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English advanced

The Year 11 and 12 English advanced courses are described in English Advanced Stage 6 syllabus.

Support materials for the new syllabus

Support materials will be progressively published. The materials were developed by NSW public school teachers as part of the Stage 6 mEsh project where 62 teachers led writing teams (over 150 teachers) across NSW.

Year 11 units of work

Teachers can adapt the following units of work as required.

Reading to write – the shifting nature of identity

Reading to write

Narratives that shape our world – stories of speculation

Texts: The Handmaid's Tale (prose fiction); V for Vendetta (film)

Narratives that shape our world – narratives and culture

Text: Lion (film)

Year 12 units of work

Teachers can adapt the following units of work as required.

Texts and human experiences – All the Light We Cannot See

Texts and human experiences – Billy Elliot

Texts and human experiences – The Boy Behind the Curtain

Texts and human experiences – The Crucible

Texts and human experiences – The Merchant of Venice

Texts and human experiences – The poetry of Kenneth Slessor and other related texts

Textual conversations - Hag-Seed: The Tempest Retold

Textual conversations - Poetry of John Keats and Bright Stars

Textual conversations - Poetry of Plath and Hughes

Critical study of literature - Good Night and Good Luck

Critical study of literature - Ibsen: A Doll’s House

Critical study of literature - TS Eliot

Craft of writing

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