for students in the English Studies course to receive an ATAR by completing the optional HSC examination and include a further 8 units of Category A courses in their pattern of study.

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Year 11 Common module: Texts, Culture and Value
Year 12 Common module: Literary Worlds
Year 12 Elective modules: Literary Homelands, Worlds of Upheaval, Reimagined Worlds, Literary Mindscapes, Intersecting Worlds

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Year 11 - The Year 11 formal school-based assessment program is to reflect the following requirements:

Three assessment tasks

The minimum weighting for an individual task is 20%

The maximum weighting for an individual task is 40%

Only one task may be a formal written examination

One task must be a multimodal presentation enabling students to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and skills across a range of modes.

Year 12 - The Year 12 formal school-based assessment program is to reflect the following requirements:

A maximum of four assessment tasks

The minimum weighting for an individual task is 10%

The maximum weighting for an individual task is 40%

Only one task may be a formal written examination with a maximum weighting of 30%

Module C

- The Craft of Writing must be assessed with a total weighting of 25%

One task must be a multimodal presentation enabling students to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and skills across a range of modes

Assessment of the Common Module must integrate student-selected related material.

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Year 11:
Three assessment tasks. One must be a multimodal presentation, one must be a formal examination.

Year 12:
Three assessment tasks. One must be a creative response. Only one task can be a formal written examination. At least one task should integrate student related material.

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* The components and weightings for Year 11 are mandatory
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The Year 11 formal school-based assessment program is to reflect the following requirements:

three assessment tasks

the minimum weighting for an individual task is 20%

the maximum weighting for an individual task is 40%

only one task may be a formal written examination

one task must be a multimodal presentation enabling students to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and skills across a range of modes, one of which must be listening.

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Students undertaking the HSC English Extension 1 course must complete ONE elective chosen from the Common Module: Literary Worlds.

At least THREE prescribed texts must be selected, including at least TWO extended print texts, which may include the prescribed poetry.

Students are also required to study at least TWO related texts.

Example: English Extension 1 Common Module: Literary Worlds

Elective 1: Literary Homelands

Prose fiction

-       Adiga, Aravind, The White Tiger, Atlantic Books, 2008, ISBN: 9781848878082

-       Forster, EM, A Passage to India, Penguin Classics, 2005, ISBN: 9780141441160

-       Tóibín, Colm, Brooklyn, Picador/Pan Macmillan, 2010, ISBN: 9780330425612

Poetry

-       Chong, Eileen, Burning Rice, Pitt Street Poetry, 2013, ISBN: 9781922080264

-       ‘Burning Rice’, ‘Mid-autumn Mooncakes’, ‘My Hakka Grandmother’, ‘Shophouse, Victoria

-       Street’, ‘Chinese Ginseng’, ‘Winter Meeting’, ‘Singapore’

Drama

-       Bovell, Andrew, The Secret River[by Kate Grenville – An adaptation for the stage by

-       Andrew Bovell], Currency Press, 2013, ISBN: 9781925005004

Film

-       Gavron, Sarah, Brick Lane, Madman, 2007

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HSC English Extension' text requirements

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Mandatory Year 11 & 12: 50% Knowledge and understanding of course content / 50% Skills in: comprehending texts, communicating ideas and using language accurately, appropriately and effectively.

Year 11: 3 assessment tasks. Min weighting 20%, Max weighting 40%.
Year 12: Maximum 4 assessment tasks. Min weighting 10%, Max weighting 40%.

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* The components and weightings for Year 12 are mandatory:
Knowledge and understanding of course content - 50%
Skills in responding to texts and communication of ideas appropriate to audience, purpose and context across all modes - 50%

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In each module students study of a range of types of texts drawn from prose fiction, poetry, drama, film, nonfiction, media and digital texts. These are selected by the teacher according to the needs and interests of the students.

Students must study ONE text from the prescribed list for the Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences.

Students must also study ONE related text in the Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences.

Examples:
Prose Fiction: i.e George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four

Poetry or drama/Shakespearean Drama: i.e Merchant of Venice, 'Wild Grapes', 'Gulliver', The Crucible (Arthur Miller)

Nonfiction, Film, or Media: i.e Billy Elliot, I am Malala, Go Back to where you came from

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Rationale: Accomplished English students with an interest in literature, personal voice via higher-order critical & creative engagement, Major Work, independent area of interest, experimentation with form, style & media, complex human experiences, research skills.

Structure: 60 hours
- The Composition Process
- Major Work
- Reflection Statement
- Major Work Journal

Requirements: extensive independent investigation via a range of complex texts during the composition process and must document this in Major Work Journal + Reflection Statement. Also must be studying Ext 1 and following relevant prescriptions.

Exam Requirements: Major Work due August (Term 3 of the year)

School-based Assessment Requirements: No formal assessment program, only journal documentation of major work composition

Compulsory/Common Modules: English Advanced & Ext 1 in Y11, 12

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Year 11
- there are no prescribed texts for the EAL/D Syllabus in year 11.
-  according to NESA “Students are required to study one substantial literary text, for example film, prose fiction, drama or a poetry text”.
-in lieu of no prescribed texts in year 11, students must study a wide range of text types including: prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts.

Year 12
- students are required throughout the year 12 course to study three prescribed texts including: prose fiction, poetry or drama, and film or media or nonfiction.
- students are also required to study one related text for Mod A: Texts and Human Experiences.
- there are no required/prescribed texts for the module ‘Focus on Writing’.

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In Year 11, students study the mandatory module, Achieving through English: English in education, work and community.
Students study two to four additional syllabus modules (selected based on their needs and interests).

Students may also study an optional teacher-developed module.

In Year 12, there is one common Module, Texts and Human Experiences. Students study two to four additional syllabus modules

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The external HSC examination measures student achievement in a range of syllabus outcomes.

The external examination and its marking relate to the syllabus by:

providing clear links to syllabus outcomes

enabling students to demonstrate the levels of achievement outlined in the performance band descriptions

applying marking guidelines based on criteria that relate to the quality of the response

aligning performance in the examination each year to the standards established for the course.

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Preliminary
3 assessment tasks:
min weighting is 20% and max is 40%
where only 1 task can be a written exam
one task MUST be a multimodal presentation

HSC (YR12)
MAX of 4 assessment tasks
min weighting is 10% and max is 40%
only one task may be a formal written exam with max weighting of 30%
Mod C must be assessed with a total weighting of 25%
one task MUST be a multimodal presentation