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Preliminary 2011

Carlingford High School, December   2011

Preliminary   Standard English, 2011

Wk | TERM 1, 2011 | Wk | TERM 2, 2011 |
1 | A.O.S.: Journeys (Drama) | 1 | |
2 | | 2 | |
3 | | 3 | |
4 | | 4 | |
5 | Assessment Task 1 | 5 | Elective 2: Analysing Text (Poetry) |
6 | | 6 | |
7 | Assessment Task 2 | 7 | |
8 | | 8 | |
9 | Elective 1: Aspects Of Australian Society (Film) | 9 | |
10 | | 10 | Assessment Task 3: |
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Wk | TERM 3, 2011 |
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2 | Elective 3: Texts in Context (Prose) |
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9 | Assessment Task 4 |
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Preliminary English (Standard) Course Requirements
In the Preliminary English (Standard) course students explore the ways events, experiences, ideas, values and processes are represented in and through texts and analyse the ways texts reflect different attitudes and values.

Course Requirements
In the Preliminary English (Standard) course, students are required to:
  * study Australian and other texts
  * explore a range of types of text drawn from prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and/or multimedia texts
  * undertake wide reading programs involving texts and textual forms composed in and for a wide variety of contexts
  * integrate the modes of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and representing as appropriate
  * engage in the integrated study of language and text.

The course has two sections and the requirements listed above apply to both sections.
Section 1 | Section 2 |
Content common to the Standard and Advanced courses is undertaken through a unit of work called an Area of Study. | ElectivesStudents explore, examine and analyse texts. They analyse the ways that texts and contexts shape and are shaped by different attitudes and values. |
Students explore texts and develop skills in synthesis. | |
The common content comprises...