English Studies
Support to help you plan, program and assess the English Studies course.
The English Studies Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) outlines the purpose of the Year 11 and 12 English studies course.
Stage 6 planning template
English Studies Stage 6 planning template (DOCX 84KB) sets out the key requirements for planning a Stage 6 Studies course at your school. It is organised beginning with Year 12 to support the planning process of backward mapping.
Year 11 and 12 units
You can adapt the following units for Year 11 and 12 as required.
- The big screen – sample lesson sequence (DOCX 67KB)
- The big screen – sample assessment (DOCX 52KB)
- The big screen – resource 1 (DOCX 55KB)
- The big screen – resource 2 (DOCX 49KB)
- The big screen – resource 3 (DOCX 45KB)
- The big screen – resource 4 (DOCX 44KB)
- The big screen – resource 5 (DOCX 44KB)
- The big screen – resource 6 (DOCX 44KB)
- On the road – unit and assessment tasks (DOC 67KB)
- On the road – resource 1 (DOCX 47KB)
- On the road – resource 2 (DOCX 45KB)
- On the road – resource 3 (PPTX 116KB)
- On the road – resource 4 (DOCX 54KB)
- On the road – resource 5 (DOCX 56KB)
- On the road – resource 6 (DOCX 54KB)
- On the road – resource 7 (DOCX 55KB)
- On the road – resource 8 (DOCX 52KB)
- On the road – resource 9 (DOCX 118KB)
- On the road – resource 10 (DOCX 52KB)
- On the road – resource 11 (DOCX 52KB)
- On the road – resource 12 (DOCX 55KB)
- On the road – resource 13 (DOCX 52KB)
- On the road – resource 14 (DOCX 53KB)
- On the road – resource 15 (DOCX 88KB)
- On the road – resource 16 (DOCX 2.8MB)
- On the road – resource 17 (DOCX 51KB)
- On the road – resource 18 (DOCX 56KB)
- On the road – resource 19 (DOCX 51KB)
- On the road – resource 20 (DOCX 52KB)
- On the road – resource 21 (DOCX 51KB)
- On the road – resource 22 (DOCX 511KB)
- On the road – resource 23 (DOCX 52KB)
- On the road – resource 24 (DOCX 114KB)
- On the road – resource 25 (DOCX 51KB)
- On the road – resource 26 (DOCX 518KB)
- On the road – resource 27 (DOCX 485KB)
- On the road – resource 28 (DOCX 55KB)
- On the road – resource 29 (DOCX 15.56MB)
- On the road – resource 30 (DOCX 52KB)
- On the road – resource 31 (DOCX 53KB)
- On the road – resource 32 (DOCX 52KB)
- On the road – resource 33 (DOCX 51KB)
- Playing the game – sample lesson sequence (DOCX 66KB)
- Playing the game – sample assessment (DOCX 53KB)
- Playing the game – resource 1 (DOCX 45KB)
- Playing the game – resource 2 (DOCX 46KB)
- Playing the game – resource 3 (DOCX 46KB)
- Playing the game – resource 4 (DOCX 45KB)
- Playing the game – resource 5 (DOCX 52KB)
- Playing the game – resource 6 (DOCX 52KB)
- Telling us all about it – sample lesson sequence (DOCX 58KB)
- Telling us all about it – sample assessment (DOCX 47KB)
- Telling us all about it – resource 2 (DOCX 838KB)
- Telling us all about it – resource 4 (DOCX 38KB)
- Telling us all about it – resource 5 (DOCX 35KB)
- Telling us all about it – resource 7 (DOCX 36KB)
Year 12 – Common module – Texts and the human experience
Sample lesson sequences, sample assessment and resources for Texts and human experiences (English Studies).
You can adapt the following units of work as required. Examinable HSC content for ATAR pathway.
- All the light sample lesson sequence (DOCX 87.92 KB)
- All the light sample assessment (DOCX 46.98 KB)
- All the light Sample assessment photographic essay (DOCX 54.27 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 1a (DOCX 100.42 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 1b (DOCX 36.82 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 1c (DOCX 263.01 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 2 (DOCX 533.72 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 3 (DOCX 53.65 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 3b (DOCX 36.29 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 4 (DOCX 41.36 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 4a (DOCX 38.28 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 4b (DOCX 36.48 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 4c (DOCX 35.72 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 4d (DOCX 41.34 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 4e (DOCX 39.19 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 5a (DOCX 36.83 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 5b (DOCX 75.85 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 5c (DOCX 46.28 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 6a (DOCX 60.39 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 6b (DOCX 53.51 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 6c (DOCX 70.0 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 6d (DOCX 53.17 KB)
- Billy Elliot: Sample lesson sequence (DOCX 77KB)
- Billy Elliot: Sample assessment (DOCX 45KB)
- Billy Elliot resource 1 (DOCX 37.44 KB)
- Billy Elliot resource 2 (DOCX 37.02 KB)
- Billy Elliot resource 3 (DOCX 46.74 KB)
- Billy Elliot resource 4 (DOCX 36.9 KB)
- Billy Elliot resource 5 (DOCX 37.13 KB)
- Billy Elliot resource 6 (DOCX 51.98 KB)
- Billy Elliot resource 7 (DOCX 35.92 KB)
- Boy behind the curtain: Sample lesson sequence (DOCX 82KB)
- Boy behind the curtain: Sample assessment (DOCX 54KB)
- Resource 1 – Extracts (DOCX 46KB)
- Resource 2 – Chapter summaries (DOCX 47KB)
- Resource 3 – Links to the rubric (DOCX 49KB)
- Resource 4 – Facebook (DOCX 148KB)
- Resource 5 – Road Safety NSW (DOCX 44KB)
- Resource 6 – Connecting chapter table (DOCX 44KB)
- Resource 7 – Connecting related texts table (DOCX 44KB)
- Resource 8 – Student evaluation (DOCX 44KB)
- Resource 9 – Unit evaluation (DOCX 44KB)
- Crucible: Sample lesson sequence (DOCX 118KB)
- Crucible: Sample assessment (DOCX 50 KB)
- The Crucible Resource 1 (DOCX 36KB)
- The Crucible Resource 2 (DOCX 124KB)
- The Crucible Resource 3 (DOCX 221KB)
- The Crucible Resource 4 (DOCX 36KB)
- The Crucible Resource 5 (DOCX 39KB)
- The Crucible Resource 6(DOCX 38KB)
- The Crucible Resource 7 (DOCX 38KB)
- Slessor: Sample lesson sequence (DOCX 68KB)
- Slessor: Sample assessment (DOCX 48KB)
- Resource 1 – Texts and the human experience (PPTX 757 KB)
- Resource 2 – Unpacking the rubric (DOCX 44 KB)
- Resource 3 – Unpacking the rubric - teacher (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 4 – The human experience diagram (DOCX 83 KB)
- Resource 5 – What are human experiences (DOCX 44 KB)
- Resource 6 – Perspectives on human experiences (DOCX 44 KB)
- Resource 7 – Human experiences - what are they (DOCX 209 KB)
- Resource 8 – Slessors poems overview (DOCX 44 KB)
- Resource 9 – Wild Grapes analysis (DOCX 46 KB)
- Resource 10 – Understanding Wild Grapes (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 11 – Linking to the rubric (DOCX 43 KB)
- Resource 12 – Human experiences (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 13 – Understanding the Vesper Song (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 14 – Out of Time (DOCX 47 KB)
- Resource 15 – Willam Street (DOCX 47 KB)
- Resource 15a – Willam Street teacher resource (DOCX 49 KB)
- Resource 16 – Gulliver analysis (DOCX 44 KB)
- Resource 17 – Understanding Gulliver (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 18 – Linking Gulliver to the rubric (DOCX 43 KB)
- Resource 19 – Responding to poetry (DOCX 45 KB)
- Waste Land: Sample lesson sequence (DOCX 65KB)
- Waste Land: Sample assessment (DOCX 49KB)
- Waste Land – Resource 1 (PPTX 1.8MB)
- Waste Land – Resource 2 (DOCX 707KB)
- Waste Land – Resource 3 (DOCX 41KB)
- Waste Land – Resource 4 (DOCX 41KB)
- Waste Land – Resource 5 (DOCX 49KB)
- Waste Land – Resource 6 (DOCX 43KB)
- Waste Land – Resource 7 (DOCX 42KB)
- Waste Land – Resource 8 (DOCX 40KB)
- Waste Land – Resource 9 (DOCX 40KB)
- Waste Land – Resource 10 (DOCX 319KB)
- Waste Land – Resource 11 (DOCX 44KB)
- Waste Land – Resource 12 (DOCX 42KB)
Teacher advice – The Stage 6 phases project has been developed to support teachers in the structuring of teaching and learning activities for Stage 6 units. In the typical eight-week timeframe of a learning sequence a teacher may employ a range of these phases in order to meet outcomes, cover content and prepare for assessment.
The term ‘phase’ helps to focus planning by identifying the specific purpose of each section within a teaching program. The phases are closely aligned to the English textual concept ‘learning processes’ of understanding, engaging personally, connecting, engaging critically, experimenting, and reflecting. As such each phase focuses teacher and student attention onto the learning intentions of each sequence of lessons.
Each phase lesson sequence is structured as a case study utilising a module and a prescribed text. However, the teaching and learning activities within the case study could be easily adapted to any Stage 6 learning sequence.
HSC Support resources
This guide helps deepen students understanding of the exam structure and helps them understand what resources are available to support.
These sample exam support students to practise their examination skills while also engaging in self-reflection.
If you need further assistance with accessibility for any of these resources, please get in touch with us at SecondaryEducationUnit@det.nsw.edu.au