English – Extension / Yr11-12
Key Information.
Nature of Subject:
Nature of Subject:
Units: 1
Category: Board Developed Course (ATAR)
HSC Exam: 2 hours working time & 10 minutes reading time – 2 sections each worth 25 marks each
Major Work:
None
Recommendations
Students who are accomplished in their use of English who are looking for opportunities to extend their use of language and self-expression in creative and critical ways.
Students who are willing to engage with increasingly complex concepts through a broad range of literature, from a range of contexts, to refine their understanding and appreciation of the cultural roles and the significance of texts.
Prerequisites
English Advanced in Year 11
Students who consistently achieved excellent marks in Junior English (generally consistent As)
Course Overview:
Year 11 - Preliminary
- Students explore the ways in which aspects and concerns of texts from the past have been carried forward, borrowed from and/or appropriated into more recent culture. They consider how and why cultural values are maintained and changed.
- The course has one mandatory module: Texts, Culture and Value as well as a related research project.
Year 12 - HSC Course
- In the English Extension 1 Year 12 course, students explore, investigate, experiment with and evaluate the ways texts represent and illuminate the complexity of individual and collective lives in literary worlds.
- The course has one common module, Literary Worlds, with five associated electives. Students must complete one elective chosen from one of the five electives offered for study.
- The electives are: Literary Homelands, Worlds of Upheaval, Reimagined Worlds, Literary Mindscapes & Intersecting Worlds
Where to from here?
- Talk to the Head of Department or Head of Curriculum
- Read the subject selection session presentation
- Talk to present students in the subject
- Talk to your parents
Electives offered.
Agriculture
Commerce
Computing Technology
Elective Geography (Global Studies)
History - Elective
Languages - French
Graphics Technology
Industrial Technology – Metal
Industrial Technology – Software Engineering
Industrial Technology – Timber
Languages - Japanese
Languages - Latin
Languages - Mandarin
Music
Photographic and Digital Media
PASS
Visual Arts
Drama
Design & Technology
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We will review these on a regular basis and forward them to the relevant Faculty Coordinator for review.