English Standard Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)

The English Standard course provides students, who have a diverse range of literacy skills, with the opportunity to analyse, study and enjoy a breadth and variety of English texts to become confident and effective communicators. English Standard offers a rich language experience that is reflected through the integrated modes of reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing and representing. Through study of the course modules students continue to develop their skills to analyse, reconsider and refine meaning and to reflect on their own processes of responding, composing and learning.

Year 11 course

• Content common to the English Standard and English Advanced courses is undertaken through a unit of work called Reading to Write: Transition to Senior English. Students explore texts and consolidate skills required for senior study.
• In two additional modules: Close Study of Literature, and Contemporary Possibilities students explore and examine texts and analyse aspects of meaning.

Year 12 course

• The HSC Common Content consists of one module Texts and Human Experiences which is common to the HSC Standard, the HSC Advanced and the HSC English Studies courses where students analyse and explore texts and apply skills in synthesis.
• Three additional modules emphasise particular aspects of shaping meaning. Students study, analyse, respond to and compose texts to extend their knowledge, skills and confidence as readers, writers and critical thinkers.

Board Developed Course

Course number(s):

• 11130 English Standard (2 units – Year 11)
• 15130 English Standard (2 units – Year 12)

Prerequisites: Nil

Corequisites: Nil

Eligibility: Nil

Study via self-tuition: Yes

Exclusions:

• 11140 English Advanced (2 units – Year 11)
• 15140 English Advanced (2 units – Year 12)
• 11165 English EAL/D (2 units – Year 11)
• 15155 English EAL/D (2 units – Year 12)
• 11150 English Extension (1 unit – Year 11)
• 15160 English Extension 1 (1 unit – Year 12)
• 15170 English Extension 2 (1 unit – Year 12)
• 30105 English Studies (2 units – Year 11)
• 15126 English Studies (Exam) (2 units – Year 12)
• 16601 English Life Skills (2 units – Year 11)
• 16601 English Life Skills (2 units – Year 12)

Across the English Standard Stage 6 course students are required to study:

• a range of types of texts inclusive of prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts
• texts which are widely regarded as quality literature, including a range of literary texts written about intercultural experiences and the peoples and cultures of Asia
• a range of Australian texts, including texts by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander authors and those that give insights into diverse experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples
• texts with a wide range of cultural, social and gender perspectives

Year 11 course

Text requirements

There are no prescribed texts for Year 11.

Students are required to study ONE complex multimodal or digital text in Module A. (This may include the study of film.)

Students are required to study ONE substantial literary print text in Module B, for example prose fiction, drama or a poetry text, which may constitute a selection of poems from the work of one poet.

Students must study a range of types of texts drawn from prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts.

The Year 11 course requires students to support the study of texts with their own wide reading.

For the English Standard Year 11 course students are required to:

• complete 120 indicative hours
• complete the common module as the first unit of work
• complete Modules A and B..

Year 12 course

Text requirements

Students are required to closely study three types of prescribed texts, one drawn from each of the following categories:

• prose fiction
• poetry OR drama
• film OR media OR nonfiction

The selection of texts for Module C: The Craft of Writing does not contribute to the required pattern of prescribed texts for the course.

Students must study ONE related text in the Common module: Texts and Human Experiences.

For the English Standard Year 12 course students are required to:

• complete the Year 11 course as a prerequisite
• complete 120 indicative hours
• complete the common module as the first unit of work
• complete modules A, B and C over the course of the year.

The knowledge and skills developed in this course can be applied across a range of career pathways.

Industries related to this course include, but are not limited to, the following outlined on the Your Career website:

• Education and Training
• Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services
• Health Care and Social Assistance
• Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
• Public Administration and Safety

English Stage 6 – Prescriptions: Modules, Electives and Texts 2019–2026 (PDF 560.06KB)

English Stage 6 – Annotations of Selected Texts 2019–2026 (PDF 634.12KB)

English Stage 6 – Annotations of texts for Module C: The Craft of Writing (PDF 257.74KB)

English Standard – Module B: Oodgeroo Noonuccal (PDF 281.16KB)

English Stage 6 – Module C: The Craft of Writing – FAQ and Exam Information (PDF 206.39KB)

English Standard Stage 6 (2017): Year 11 – Sample scope and sequence: Sample A (including Life Skills) (DOCX 19.35KB)

English Standard Stage 6 (2017): Year 11 – Sample scope and sequence: Sample B (DOCX 20.99KB)

English Standard Stage 6 (2017): Year 12 – Sample scope and sequence: Sample A (DOCX 22.06KB)

English Standard Stage 6 (2017): Year 12 – Sample scope and sequence: Sample B (DOCX 20.99KB)

English Standard Stage 6 (2017): Year 12 – Sample scope and sequence: Sample C (DOCX 22.07KB)

English Standard Stage 6 (Year 11) – Sample assessment schedule: Sample A (DOCX 17.28KB) 

English Standard Stage 6 (Year 11) – Sample assessment schedule: Sample B (DOCX 17.39KB)

English Standard Stage 6 (Year 11) – Sample assessment schedule: Sample C (DOCX 18.85KB)

English Standard Stage 6 (Year 12) – Sample assessment schedule: Sample A  (DOCX 18.66KB)

English Standard Stage 6 (Year 12) – Sample assessment schedule: Sample B  (DOCX 19.09KB)

English Standard Stage 6 (Year 12) – Sample assessment schedule: Sample C (DOCX 17.62KB)

English Standard Stage 6 (Year 12) – Sample assessment schedule: Sample D (DOCX 17.88KB)

English Standard Stage 6 (Year 12) – Sample assessment schedule: Sample E (DOCX 21.01KB)

English Standard Stage 6 (Year 11) – Sample unit: Module A (Contemporary Possibilities – Sample A) (student with disability case study)

English Standard Stage 6 (Year 11) – Sample unit: Module A (Contemporary Possibilities – Sample A) (with adjustments and including Life Skills) (DOCX 90.46KB)

English Standard Stage 6 (Year 11) – Sample formal assessment task: Reading to Write (DOCX 20.71KB)

English Standard Stage 6 (Year 12) – Sample formal assessment task: Common Module (Texts and Human Experiences – Sample A) (DOCX 24.56KB)

English Standard Stage 6 (Year 12) – Sample formal assessment task: Common Module (Texts and Human Experiences – Sample B) (DOCX 24.48KB)

English Standard Stage 6 (Year 12) – Sample formal assessment task: Module A (Language, Identity and Culture – Sample A) (DOCX 23.79KB)

English Standard Stage 6 (Year 12) – Sample formal assessment task: Module A (Language, Identity and Culture – Sample B) (DOCX 52.8KB)

English Standard Stage 6 (Year 12) – Sample formal assessment task: Module A (Language, Identity and Culture – Sample C) (DOCX 49.97KB)

English Standard Stage 6 (Year 11) – Sample formal assessment task: Module A (Contemporary Possibilities – Sample A) (with adjustments) (DOCX 27.97KB)

English Standard Stage 6 (Year 11) – Sample formal assessment task: Module A (Contemporary Possibilities – Sample B) (DOCX 26.21KB)

English Standard Stage 6 (Year 12) – Sample assessment task: Module C (The Craft of Writing) (DOCX 24.39KB)