Transcript 12ENG Course Overview

 The
factors that affect satisfactory
completion are:

Students must achieve a grade higher
than 40% on each assessment task.

Students must achieve a “S” (satisfactory
grade for each work requirement.

Students must have a minimum
attendance of 80% of classes.
 The
award of satisfactory completion for a
unit is based on a decision that the student
has demonstrated achievement of the set of
outcomes specified for the unit.
 There
are 3 outcomes in Unit 3 and 2
outcomes in Unit 4 – these will be explained
in the following slides.
Outcomes:
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Work Requirements:
SACs (100 marks):
required for authentication
and to achieve an ‘S’.
Required for graded
assessment / Study Score.
Outcome 1:
Reading &
Responding
Sighted coursework
and a “folio” of practice
essay tasks.
An extended written
analysis of the text
“Year of Wonders”.
Outcome 2:
Creating &
Presenting
A folio of practice writing
tasks showing
experimentation with
various styles and forms.
A sustained written
context piece of 9001200 words, with S of I.
Sighted research notes,
planning and drafting of
speech; transcript of
completed speech.
An Oral Presentation
presenting a persuasive
point of view on a given
issue. 20 marks
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Outcome 3:
Using Language
to Persuade
A folio of practice
annotations and
language analysis
pieces.
30 marks
30 marks
A written analysis of the
use of language to
persuade in media texts.
20 marks
TEXT: “Year of Wonders” – Geraldine Brooks
 Students
will examine the structures,
features and conventions used by the
author to construct meaning.
 Students will consider the ways in which
texts are open to different
interpretations.
 Students will describe and analyse the
ways in which social, historical or cultural
values are embodied in a text.
The assessment task for this outcome is 1 essay
completed in SAC conditions during class time.
 This
SAC is worth 30 marks and is to be
completed in 150 minutes (3 periods).
 You are permitted to bring in a dictionary.
 The expected word length is approx. 8001000 words.
CONTEXT: The Imaginative Landscape
TEXTS: ‘One Night the Moon’ – a short film and
‘Island’- a collection of short stories
Students focus on the interconnection between
reading and writing.
 Students should be able to identify and describe
ideas and arguments presented in selected texts
and draw on those ideas and arguments to
create written texts for a specified audience and
purpose.
 Students should explain their own decisions
about form, purpose, language, audience and
context in their writing.
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Complete 1 sustained piece of imaginative, expository or persuasive
writing, based on the idea in the context – ‘The Imaginative
landscape’, the prompt you are given on the day and the texts you
have studied.
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This will include a STATEMENT OF INTENTION of your writing choices
in terms of form/context, language, audience, purpose and your
connections to the prompt and texts.
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This SAC is worth 30 marks and must be completed in 150 minutes (3
periods).
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You are permitted to bring in a dictionary.
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Expected word length will be approx. 900-1200 words.
 Students
will analyse and compare the
use of language in texts that debate a
topical issue.
 Students
view, read and listen to texts
such as, feature articles, opinion pieces,
cartoons, editorials, letters to the editor,
interviews on current affairs programs,
websites and speeches.
There are TWO assessment tasks for this
Outcome. These two tasks are worth 20 marks
each.
 an
oral presentation conveying a point of
view on a certain issue (5-7 minutes).
 an
analysis of the use of persuasive language
in 3 or more articles on the issue. This will
be done over 4 periods – 200 minutes.
Outcomes:
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Work Requirements:
SACs (100 marks):
required for authentication
and to achieve an ‘S’.
Required for graded
assessment / Study
Score.
Outcome 1:
Reading &
Responding
Sighted coursework
and a “folio” of practice
essay tasks.
An extended written
analysis of the text
“Henry IV Part 1”.
Outcome 2:
Creating &
Presenting
A folio of practice writing
tasks showing
experimentation with
various styles and forms.
A written context
piece of 900-1200
words, with S of I.
50 marks
50 marks
TEXT: ‘Henry IV Part 1’ by William
Shakespeare
 This
outcome builds on Outcome 1 from
Unit 3.
 Students identify, discuss and analyse the
structures, features and conventions of a
text.
 Students will analyse the ways in which
authors express or imply a point of view
or values.
 Students develop and justify a detailed
written interpretation of a selected text.
The assessment task for this outcome is 1 essay
completed in SAC conditions during class time.
 This
SAC is worth 50 marks and is to be
completed in 150 minutes (3 periods).
 You
 The
are permitted to bring in a dictionary.
expected word length is approx. 8001000 words.
CONTEXT: The Imaginative Landscape
TEXTS: ‘Tirra Lirra by the River’ – a novel and a
collection of poetry by John Kinsella.
Students focus on the interconnection between
reading and writing.
 Students should be able to identify and describe
ideas and arguments presented in selected texts
and draw on those ideas and arguments to
create written texts for a specified audience and
purpose.
 Students should explain their own decisions
about form, purpose, language, audience and
context in their writing.

Complete 1 sustained piece of imaginative, expository or
persuasive writing, based on the idea in the context – ‘The
Imaginative landscape’, the prompt you are given on the
day and the texts you have studied.

This will include a STATEMENT OF INTENTION of your
writing choices in terms of form/context, language,
audience, purpose and your connections to the prompt and
texts.

This SAC is worth 50 marks and must be completed in 150
minutes (3 periods).

You are permitted to bring in a dictionary.
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Expected word length will be approx. 900-1200 words.
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Task Details:
Allocated Marks:
Outcome 1:
Reading &
Responding
A well developed
analysis essay on
either Year of Wonders
or Henry IV Part 1.
Outcome 2:
Creating &
Presenting
A context writing piece
in response to a given
prompt and the chosen
stimulus text/s.
20 marks
A well developed
analysis of language
used to persuade in
media text/s.
20 marks
Outcome 3:
Using Language
to Persuade
20 marks
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Unit 3 SAC performance:
4 SACs / 100 marks
25%
Unit 4 SAC performance:
2 SACs / 100 marks
25%
English Exam:
3 writing tasks / 60 marks
50%
English
Study Score
(out of 50)