Rationale/Aims Literature
Rationale Literature focuses on the study of literary texts, developing students as independent, innovative and creative learners and thinkers who appreciate the aesthetic use of language, evaluate perspectives and evidence, and challenge ideas and interpretations. …
Rationale/Aims | Literature | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Structure of Literature Literature
Units Unit 1 develops students’ knowledge and understanding of different ways of reading and creating literary texts drawn from a widening range of historical, social, cultural and personal contexts. Students analyse the relationships between language, …
Structure of Literature | Literature | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 3 Literature
Unit 3 develops students’ knowledge and understanding of the relationship between language, culture and identity in literary texts. Students inquire into the power of language to represent ideas, events and people, comparing these across a range of texts, …
Unit 3 | Literature | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 2 Literature
Unit 2 develops student knowledge and understanding of the ways literary texts connect with each other. Drawing on a range of language and literary experiences, students consider the relationships between texts, genres, authors, audiences and contexts. …
Unit 2 | Literature | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 1 Literature
Unit 1 develops students’ knowledge and understanding of different ways of reading and creating literary texts drawn from a widening range of historical, social, cultural and personal contexts. Students analyse the relationships between language, text, …
Unit 1 | Literature | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 4 Literature
Unit 4 develops students’ appreciation of the significance of literary study through close critical analysis of literary texts drawn from a range of forms, genres and styles. Students reflect upon the creative use of language, and the structural and stylistic …
Unit 4 | Literature | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Representation of General capabilities Literature
General capabilities covered in Literature include: Literacy, Numeracy, Information and communication technology (ICT) capability, Critical and creative thinking, Personal and social capability, Ethical understanding and Intercultural understanding. Literacy Literacy …
Representation of General capabilities | Literature | English | Senior secondary curriculum
ACELR049
experimenting with content, form, style, language and medium
ACELR049 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Literature | English | Senior secondary curriculum
ACELR066
adapting medium, form, style, point of view and language
ACELR066 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Literature | English | Senior secondary curriculum
ACELR038
the power of language to represent ideas, events and people in particular ways
ACELR038 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Literature | English | Senior secondary curriculum
ACELR060
how medium, form, language and wordplay contribute to interpretations of texts
ACELR060 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Literature | English | Senior secondary curriculum
ACELR009
the use of figurative language and rhetorical devices to represent concepts and shape arguments, for example, symbolism, metonymy, types of irony, patterns of imagery
ACELR009 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Literature | English | Senior secondary curriculum
ACELR023
the ways in which text structures, language features and stylistic choices provide a framework for audiences’ expectations, responses and interpretations
ACELR023 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Literature | English | Senior secondary curriculum
ACELR044
the ways in which language, structural and stylistic choices communicate values and attitudes and shed new light on familiar ideas.
ACELR044 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Literature | English | Senior secondary curriculum
ACELR052
reflecting on the different ways in which form, personal style, language and content engage and position the audience.
ACELR052 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Literature | English | Senior secondary curriculum
ACELR005
how text structures, language features and stylistic elements shape meaning and create particular effects and nuances, for example, through allusions, paradoxes and ambiguities
ACELR005 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Literature | English | Senior secondary curriculum