CORE: English

What is the subject about

A highlight of our Year 9 English program is our unit on Dystopia, which captures our students’ imagination as they critically analyse our world through the lens of future universes, engaging in a variety of texts with enjoyment. Throughout the year they experience film, short stories, graphic novels, blogs, podcasts and other mediums of learning to assist them in interpreting, creating, evaluating, discussing and performing a wide range of literary texts. As well, they are exposed to texts designed to inform and persuade like newspapers, film and digital texts, fiction, non-fiction, poetry and multimodal texts. Through their involvement in our English program, students develop a critical understanding of the world they live in and the different perspectives that a single issue can raise. They will inevitably find their voice and develop ways to express themselves and their views clearly and logically. 

Units:                                                              Assessment:

1.    Identity and belonging                       Creative writing                             

2.    Whose Reality?                                     Language Analysis               

3.    Encountering Conflict                        Text Analysis                                               

4.   Imaginative Landscape                      Oral Presentation

Skills you will develop

• to listen to, read, view, speak, write, create and reflect on increasingly complex and sophisticated spoken, written and multimodal texts across a growing range of contexts with accuracy, fluency and purpose
• to appreciate, enjoy and use the English language in all its variations and richness, to evoke feelings, convey information, form ideas, facilitate interaction with others, entertain, persuade and argue
• to develop interest and skills in inquiring into the aesthetic aspects of texts, and develop an informed appreciation of literature.

Pathways

Studying English will develop your communication skills to ensure that you are competent in logically assessing the context you are in, using the appropriate form of language to capably express yourself and immersing yourself in the rich literature that is a passport to the world; past, present and future. The better you are in your study of English, the greater your opportunities to excel.

If you are interested to know more about this subject; speak with 

Ms. Meredith