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 11 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.
Module B - Critical phase
Close study of literature - Owen
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 – Engagement with module ideas and concepts phases
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.
- 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)
Year 12 Module C – Connecting phase - Luka Lesson
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.
Year 12 - Module C - Craft of Writing
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