What students learn
- Compose and respond to a variety of written, spoken and visual texts.
- Read and view at least 4 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.
What students study
Area of study:
- one elective from each of the following modules — experience through language, texts in society, and close study of text.
Special requirements of the course
At least 4 texts must be studied, one from each of the following:
- prose fiction
- drama
- poetry
- one drawn from non-fiction, film, media or multimedia texts.
Higher school certificate (HSC) examination
A written examination paper consisting of:
- Area of study (common course content) (40%)
- three modules (60%).