English advanced
The Year 11 and 12 English advanced courses are described in English Advanced Stage 6 Syllabus.
Support 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.
Teachers can adapt the following units of work as required.
Year 11- Common module: Reading to write
Reading to write - the shifting nature of identity
- Shifting nature of identity: Sample unit of work (DOCX 76KB)
- Shifting nature of identity: Sample assessment (DOCX46KB)
- Shifting nature of identity: Resources (ZIP1.7MB)
Reading to write
- Reading to write: sample unit of work (DOCX 302KB)
- Reading to write: Sample assessment (DOCX 50KB)
- Reading to write: Resources (ZIP 5.1MB)
Year 11 - Module A - Narratives that shape our world
Narratives that shape our world: stories of speculation
Texts: The Handmaid's Tale (prose fiction); V for Vendetta (film)
- Stories of speculation: Sample unit of work (DOCX 101KB)
- Stories of speculation: Sample assessment (DOC51KB)
- Stories of speculation: Resources (ZIP 14MB)
Narratives that shape our world: narratives and culture
Text: Lion (film)
- Lion: Sample unit of work (DOCX82 KB)
- Lion: Sample assessment (DOCX 47KB)
- Lion: Resources (ZIP 2.5 MB)
Year 12 - Common Module- Texts and the human experience
Texts and human experiences- All the Light We Cannot See
- All the light: Sample unit of work (DOCX 85KB)
- All the light: Sample assessment (40KB)
- All the light: Sample assessment - photographic essay (DOCX 49KB)
- All the light: Resources (ZIP 1,591KB)
Texts and human experiences- Billy Elliot
- Billy Elliot: Sample unit of work (DOCX 69KB)
- Billy Elliot: Sample assessment (DOCX 40KB)
- Billy Elliot: Resources (ZIP 256KB)
Texts and human experiences- The Boy Behind the Curtain
- Boy behind the curtain: Sample unit of work (DOCX 72KB)
- Boy behind the curtain: Sample assessment (DOCX 47KB)
- Boy behind the curtain: Resources (ZIP 472KB)
Texts and human experiences- The Crucible
- Crucible: Sample unit of work (DOCX 108KB)
- Crucible: Sample assessment (DOCX 42 KB)
- Crucible: Resources (ZIP 512KB)
Texts and human experiences- The Merchant of Venice
- Merchant of Venice: Sample unit of work (DOCX 63KB)
- Merchant of Venice: Sample assessment 1 (DOCX 39KB)
- Merchant of Venice: Sample assessment 2 (DOCX 41KB)
- Merchant of Venice: Resources (ZIP 553KB)
Texts and human experiences- The poetry of Kenneth Slessor and other related texts
Year 12 - Module A - Textual conversations
Textual conversations - Hag-Seed and The Tempest Retold
- Hag-Seed/The Tempest: Sample unit of work (DOCX 81KB)
- Hag-Seed/The Tempest: Sample assessment (DOCX 46KB)
- Hag-Seed/The Tempest: Annotation of Hag-Seed (DOCX 44KB)
- Hag-Seed/The Tempest: Resources (ZIP 3.3MB)
Textual conversations - Poetry of John Keats and Bright Stars
- Keats/Bright Stars: Sample unit of work (DOCX 56KB)
- Keats/Bright Stars: Sample assessment (DOCX 40KB)
- Keats/Bright Stars: Resources (ZIP 1.4MB)
Textual conversations - Poetry of Plath and Hughes
Year 12 - Module B - Critical study of literature
Critical study of literature - Good Night and Good Luck
- Goodnight and goodluck: Sample unit of work (DOCX 52KB)
- Goodnight and goodluck: Sample assessment (DOCX 46KB)
- Goodnight and goodluck: Resources (ZIP 1.2MB)
Critical study of literature - Ibsen: A Doll's House
- Doll's House: Sample unit of work (DOCX 59 KB)
- Doll's House: Sample assessment - critical article (DOCX 42 KB)
- Doll's House: Sample assessment - dramatic scene and reflection (DOCX 43 KB)
- Doll's House: Resources (ZIP 6.5 MB)
