2 units for each of Preliminary and HSC       Exclusions:  English (Standard); Fundamentals of

Board Developed Course                               English; English (ESL); Mass Media Studies

Course Description:

·         In the Preliminary English (Advanced) course, students explore the ways that events, experiences, ideas, values and processes are represented in and through texts and analyse the ways in which texts reflect different attitudes and values.

·         In the HSC English (Advanced) course, students analyse and evaluate texts and the ways that they are valued in their contexts.

Main Topics Covered:

Preliminary Course –  The course has two sections:

·         content common to the Standard and Advanced courses is undertaken through units of work called Areas of Study. Students explore texts and develop skills in synthesis. The common content comprises 40% of the course content. Students undertake at least one Area of Study

·        electives in which students explore, examine and analyse texts and analyse aspects of shaping meaning and the ways in which texts and contexts shape and are shaped by different attitudes and values. The Electives comprise 60% of the content

HSC Course –  The course has two sections:

·         the HSC Common Content consists of one Area of Study common to the HSC Standard and the Advanced courses where students analyse and explore texts and apply skills in synthesis

·         Modules, which emphasise particular aspects of shaping meaning and representation, questions of textual integrity, and ways in which texts are valued. Students are required to choose one elective from each of three modules A, B or C.

Particular Course Requirements:

Preliminary English (Advanced) course requires:

·          study of Australian and other texts

·          exploration of a range of types of text drawn from prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and/or multimedia texts

·          wide reading programs involving texts and textual forms composed in and for a wide variety of contexts

·          integration of the modes: reading, writing, listening, speaking, and viewing and representing as appropriate

·          engagement in the integrated study of language and text

HSC English (Advanced) course requires:

·          the close study of at least five types of prescribed text, one drawn from each of the following categories: Shakespearian drama; prose fiction; drama  or  film; poetry; nonfiction  or  media  or  multimedia texts

·          a wide range of additional related texts and textual forms

·          Prescribed Stimulus booklet.

Assessment: HSC course only

External Assessment

Weighting

Internal Assessment

Weighting

A written examination paper consisting of:

Paper 1 (2 hours)

Areas of Study (Common course content)

Paper 2 (2 Hours)

Module A

Module B

Module C

40

60

Area of Study

(Common course content)

Module A

Module B

Module C

 40 

20

20

20

100

Assessment across the language modes:

·         Listening

·         Speaking

·         Reading

·         Writing

·         Viewing & representing

15

15

25

30

15

100

100