English

Stage 1

Semester
10 credit

Course Overview

Students will explore a variety of text types through responding to texts, creating written, multimodal and oral texts and undertaking an intertextual study. Students critically and creatively engage with a range of novels, films, media, poetry or drama texts. Students compare texts and consider how they are created for specific purposes, contexts and audiences. One oral presentation is required.

Assessment

School based
50% – Responding to Texts
20% – Creating Texts
30% – Intertextual Study

Further Information

Stage 1 English is a pathway for Stage 2 English, Stage 2 Literary Studies or Stage 2 Essential English.