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DURATION |
DETAILS |
ASSESSMENT |
| UNIT ONE: Media Representations of Youth. |
Tuesday 25 January – Friday 4 March. (5½ weeks) |
- Introduction to syllabus.
- Approximately 3 weeks for teaching Media and Report structure.
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Student Research assignment completed in students' own time.
Assignment due Monday 7 March. Criteria Sheet. |
| UNIT TWO: Novel |
Monday 7 March – Friday 11 March. (1 week)
Exams
Monday 21 March – Thursday 24 March (1 week)
Holidays
Monday 11 April – Thursday 5 May. (4 weeks) |
Study of the novel. |
In class drafting Wednesday 4 May – Thursday 5 May. (3 lessons)
Assignment due Monday 16 May.
Criteria Sheet |
| UNIT THREE: Poetry |
Monday 9 May – Thursday 9 June. (5 weeks) |
Study of Australian poetry. |
Personal Writing
Exam during Exam Block. |
| UNIT FOUR: Speaking - The Sales Pitch |
Monday 11 July – Friday 29 July. (3 weeks) |
Techniques of speaking. The Sales Pitch. Powerpoint. |
Talks from Monday 25 July – Friday 29 July.
Criteria Sheet and speaking order issued by Monday 18 July. |
| UNIT FIVE: Film |
Monday 1 August – Thursday 25 August. (4 weeks) |
Film Study examining discourse, viewer positioning, dominant and alternate readings. |
In class exam – exam block. |
| UNIT SIX: Drama |
Monday 5 September – Thursday 27 October. (5 weeks) |
Study of a play. |
Unseen exam Thursday 27 October (Lessons 1 & 2) |
| UNIT SEVEN: Monologue |
Tuesday 1 November – Wednesday 16 November (3 weeks) |
Study of Monologue. |
Study of Monologue. Tuesday 1 November – Thursday 10 November.
Monologues presented from Thursday 10 November (lesson two) – Wednesday 16 November.
Speaking order and Criteria Sheet issued by Friday 4 November. |
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