Junior course

Year 7 English

Year 7 English

This course lays the foundations for the years ahead with the new English Curriculum. Students will focus on NAPLAN strategies, wide reading and developing their writing skills for a range of purposes.

The topics to be studied are:

1. Landscapes of Australasia

2. Investigating Literature

3. Introduction to Drama

4. Creative Campaigning

5. Zero to Hero: narrative archetypes

Year 8 English

This course continues to build upon the foundations laid in Year 7. Students will develop their literacy skills by studying a range of texts and continue their progress in writing for a range of purposes.

The topics to be studied are:

1. Genre Study: Gothic Horror

2. Thematic Study

3. Shaping Resilience

Year 9 English

Year 9 is an exciting program with the new English Curriculum. Students will cover NAPLAN strategies and critical study of a range of genres and texts. 

The topics to be studied are:

1. Capturing Life’s Moments

2. Close Study of Drama

3. Creating Conflict

4. Exploring the Speculative

Year 10 English

Year 10 is an intensive program, preparing students for senior study. Investigation into a range of texts through reading and analysis will support students to become more critical thinkers and to prepare them for the preliminary courses. 

The topics to be studied are:

1. Strong Voices

2. The Novelist’s Craft

3. Why Do We Still Study Shakespeare?

4. Forging the Future

5. Reading and Writing (RAW)