In English, students will learn to:
- communicate effectively in Standard Australian
English for a range of social and cultural purposes
and audiences - enjoy and appreciate a range of texts, including Australian texts by First Nation authors, poets, and directors
- study closely a range of literary and non-literary
- works in English, in various types of texts, modes and mediums across diverse cultures and periods
- interpret, analyse, evaluate, respond to and construct a wide range of texts through reading
- listening, viewing, speaking, writing and shaping
- make choices about generic structures, language, textual features and technologies to best
- convey intended meaning in the most appropriate medium and genre
- control language (written, spoken/signed and visual) using grammar, punctuation
- vocabulary and spelling
English involves students in a range of speaking, reading, writing, listening and viewing activities to:
- become independent, knowledgeable and critical users of language
- become life-long learners
- appreciate, enjoy and engage with texts ranging from popular culture to traditional
- literature
- become critical thinkers.
Students will complete 4 assessment tasks per year:
- Imaginative written narrative
- Spoken persuasive speech
- Analytical essay-style response
- Reflective/Persuasive speech
Assessments from Year 7 will build student capability,