Year 11 and 12

What students learn

• compose and respond to a variety of written, spoken and visual texts, both literary and everyday
• read widely as a means of understanding.

Task requirements

• writing portfolios
• roleplay interviews
• oral presentations
• excursions
• extended creative compositions and literary responses, including such forms as essays, narratives, and interview transcripts.

Successful completion requirements

• the ability to read and view a variety of texts
• the ability to work independently and as part of a group.

Preliminary (Year 11)

What students study

Mandatory study:

• achieving through English: English and the worlds of education, careers and community.

3 to 5 modules from:

• telling us all about it — English and the media
• digital worlds — English for the web
• playing the game — English in sport
• on the road — English and teh experience of travel
• landscapes of the mind — English and the creative arts.

School assessment

• career portfolio
• research assignment
• oral presentation/report
• viewing/listening task
• multiple choice, short answer and extended response tests.

HSC (Year 12)

What students study

Mandatory study:

• we are Australians - English in citizenship, community and cultural identity.

3 to 5 modules from:

• the way we worked - English for exploring the past through industrial events in Australia
• in the marketplace - English and the world of business
• discovery and investigation - English and the sciences
• part of the family - English and family life
• the big screen - English in film-making.

School assessment

• writing portfolio
• research assignment
• oral presentation/report
• viewing/listening task
• multiple choice, short answer and extended response tests.

What students learn

• compose and respond to a variety of written, spoken and visual texts
• read and view at least four types of texts
• read widely as a means of understanding.

Task requirements

• short responses to both seen and unseen texts
• extended creative compositions and literacy responses, including forms as essays, narratives, and interview transcripts
• oral presentations as part of both formal and information assessment
• dramatic representations of texts studied.

Successful completion requirements

• the ability to read and view texts of varying levels of complexity
• the ability to work independently and as part of a group
• the willingness to work independently
• commitment to achieving your personal best in a challenging course.

Preliminary (Year 11)

Area of study

• Common Module: Reading to Write - Transition to Senior English
• Module A: Contemporary Possibilities
• Module B: Close Study of Literature 

Special requirements of the course is that at least four texts must be studied, one from each of the following:

• prose fiction
• drama
• poetry
• one drawn from non-fiction, film, media or multimedia texts.

HSC (Year 12)

Area of study

• Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences
• Module A: Language, Identity and Culture
• Module B: Close Study of Literature
• Module C: The Craft of Writing. 

Special requirements of the course is that at least four texts must be studied, one from each of the following:

• prose fiction
• drama
• poetry
• one drawn from non-fiction, film, media or multimedia texts.

Examination

A written examination paper consisting of:

• area of study (common course content) - 40%
• three modules - 60%.

What students learn

• compose and respond to a variety of complex written, spoken and visual texts
• read and view a variety of complex texts including at least one Shakespeare text
• read widely as a means of increasing understanding in the Area of Study and electives.

Task requirements

• short responses to both seen and unseen texts
• extended creative compositions and literacy responses. These may include such forms as essays, narratives, interview transcripts, and wiki discussions
• oral presentations, including podcasts, as part of both formal and informal assessment
• dramatic representations of texts studied.

Successful completion requirements

• high level of competence in reading and viewing texts of varying levels of complexity
• ability to work independently and as part of a group to increase understanding of written, spoken and visual texts
• the ability to compose increasingly complex texts in a variety of forms and for different audiences and purposes
• the ability to work independently as part of both internal and external assessment
• commitment to achieving your personal best in a demanding course.

Preliminary (Year 11)

Area of study

• Common Module: Reading to Write - Transition to Senior English
• Module A: Narratives that Shape our World
• Module B: Critical Study of Literature.

Special requirements of the course is that at five texts must be studied:

• Shakespearean drama
• prose fiction
• drama or film
• poetry
• one drawn from non-fiction, media or multi-media texts.

HSC (Year 12)

Area of study

One elective from each of the following modules:

• Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences
• Module A: Textual Conversations
• Module B: Critical Study of Literature
• Module C: The Craft of Writing. 

Special requirements of the course is that five of the following texts must be studied:

• Shakespearean drama
• prose fiction
• drama or film
• poetry
• one drawn from non-fiction, film, media or multimedia texts.

Examination

A written examination paper consisting of:

• area of study (common course content) - 40%
• three modules - 60%.

What students learn

• compose and respond to a variety of complex written, spoken and visual texts
• read and view a variety of complex texts to refine understanding and appreciation of the cultural roles and significance of texts
• read widely as a means of exploring multiple meanings and relative values of texts.

Task requirements

• extended creative compositions and literary responses. These may include such forms as essays, narratives, tutorial presentations and wiki discussions
• orals presentations, including podcasts, as part of both formal and informal assessment
• reflection statement
• journal.

Successful completion requirements

• high level of competence in reading and viewing texts of varying levels of complexity
• the ability to work independently and as part of a group to increase understanding of written, spoken and visual texts
• the ability to compose sustained texts in a variety of forms and for different audiences and purposes
• the ability to work independently as part of both internal and external assessment
• commitment to achieving your personal best in a demanding course.

Preliminary (Year 11)

• introduction to literary theory
• module: texts, culture and value
• independent investigation

Special requirements of the course

• students will be expected to complete an independent investigation of texts and produce a writing portfolio as an extension of the knowledge, skills and understanding developed in their English courses.

School assessment

• podcast
• In-class essay
• writing portfolio
• yearly examination.