English

At Le Fevre High School, our core subjects English, Mathematics, Science, and Humanities and Social Sciences are brought together through an innovative approach called Voyage Learning. This concept connects learning across subjects, helping students explore big ideas and real-world challenges in a meaningful and integrated way. Through Voyages, students engage in authentic projects that encourage collaboration, creativity and critical thinking. This approach makes learning purposeful and relevant, ensuring students develop the knowledge and skills they need for life beyond the classroom.

In Year 7 English, students will engage in the three strands of the Australian English Curriculum; Language, Literature and Literacy.

Students will read, view and analyse a range of texts eg Poetry, Prose, Drama, Visual, Short Pieces, Multimedia and Electronic texts.

Students will listen to, evaluate and produce a range of spoken texts, eg Anecdotes, Debates, Multimedia Presentations, Poetry Performances, Formal Speeches and Social Issue Reports.

Students will also compose a range of texts – written and multimedia for particular audiences, purposes and contexts.

The nature of the texts students will study and produce transition from primary style texts and gradually increase in complexity to prepare students for year 8 texts. There will always be an emphasis on exploring issues relevant to adolescents and an approach that allows students to engage with aspects of our society including its diverse cultural aspects. At each year level, students will develop skills in understanding the language of different texts and acquire strategies to help them compose their own texts.

Study will also include a reading program aimed at increasing student literacy and reading proficiency. This will be supported by programs such as Tactical Teaching Reading and Literacy Pro.

ASSESSMENT

Students will be assessed against the Year 7 South Australian Curriculum Achievement Standard.