Information about the HSC - Waverley College

English Standard 2 Unit
Overview
In the Preliminary English (Standard) course, students explore the ways
events, experiences, ideas and processes are represented in and through
texts.
In the HSC English (Standard) course, students reflect on and demonstrate
the effectiveness of texts for different audiences and purposes.
Content
Main Topics Covered:
In the Preliminary English (Standard) course students are required to:
• study Australian and other texts;
• explore a range of types of text drawn from prose fiction, drama,
poetry, non-fiction, film, media and/or multimedia texts
• undertake wide reading programs involving texts and textual forms
composed in and for a wide variety of contexts
• integrate the modes of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing
and representing as appropriate
• engage in the integrated study of language and text
HSC Course
The course has two sections:
• The HSC Common Content which consists of one Area of Study
common to the HSC Standard and the HSC Advanced courses
where students analyse and explore texts and apply skills in
synthesis
• Modules that provide elective choices, which emphasise particular
aspects of shaping meaning and demonstration of the effectiveness
of texts for different audiences and purposes. Students are required
to choose one elective from each of the Modules.
Special
Requirements
Students will receive books at cost price; the cost being charged to their
school account. Students will be placed in this course if their School
Certificate mark is less than 75.
Assessment /
Homework
Information
Students will be assessed on a range of skills including speaking, prepared
and unseen writing tasks, the collation of research materials, as well as
examination tasks.
The Higher School Certificate: Preliminary Courses 2012 Page 29
HSC Courses 2013