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 study
- Introduction to senior English.
- Practice area of study.
- 3 elective modules including: Individual text study, genre study and comparative text study.
Special requirements of the course
5 texts must be:
- shakespearean drama
- prose fiction
- drama or film
- poetry
- one drawn from non-fiction, media or multi-media texts.