Year 11/12 Literature

State Theatre and Curtin University visits

On Tuesday 25 June, the Year 11 and 12 Literature classes, accompanied by Mrs Johnson and Ms Chalmers, attended a performance of Australian playwright Oriel Gray’s play The Torrents at the State Theatre Centre. The play, set in a fictional mining town during the 1890s, tells the story of a young woman, Jenny, as she arrives in town to become assistant editor of the local paper. Its comic and dark humour critiques gender questions of the time and questions young Australians to consider how far gender equity has come. The students thoroughly enjoyed the production; particularly its elaborate set, humour and themes.

On Thursday 27 June, the Year 12 ATAR English and Literature students attended the English and Literature Conference at Curtin University. They were able to immerse themselves in a day in the life of a university student, experiencing what university life would be like and also focusing on building their skills and an understanding of key English and Literature syllabus concepts, getting tips from a range of expert lecturers – many who set and mark the WACE exam. The students enjoyed the experience and came away with strategies of how to improve their results.

Mrs P Mulley (Head of Learning Area - English)