Course Information and Orientation Activities

YEAR 11 ENGLISH 2009 Outcome 1 - Reading & Responding (i.e. Text Response) ‘ Night’ by Elie Wiesel in Term 1 Stories by Edgar Allan Poe in Term 2 Macbeth in Term 3 Film study on Superheroes Genre in Term 4 Graded assessment is a Text Response Essay (100 mins) Various other set tasks for an S for the Outcome

Outcome 1 - Reading & Responding (i.e. Text Response)

‘ Night’ by Elie Wiesel in Term 1

Stories by Edgar Allan Poe in Term 2

Macbeth in Term 3

Film study on Superheroes Genre in Term 4

Graded assessment is a Text Response Essay (100 mins)

Various other set tasks for an S for the Outcome

YEAR 11 ENGLISH 2009 Outcome 2 – Creating & Presenting (i.e. Writing Folio) Various creative responses to each text studied that show imagination and knowledge of the text Graded assessment is a Writing Folio SAC (100 minutes) Various other set tasks for an S for the Outcome

Outcome 2 – Creating & Presenting (i.e. Writing Folio)

Various creative responses to each text studied that show imagination and knowledge of the text

Graded assessment is a Writing Folio SAC (100 minutes)

Various other set tasks for an S for the Outcome

YEAR 11 ENGLISH 2009 Outcome 3 – Using Language to Persuade (i.e. Issues) Analysis of persuasive articles from newspapers on a particular issue Writing your own point of view on the same issue Graded assessment is a SAC covering both tasks above (100 minutes) Various other set tasks for an S for the Outcome

Outcome 3 – Using Language to Persuade (i.e. Issues)

Analysis of persuasive articles from newspapers on a particular issue

Writing your own point of view on the same issue

Graded assessment is a SAC covering both tasks above (100 minutes)

Various other set tasks for an S for the Outcome

YEAR 11 ENGLISH 2009 Outcome 3 – Using Language to Persuade (i.e. Issues) Analysis of persuasive articles from newspapers on a particular issue in the form of an essay Writing your own point of view on the same issue in the form of a written piece Graded assessment is a SAC covering both tasks above (100 minutes) Various other set tasks for an S for the Outcome

Outcome 3 – Using Language to Persuade (i.e. Issues)

Analysis of persuasive articles from newspapers on a particular issue in the form of an essay

Writing your own point of view on the same issue in the form of a written piece

Graded assessment is a SAC covering both tasks above (100 minutes)

Various other set tasks for an S for the Outcome

YEAR 11 ENGLISH 2009 Holiday Homework (yes, you’re now in VCE): Read ‘Night’ by Elie Wiesel Complete Chapter Summaries of each chapter on the handout provided Complete definitions for the glossary words on the handout in your own words Your holiday homework needs to be submitted, fully completed, on the first day of Term 1 next year.

Holiday Homework (yes, you’re now in VCE):

Read ‘Night’ by Elie Wiesel

Complete Chapter Summaries of each chapter on the handout provided

Complete definitions for the glossary words on the handout in your own words

Your holiday homework needs to be submitted, fully completed, on the first day of Term 1 next year.

Year 11 English Orientation The Holocaust: What? Who? When? Where? How? Why? What do you already know on this topic?

The Holocaust:

What? Who? When? Where? How? Why?

What do you already know on this topic?

Year 11 English Orientation Elie Wiesel – Holocaust survivor: b. Hungary Watch “Auschwitz Death Camp”: Oprah’s interview with Elie Wiesel (10min) Conduct some internet research on the Holocaust

Elie Wiesel – Holocaust survivor:

b. Hungary

Watch “Auschwitz Death Camp”: Oprah’s interview with Elie Wiesel (10min)

Conduct some internet research on the Holocaust

Year 11 English Orientation Internet Research: Find a Holocaust survivor’s story and read it Find some background information on the Holocaust Take brief notes as you go Be prepared to discuss your findings in period 2

Internet Research:

Find a Holocaust survivor’s story and read it

Find some background information on the Holocaust

Take brief notes as you go

Be prepared to discuss your findings in period 2

Year 11 English Orientation Internet Research: http://www.holocaustsurvivors.org/ http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005143 http://www.holocaust-history.org/

Internet Research:

http://www.holocaustsurvivors.org/

http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005143

http://www.holocaust-history.org/