ENGLISH - ADVANCED

English Stage 6 Courses - Year 11

English is a mandatory subject for all Year 11 and 12 students in NSW.

To fulfil the requirements for the Higher School Certificate, students in New South Wales will complete one Preliminary course and one HSC course from:

• English (Standard)
• English (Advanced)
• English Studies (non-ATAR course - available for study for Year 11 students from 2011).

Students undertaking English (Advanced) may choose, in addition, to study English (Extension)

• Preliminary English (Extension) course, which is a 1 Unit course. It is a prerequisite for HSC English (Extension) course 1.
• HSC English Extension Course 1, which is a 1 Unit course.
• HSC English Extension Course 2, which is a 1 Unit course and consists of a Major Work undertaken in Year 12. This course may only be undertaken in addition to the HSC Extension Course 1.

The Preliminary year culminates in the Preliminary Examination. This exam is an in-school exam and is part of the Preliminary Assessment Task Schedule. Teachers will also collect information about a student's achievements in English, based on successful completion of Assessment Tasks, and will use this information to assist them to make the final judgement of the grades awarded to students at the end of Year 11. Students need to note that satisfactory completion of all class work is also a requirement for the award of the Preliminary Certificate.

Successful completion of Year 11 English will result in the award of the Preliminary Certificate in English. Successful completion of all courses studied in Year 11 will allow a student to progress to Year 12 and the Higher School Certificate course in English.

Failure to satisfactorily meet requirements for the Preliminary Certificate will jeopardise the award of the Preliminary Certificate and may prevent a student progressing to Year 12 and the Higher School Certificate.

For the satisfactory completion of a course, it is the student's responsibility to:

1. follow the course developed or endorsed by the Board; and
2. apply yourself with diligence and sustained effort to the set tasks and experiences provided in the course by the school; and
3. achieve some or all of the course outcomes.

[see http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/hsc-rules-procedures-10.pdf?? or contact Goulburn High School for more information]

Year 11

Preliminary English Standard and Advanced

Students undertake an Area of Study and 2 modules in Year 11.

The Area of Study provides students with the opportunity to explore, analyse and experiment with:

• how meanings are conveyed, shaped, interpreted and reflected in and through texts
• the ways texts are responded to and composed
• the connections between and among texts.

The Area of Study for 2010 Preliminary HSC is the concept of the JOURNEY.

In 2010 students are studying the following texts:

• 11.1 (Advanced) "The Tempest" (William Shakespeare)
• 11.2 (Standard) "The Truman Show" (Peter Weir)
• 11.3 (Standard) "Whose Life Is It Anyway" (Brian Clark)
• 11.4 (Standard) "Whose Life Is It Anyway" (Brian Clark)
• 11.5 (Standard) "A Bridge to Terabithia" (Disney)

Module A - Text Analysis

• 11.1 "Hitch Hikers' Guide to the Galaxy" Douglas Adams
• 11.2 "Sleeping Dogs" (Sonya Hartnett)
• 11.3 "Pan's Labyrinth" (Guillermo del Toro)
• 11.4 "Edward Scissorhands" (Tim Burton)
• 11.5 Selection of short stories

Module B - Language Forms and Features

Students examine how language forms and features shape and influence our thinking and values. In 2010 all classes are studying a variety of poems.

Year 12

Advanced and Standard English

Students undertake an Area of Study and 3 Modules in Year 12.

AREA OF STUDY

Content common to the Standard and Advanced courses.

The Area of Study provides students with the opportunity to explore, analyse and experiment with:

• how meanings are conveyed, shaped, interpreted and reflected in and through texts
• the ways texts are responded to and composed
• the ways perspectives may affect meaning and interpretation
• the connections between and among texts
• how texts are influenced by other texts and contexts.

The Area of Study for 2010 / 2011 HSC is the concept of BELONGING

In 2010 students are studying the following texts:

• 12.1 (Advanced) "Strictly Ballroom" (Baz Luhrmann)
• 12.2 (Standard) "The Simple Gift" (Steven Herrick)
• 12.3 (Standard) "Immigrant Chronicle" - (poems of Peter Skrzynecki)
  • 'Immigrants at Central Station, 1951', 'Feliks Skrzynecki', 'St Patrick's College', 'Ancestors', '10 Mary Street', 'Post card', 'In the Folk Museum'
• 12.4 (Standard) "The Simple Gift" (Steven Herrick)
• 12.5 (Standard) "The Simple Gift" (Steven Herrick)

NOTE: students are also required to supplement this study with texts of their own choosing related to the Area of Study.

Standard English - Modules

Module A: Experience Through Language

Students examine the language of texts and how this shapes our perceptions and relationships with others and the world.

In 2010 students are studying the following texts:

• 12.2 (Standard) "Run, Lola, Run" (Tykwer, Tom)
• 12.3 (Standard) The Penguin Henry Lawson Short Stories
• 12.4 (Standard) The Penguin Henry Lawson Short Stories
• 12.5 (Standard) The Penguin Henry Lawson Short Stories

NOTE: students are also required to supplement this study with texts of their own choosing related to the module.

Module B: Close Study of Text

Students undertake a close study of a text and explore the interaction of ideas, forms and language.

In 2010 students are studying the following texts:

• 12.2 (Standard) "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" (Mark Haddon)
• 12.3 (Standard) "Witness" (Peter Weir)
• 12.4 (Standard) "Witness" (Peter Weir)
• 12.5 (Standard) "Witness" (Peter Weir)

Module C: Texts and Society

Students examine texts linked to specific social contexts.

Into the World

In this elective students explore a variety of texts that deal with aspects of growing up or transition into new phases of life and a broader world.

In 2010 students are studying the following texts:

• 12.2 (Standard) "Educating Rita" (Willy Russell)
• 12.3 (Standard) "Educating Rita" (Willy Russell)
• 12.4 (Standard) "Educating Rita" (Willy Russell)
• 12.5 (Standard) "Educating Rita" (Willy Russell)

NOTE: students are also required to supplement this study with texts of their own choosing related to the module.

Advanced English Modules

Module A: Comparative Study of Texts and Context

Elective 1: Exploring Connections

In this elective students will explore how meanings of a pair of texts can be shaped and reshaped by considering the nature of the connections between them. Students will explore the values and contexts of each text.

In 2010 students are studying

• "Pride and Prejudice" (Jane Austen) AND
• "Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen" (Fay Weldon)

Module B: Critical Study of Texts

Students undertake the critical study of a text in order to develop an informed personal understanding of the text. Students explore how context influences their own and others' responses to the text and how the text has been received and valued.

In 2010 students are studying

• "Hamlet" (William Shakespeare)

Module C: Representation and Text

Elective 1: Conflicting Perspectives

Students consider the ways in which conflicting perspectives on events, personalities or situations are represented in their prescribed text and other related texts of their own choosing. Students analyse and evaluate how acts of representation, such as the choice of textual forms, features and language, shape meaning and influence responses.

In 2010 students are studying:

• "Birthday Letters" (poetry - Ted Hughes)
• 'Fulbright Scholars', 'The Shot', 'The Minotaur', 'Sam', 'Your Paris', 'Red'

NOTE: students are also required to supplement this study with texts of their own choosing related to the module.