MELBA COLLEGE - SENIOR SCHOOL COURSE TIMELINE

Subject Teacher(s)
Week Begin

English BEJ, CHA, ZIN

Term Unit

1 3
OUTCOMES (Subject to change)
Outcome One Work Requirement (Part 1) Due: All Chapter Review Questions

Class activities
Begin Area of Study 1: Reading and responding Year of Wonders

Homework/Revision

Jan 28

Feb 4

CAMP

Feb 11

Characters Social, historical and cultural values

Character Analyses Evidence Tables

Feb 18

Major Themes Social, historical and cultural values

Character Analyses Evidence Tables

Feb 25

Minor Themes Structure and Literary Technique (metalanguage) Essay Writing Skills

Mar 4

Modelling/Deconstruction of Text Response Essays Practice Task

Practice Tasks

Mar 11

Practice Tasks

Practice Tasks

Outcome One Work Requirement (Part 2) Due: Practice Essay

Mar 18

Practice Tasks

Mar 25

Begin Area of Study 2: Creating and presenting - Context Encountering Conflict Text: Life of Galileo Context building activities

Wed 27 March Outcome 1: Text Response Essay Analysis Table Holiday Homework: Analysis Activities and Practice Writing Task

MELBA COLLEGE - SENIOR SCHOOL COURSE TIMELINE

Subject Teacher(s)
Week Begin

English BEJ, CHA, ZIN

Term Unit

2 3
OUTCOMES (Subject to change)

Class activities
Brief intro to Area of Study 3. Outcome 3 Part B Oral requirements and conditions

Homework/Revision

Apr 15

Analysis of themes and underlying messages in Life of Galileo Exploration of links between the Context and the text Features of each Mode-Expository, Imaginative and Persuasive Analysis and modelling of various text types- diaries, journals, essays, newspaper reports, narrative, personal recounts, scripts, feature articles Writing an Explanatory Statement Practice Tasks

Choose issue for Point of View Oral and begin research

Apr 22

Practice Tasks

Outcome Task 2 Work Requirement due

Begin Area of Study 3: Using language to persuade

Apr 29

Persuasive Speech Modelling; structure and features of a speech Review: Media Text Types, Persuasive Techniques, Audience and Purpose

Begin writing Persuasive Speech

Wed 1 May Outcome 2: Single sustained written response (1200 words)

May 6

Annotation and analysis of persuasive texts Structure of Single Written AnalysisModelling and Deconstruction Comparative analysis of three persuasive texts

Analysis Task- Coach speaks Out: how the purpose and audience of the text informs the writing.

May 13

Structure of Comparative Written Analysis- Hybrid and IntegratedModelling and Deconstruction

Practice Tasks

May 20

Practice Tasks

Practice Tasks

Outcome 3a and 3b Work Requirement due

May 27

Practice Tasks

Practice Tasks

Wed 29 May Outcome 3 Part A: Persuasive Language Analysis

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Outcome 3 Part B Oral Assessments Mon 3 Jun Fri 7 Jun Outcome 3 Part B: Point of View Oral (6-8 mins)

Jun 3

Jun 10
Unit 4

1 0

Jun 17

Begin Area of Study 2: Creating and presenting Context: Encountering Conflict Text: The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif Analysis of themes and underlying messages in The Rugmaker of Mazar-eSharif Exploration of links between the Context and the text

1 1

Jun 24

Subject Teacher(s)
Week Begin

English BEJ, CHA, ZIN

Term Unit

3 4
OUTCOMES (Subject to change)

Class activities
Using the set text as a stimulus for writing

Homework/Revision

Jul 15

Review of the structure and features of a range of text types

Jul 22

Prompts and deconstruction of model responses Practice Tasks

Practice Tasks

Outcome Task 2 Work Requirement due

Jul 29

Practice Tasks

Wed 31 July Outcome 2: Single sustained written response (1200 words)

Aug 5

Begin Area of Study 1: Reading and responding Gwen Harwoods poetry Historical, social and cultural context

Review Questions

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Analysis of individual poems Review Questions

Aug 12

Exploration of key themes and Harwoods use of poetic technique

Aug 19

Exploration of key themes and Harwoods use of poetic technique

Theme Maps

Aug 26

Exploration of key themes and Harwoods use of poetic technique Using metalanguage to discuss how the author constructs meaning Evidence Tables

Sep 2

Modelling and Deconstruction of sample Text Response Essays Practice Task

Practice Essay

Outcome Task 1 Work Requirement due

Sep 9

Practice Tasks

Wed 11 Sep Outcome 1: Text Response Essay

1 0

Sep 16

Exam Revision Area of Study 3- Language analysis (including visual language)

Practice language analysis on article with image

Subject Teacher(s)
Week Begin

English BEJ, CHA, ZIN

Term Unit

4 Unit 4
OUTCOMES (Subject to change)

Class activities
Exam Revision Area of Study 2

Homework/Revision

Oct 7

Practice Writing Task

Oct 14

Exam Revision Area of Study 1- Year of Wonders

Practice Essay on Year of Wonders

Practice English Exam (3 hours)

Oct 21

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Oct 28

Nov 4

Nov 11

Nov 18

Nov 25

Dec 2

1 0

Dec 9

1 1

Dec 16