LEVEL: Stage 1
SACE Credits: 20 credits
LENGTH: Full Year
Recommended background: Year 10 English
Content:
Stage 1 Essential English is a full year option and is available to students for whom Stage 1 English is likely to present greater challenges and who do not intend to continue with their studies of English beyond Stage 1.
Performance in English in year 8-10 will be taken into account during the selection process for this option.
In this subject students respond to and create texts in and for a range of personal, social, cultural, community, and/or workplace contexts.
This subject focuses on the development of students’ skills in communication, comprehension, language and text analysis, and creating texts through responding to and creating written, oral, visual, digital and multimodal texts.
Assessment:
Students’ performance will be determined according to the subject’s Performance Standards, as outlined by the SACE Board. Grades A to E will be used for reporting purposes.
Students should provide evidence of their learning through eight assessments, with at least two assessments from each assessment type.
Assessment Type 1: Responding to Texts 40%
Students consider a variety of ways in which texts communicate information, ideas, and perspectives. They explore the relationship between structures and features and the purpose, audience, and context of texts.
- They may respond to texts in a variety of forms, including a series of short answers and/or extended responses. The length of responses to texts can vary. Some responses may be short, others may be longer; however, no response should be more than 800 words or 5 minutes, or the equivalent in multimodal form.
Assessment Type 2: Creating Texts 60%
By examining the links between language and the context in which texts are produced, students are supported to create their own texts.
- The texts may be functional, informational, analytical, imaginative, interpretive, and/or persuasive in purpose.
- Students may create texts in a variety of forms. The length of the texts can vary. Some texts may be short, others may be longer; however, no text should be more than 800 words or 5 minutes, or the equivalent in multimodal form.
Results for this course are subject to moderation, at the end of each semester, based on samples of students’ work.