English

=English 2009=

**Unit 2**
The focus of this unit is on the reading of a range of texts, particularly narrative and persuasive texts, in order to comprehend, appreciate and analyse the ways in which texts are constructed and interpreted. Students will develop competence and con fidence in creating written, oral and multimodal texts. The term ‘set text’ refers to texts chosen by the school for the achievement of Outcomes 1 and 2. The focus of this unit is on reading and responding to an expanded range of text types and genres in order to analyse ways in which they are constructed and interpreted, and on the development of competence and con fi dence in creating written, oral or multimodal texts. The term ‘set text’ refers to texts chosen by the school for the achievement of Outcomes 1 and 2. =English 2010=

Unit 3 & 4
The focus of this unit is on reading and responding both orally and in writing to a range of texts. Students analyse how the authors of texts create meaning and the different ways in which texts can be interpreted. They develop competence in creating written texts by exploring ideas suggested by their reading within the chosen Context, and the ability to explain choices they have made as authors. The focus of this unit is on reading and responding in writing to a range of texts in order to analyse their construction and provide an interpretation. Students create written or multimodal texts suggested by their reading within the chosen Context and explain creative choices they have made as authors in relation to form, purpose, language, audience and context.

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