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Course structure and requirements
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Year 11
English Advanced | Indicative hours |
Common module: Reading to Write | 40 |
Module A: Narratives that Shape our World | 40 |
Module B: Critical Study of Literature | 40 |
Text requirements |
There are no prescribed texts for Year 11. Students must study a range of types of texts drawn from prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts. The Year 11 course requires students to support their study of texts with their own wide reading. |
For the English Advanced Year 11 course students are required to:
- complete 120 indicative hours
- complete the common module as the first unit of work
- complete modules A and B.
Across Stage 6 the selection of texts must give students experience of the following:
- a range of types of texts inclusive of prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts.
- texts which are widely regarded as quality literature, including a range of literary texts written about intercultural experiences and the peoples and cultures of Asia
- a range of Australian texts, including texts by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander authors and those that give insights into diverse experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples
- texts with a wide range of cultural, social and gender perspectives
- integrated modes of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and representing as appropriate.
Year 12
English Advanced |
Indicative hours |
Common module: Texts and Human Experiences | 30 |
Module A: Textual Conversations | 30 |
Module B: Critical Study of Literature | 30 |
Module C: The Craft of Writing Optional: This module may be studied concurrently with the common module and/or Modules A and B |
30 |
Text requirements |
Students are required to closely study four prescribed texts, one drawn from each of the following categories:
The remaining text may be film, media or nonfiction text or may be selected from one of the categories above. The selection of texts for Module C: The Craft of Writing may be drawn from any types of texts and do not contribute to the pattern of prescribed texts for the course. Students must study ONE related text in the common module: Texts and Human Experiences. |
For the English Advanced Year 12 course students are required to:
- complete the Year 11 course as a prerequisite
- complete 120 indicative hours
- complete the common module as the first unit of work
- complete modules A, B and C over the course.
Across Stage 6 the selection of texts must give students experience of the following:
- a range of types of texts inclusive of prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts.
- texts which are widely regarded as quality literature, including a range of literary texts written about intercultural experiences and the peoples and cultures of Asia
- a range of Australian texts, including texts by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander authors and those that give insights into diverse experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples
- texts with a wide range of cultural, social and gender perspectives
- integrated modes of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and representing as appropriate.