English
Year 10
Core
Foundation English is an opportunity for students to strengthen and refine their essential literacy skills to support their studies in Years 11 and 12. The course aligns with a more applied learning approach to Year 10 English, allowing students to develop their ability to comprehend and respond to a variety of texts, and to enhance their communication skills, with additional time and support to apply the basic skills.
Content/Skills
Students undertaking Foundation English will focus on the following key areas.
▶ The essentials of English
▶ The study of texts
▶ The analysis of argument and language
▶ Oral presentations on current issues
▶ Develop skills to compare ideas and issues with set texts
Students will develop strategies to improve their reading and writing skills and apply these to the written pieces and analysis of texts.
Students will complete a coursework-based assignment on each of the Areas of Study. Assessments may include:
▶ Text response essay on a selected text
▶ Argument analysis of a single article
▶ Creative piece of writing drawing on ideas from a selected text
▶ Point of view oral presentation
▶ Comparative text response on two selected texts
▶ Comparative language analysis on two selected articles
▶ A persuasive essay in a selected format
▶ Exam.
