This term, students have completed a narrative task in English in both Year 9 and Year 10 English.  Over the last couple of weeks, students have started working on the second half of the unit that they will continue after the Easter break. All of our units are Semester based and therefore students are working in every lesson to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for success in English to the end of every term.  If students are absent, work is available on One Note and it is an expectation that students catch up with this and speak with their teacher to ensure that they understand anything they were not present in class for.  In addition, may I remind you that if students require an extension for an assessment task or exam, please complete the form available on the website and forward to dgodd2@eq.edu.au to action.

Our tasks in both Year 9 and Year 10 English in Term 2 explore representations of key concepts and how these are underpinned by cultural assumptions, values, attitudes and beliefs in society.    If your students are telling you that they need to watch sitcoms or movies for English, then this is correct! However they should be taking notes whilst doing so to hold their thinking for their assessment tasks. Students all have access to TV4Education to access the material required for these units. They should speak with their teacher if they need additional assistance to create their accounts to access these resources.

Year 9 English

Students have begun work on the next part of their unit 'Just for Laughs' looking at sitcoms in order to explore the inquiry question:  How does comedy reflect or provoke societal change?  Students will watch a variety of sitcoms in class and for homework to answer this question by deciding whether their chosen sitcom should be rebooted for a modern audience or remain in the past.  

Year 10 English

Students have begun work on the next part of their unit 'Heroes and Villains' looking at films, TV shows and other texts such as comics and graphic novels to explore the inquiry question:  Why are we fascinated by heroes and villains?  Students will examine a variety of visual texts in class and for homework to explore the construction and representation heroes and villains and answer this question in a multimodal response based on a hero or villain of their choice.  

Our Year 10 students should focus on developing their skills so that they are able to achieve the best possible results and make appropriate subject choices for English in Semester 2 and into Senior.  Results in English will impact their subject choices in Senior.

I hope everyone has a happy and safe break.

Danielle Goddaer

HOD English and Humanities