This semester, Year 9 English students have been engaged in a unit about humour and have created humorous narratives as well as analysed sitcoms and how these position us as an audience to accept the representations presented to us.  

In Year 10 English, students have completed a unit about heroes and villains that saw them read a novel about WWII and write a narrative intervention into this novel as well as analysing heroes and villains in film and how we as an audience are positioned to view these characters through language features and textual features such as cinematography, sound and camera angles.

To be successful in English, students need to ensure that they are using class time effectively, completing all set work and applying the skills they are learning to texts they watch, listen to or read.  Unfortunately, we have had a number of students using AI and plagiariarising their assessment tasks. This usually means that their submission does not adequately address all aspects of the task or the standards upon which they are assessed and does not contain the direct reference to language features and text structures required of students.

We would like to remind you that it is a requirement that students are able to prove the authorship of their work in all subjects.  In English, that means that students must produce draft work during lessons provided and be able to demonstrate how they have employed feedback to improve their work.  Students in Semester 2 will be expected to complete drafts in class by hand to assist them with proving their authorship.

Year 10 students will move into classes to prepare them for their Senior English pathways in Semester 2.  Students have been discussing their results with their teachers and recommendations of what English subject would be best for them based on their results over Year 9 and 10 so far.  Students will be recommended to complete either:

• Literacy Short Course - this English subject is aimed at students who struggle with literacy and with English and have not passed English for 3 semesters.  Completing this course successfully with provide students with their Literacy requirement and allow them to use this to apply for apprenticeships, TAFE etc.
• Foundation (Essential) English - the majority of our students will be recommended this subject if their results are inconsistent and they are are not achieving B results or higher consistently in English.  In Senior, Essential English will allow students to either complete a non-ATAR pathway or an ATAR pathway depending on their Senior subject choices.  Students who would like to attempt Core (General) English, despite being recommended Foundation (Essential) should discuss this with HOD Danielle Goddaer.  We recommend that students attempt Core (General) English in Semester 2 of Year 10 to see if this subject suits them and they are able to be successful.
• Core (General) English - students who consistently achieve B results or higher in English will be recommended this subject.  Core (General) English is highly academic and rigorous and requires a great deal of work at home and during class, as well as the expectation that all set texts (novels, plays, poetry, media texts) will be read/viewed outside of class. Students who are going to choose an ATAR pathway and are seeking university entry should speak with HOD Danielle Goddaer if they have not been recommended Core (General) English about attempting this subject in Semester 2 Year 10.