English advanced
The Year 11 and 12 English advanced courses are described in English Advanced Stage 6 Syllabus.
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 unit, 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 unit.
Support Materials
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)
Critical study of literature - TS Eliot
Year 12 key phases of learning
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 unit, 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 unit.
Year 12 - Module C - Craft of writing
Craft of writing
Deepening phase - Shallot
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 unit, 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 unit.
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