Course Overview:

The Preliminary and HSC English (Standard) courses are designed for students to become proficient in English to enhance their personal, social and vocational lives. These courses provide students with the opportunity to become confident and effective communicators and to enjoy the breadth and variety of English texts. They offer a rich language experience that is reflected in the modes of reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing and representing.

AREA OF STUDY: Change

SET TEXT: Ad-VERSE-ITY!

• Area of Study Lesson Overviews
• Area of Study Information Guide
• Meta Language Exercises
• English Related Texts (Use in Questions)
• Assessment Task Practice Questions (Use related Texts)
• Texts related to Change  +  Questions
• Section 2 Lesson Overviews
• INFORMATION: Malcolm X Biography   
• Little Squirt  +  The Stranger   
• Assessment Task 1 - Responding   
• Set Text Top 5 Summary Sheet 
• Half Yearly Exam Guide 
• Lesson Overviews Term 2    

MODULE A: Image

SET TEXT: Stolen by Jane Harrison

• Workbook
• Workshop

MODULE C: Stepping Out

SET TEXT: Swimming Upstream

• Related Material: Ian Roberts interview  
• Review of Swimming Upstream    
• Swimming Upstream Notes 
• End of Course Examination Preparation   

AREA OF STUDY: Belonging

SET TEXT: The Simple Gift

• Elements of Writing
• Creative Writing Hot Tips
• Assessment Task Conferencing Sheet
• Film Trailers for Belonging Questions
• Texts and Response Questions
• Sample Exam Paper 1
• Sample Exam Paper

 MODULE A: Distinctively Visual

SET TEXT: Shoe Horn Sonata

• How to write a great feature article
• Notes for Shoe Horn Sonata - 1
• Notes for Shoe Horn Sonata - 2

MODULE B: Close Study of Text

SET TEXT: Briar Rose

• Ideas on Constructing Speech
• Briar Rose Notes

MODULE C: Into the World 

SET TEXT: Billy Elliot

• Billy Elliot Notes
• Background to Billy Elliot Information   
• Questions on Billy Elliot
• Group Work
• Notes on Approaches and Essay Scaffolding