English – standard
The English Stage 6 Syllabus outlines the purpose of the Preliminary and HSC English – standard courses.
The Preliminary and HSC English (Standard) courses are designed for students to become proficient in English to enhance their personal, social and vocational lives. These courses provide students with the opportunity to become confident and effective communicators and to enjoy the breadth and variety of English texts. They offer a rich language experience that is reflected in the modes of reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing and representing.
(English Stage 6 Syllabus, 2009, p 20)
Units of work
Teachers can adapt the following units of work as required (staff only)
Module A: Experience through language
Distinctive voices
- Drama – Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Distinctively visual
- Prose Fiction – Henry Lawson
- Prose Fiction – Vertigo
- Poetry – Douglas Stewart
- Film – Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Module B: Close study of text
- Poetry – Oodgeroo Noonuccal
- Poetry – Wilfred Owen Selected Poems
- Nonfiction – Stasiland
- Film – A Beautiful Mind
Module C: Texts and society
Exploring interactions
- Prose Fiction – Feed
- Poetry – Ken Watson (ed)
- Film – The Black Balloon
Exploring transitions
- Prose – The Story of Tom Brennan
- Drama – Educating Rita
- Drama – Shafana and Aunt Sarrinah
- Film – Billy Elliot
