Essential English is a 20-credit subject at Stage 2. In Essential English students respond to and create texts in and for a range of personal, social, cultural, community, and/or workplace contexts.
Students understand and interpret information, ideas, and perspectives in texts and consider ways in which language choices are used to create meaning.
Essential English is a 20-credit subject at Stage 2. In Essential English students respond to and create texts in and for a range of personal, social, cultural, community, and/or workplace contexts.
Students understand and interpret information, ideas, and perspectives in texts and consider ways in which language choices are used to create meaning.
The focus of Essential English is on the practical application of the English language and how language can be explored in real life contexts.
Students who completed Essential English in Stage 1 may choose this subject if they wish to continue with English in Stage 2. However, Students who did English in Stage 1 may also choose this subject as an option.
Note: Only one of the English offerings may be attempted as a standard Stage 2 load.
School assessment (70%)
• Assessment Type 1: Responding to Texts (30%)
• Assessment Type 2: Creating Texts (40%)
External assessment (30%)
• Assessment Type 3: Language Study (30%)
Students provide evidence of their learning through seven assessments, including the external assessment component. Students complete:
• three assessments for responding to texts
• three assessments for creating texts
• one language study.
THRIVE • RESPECT • INTEGRITY
