English standard
The English Standard Stage 6 Syllabus outlines the purpose of the Year 11 and 12 HSC English standard course.
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 (DOCX 46KB)
- Shifting nature of identity: Resources (ZIP 1.7 MB)
Reading to write
Year 11 - Module A - Contemporary possibilities
Contemporary possibilities - The power of podcasting
- Power of podcasting: Sample unit of work (DOCX 64KB)
- Power of podcasting: Sample assessment (DOCX 22KB)
- Power of podcasting: Resources (ZIP 7.8 MB)
Contemporary possibilities - Is the authentic true?
- Is the authentic true: Sample unit of work (DOCX 81KB)
- Is the authentic true: Sample assessment (DOCX 52KB)
- Is the authentic true: Resources (ZIP 6.6MB)
Contemporary possibilities - Run Lola Run and Universe Within
Year 11 - Close study of literature
Close study of literature - Jasper Jones
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 1.6MB)
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 113KB)
- Crucible: Sample assessment (DOCX 43 KB)
- Crucible: Resources (ZIP 502KB)
Texts and human experiences - I Am Malala
- I am Malala: Sample unit of work (DOCX 114KB)
- I am Malala: Sample assessment (DOCX 42KB)
- I am Malala: Resources (ZIP 527KB)
Texts and human experiences - Waste Land
Year 12 - Module A - Language, identity and culture
Language, identity and culture - The Castle
- The Castle: Sample unit of work (54KB)
- The Castle: Sample assessment (40KB)
- The Castle: Resources (ZIP 1.8MB)
Language, identity and culture - Henry Lawson
- Henry Lawson: Sample unit of work (DOCX 64KB)
- Henry Lawson: Sample assessment imaginative (DOCX 43KB)
- Henry Lawson: Sample assessment multimodal (DOCX 41KB)
- Henry Lawson: Resources (ZIP 745KB)
Language, identity and culture - Inside my Mother - Eckermann
- Inside my Mother - Eckermann : Sample unit of work (DOCX 61KB)
- Inside my Mother - Eckermann: Sample assessment (DOCX 42KB)
- Inside my Mother - Eckermann: Resources(ZIP 217KB)
Language, identity and culture - Pygmalion
Year 12 - Module B - Close Study of text
Close study of text - Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Year 12 - Module B - Close Study of text
Key phases in a close study of text
Engagement with module ideas and concepts
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Haddon - Teacher resource (DOCX 80KB) - Student resource (DOCX 349KB)
Unpacking the module requirements
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Haddon - Teacher resource (DOCX 174KB) - Student resource (DOCX 178KB)
Introduction to the prescribed text
- A Midsummer Night's Dream - Shakespeare - Teacher resource (DOCX 177KB) - Student resource (DOCX 164KB)
Engaging critically with texts
- The poems of Oodgeroo Noonuccal - Noonuccal - Teacher resource (DOCX 180KB) - Student resource (DOCX 171KB)
