Year 12 English
Throughout the year we will study a range of Short Written Texts (Poetry and Short Stories), an Extended Written Text (Novel or Play), and a Visual Text (Film). These will be tested in the External Examination. We will also study Unfamiliar Text (range of text types) which will be tested in the External Examination.
Combined with this, there are a number of Internal Assessments that we will complete - Connections Report, Writing Portfolio, Oral Presentation and Create Visual Text.
GattacaGattaca is a 1997 science fiction film written and directed by Andrew Niccol. The film presents a biopunk vision of a future society driven by liberal eugenics where potential children are selected through preimplantation genetic diagnosis to ensure they possess the best hereditary traits of their parents.
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The Book ThiefIt is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.
Liesel Meminger is the ten year old girl trying to survive World War II in a small German town. |
The Merchant of VeniceIn order to borrow money, Antonio must go to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender he reviles. Shylock wraps his grudge in kindness, offering a three-month loan at no interest, but if not repaid, Antonio will owe a pound of flesh. Antonio's ships founder, and Shylock demands his pound of flesh...
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Dystopian LiteratureFollow the link to access copies of the texts, audio-visual aids, and additional notes related to the short stories we are studying.
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An action thriller centered on a soldier who wakes up in the body of an unknown man and discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.
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MacbethRegicide, supernatural beings, retribution and revenge... Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth" has some very dark elements of the fantasy genre. Click the link to access a range of resources and links to aid your study of Shakespeare's "Macbeth".
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Visual/Oral PresentationsFollow the link to view presentations of famous speeches, to access transcribed copies for you to analyse, and to complete interactive tasks which will help develop your own delivery and presentational skills.
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