Year 10 Literature

TERTIARY & CAREER PATHWAYS:

Author, Editor, Human Resources Specialist, Illustrator, Journalist, Lawyer, Librarian, Social Media Manager, Teacher, Writer.

If you love getting lost in the world of a good novel, play, film or poem then this could be the subject for you! Students studying this introductory Literature course examine a range of different literary texts including novels, plays, poetry and film. The course involves students understanding texts and responding to them in creative, analytical and imaginative ways. Students are encouraged to produce multimodal presentations, together with the more traditional responses for the assessments in this subject. Students who enjoy reading and creative writing should consider exploring this opportunity.

Learning Standards: 

SPEAKING AND LISTENING

• Listen to and produce a range of spoken texts to examine different perspectives on themes and issues
• Evaluate strategies used by others to enhance presentation of spoken texts and select and use them appropriately
  

READING

• Read a range of texts and use them to discuss different perspectives on themes and issues
• Explain possible reasons for different interpretation of texts.
• Explain the way texts are shaped by the time, place and cultural setting in which they are created
  

WRITING

• Use a range of text types to convey information and discuss different perspectives on themes and issues
• Identify the characteristics and expectations of particular audiences and accommodate or resist these expectations when writing. 
• Use a range of strategies to plan, compose, revise and edit texts that discuss different perspectives on themes and issues

ASSESSMENT

Assessment across the semester will include a range of tasks such as:

• Writing Folio Tasks
• Close Analysis Responses
• Semester Exam

Contribution to class discussions and completion of class work will also be considered.