Course Overview

English (Standard) is a 2 unit course designed for students to increase their expertise in English in order to enhance their personal, social and vocational lives. The students learn to respond to and compose a wide variety of texts in a range of situations in order to be effective, creative and confident communicators.

Course Content

Year 11

Students are required to:

study Australian and other texts;
explore a range of types of text drawn from prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and/or multimedia texts;
undertake wide reading programs involving texts and textual forms composed in and for a wide variety of contexts;
integrate the modes of reading, writing, listening, speaking, and viewing and representing as appropriate; and
engage in the integrated study of language and text.

Year 12

Students are required to:

reflect on and demonstrate the effectiveness of texts for different audiences and purposes.
respond to an compose a range of texts. Text Requirements include:
the close study of at least THREE TYPES OF PRESCRIBED TEXT, one drawn from EACH of the following categories: prose fiction; drama or
poetry; nonfiction or film or media or multimedia texts; and
a wide range of additional texts and textual forms.

Assessment

Tasks include:

Multimodal Presentation
Reading
Writing
Tests
Examinations

HSC Examination

Paper 1 - 1 hour 30 minutes (Common Module)
Paper 2 - 2 hours (Modules A, B and C)

Prerequisite Knowledge and Skills

The only prerequisite is the completion of Year 10 or its equivalent. This is a course suitable for students choosing not to attempt the Advanced subject.

PLEASE NOTE

English is a required subject for completion of the HSC. English (Standard) satisfies this aspect of the HSC. Students completing this course will be eligible for an ATAR.