Scotch College

ENGLISH [Semester Unit] Year 10 — 2010

Rationale

This unit is offered to encourage and to extend capable English students in their reading and study of a wide range of literature. It requires students to make a detailed study of the main literary forms and to work to develop their literary skills of appreciation and expression through a close reading of text.

Student Outcomes

Develop a greater awareness of a range of literature

• develop an awareness of different ‘readings’ of text
• develop skills of written and oral expression
• develop a deeper understanding of a range of texts and genres
• develop skills of detailed and close analysis
• develop the ability to construct a detailed and convincing argument

Course Content

Poetry: Students will be exposed to a range of poetic forms including the lyric, narrative, blank verse and sonnet. Particular emphasis is placed on showing students how to comprehend and analyse the link between poetic form and meaning.

Short Story: A number of short stories will be studied in order to investigate the interrelation between form, style and meaning.

Extended Fiction: A detailed study of one core novel and one play with emphasis on the importance of various structural elements to the meaning of these texts. These include point-
of-view, theme, plot, characterisation and various language elements such as imagery, symbolism and irony.

Wide Reading: Students will be directed toward a range of literature beyond the core texts through a recommended reading list. It is an expectation of the course that students will establish and maintain an appropriate personal wide reading regime.

ICT Skills

While this unit will continue to utilise more traditional oral and written communication technology, students will also be expected to develop their skills of word processing, PowerPoint and some internet research.

Assessment

• Literature Review
• Poetry Analysis
• Examination