‘Language shapes our understanding of ourselves and our world, and is the primary means by which we relate to others.’(English: Years 7-10 Syllabus, Board of Studies, October 2002)

Our 7-10 courses in English work to develop the language skills of our students to help them in the relationships they build with others at Cerdon and in their lives outside the college.

‘Proficiency in English enables students to take their place as confident, articulate communicators, critical and imaginative thinkers and active participants in society.’ (English: Stage 6 Syllabus, Board of Studies, 1999).

To this end, in Stage 6 Cerdon offers a wide range of courses from the 2 unit Advanced and Standard English courses to the 1 unit Extension and Fundamentals courses. We want our students to gain the skills to allow them to communicate their ideas clearly, think deeply about issues, be critical and articulate participants in the society they will help to build.

Students will also have the opportunity to view and participate in a variety of Live Performance experiences over Years 7-12

National Assessment Program testing will take place in May for Year 7

Topics
                   ~ Mystery Island/Who Am I? – introduction to text types
                  ~ Novel Study
                  ~ Poetry
                  ~ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Film Study
                  ~ Radio, Advertising and Magazines – Media Study

Topics
                     ~ Fairy Tales and their appropriations – narrative and film study
                     ~ News Reporting – Media study
                     ~ Displacement – ‘Parvana’ – Novel study
                    ~ Australian poetry
                    ~ Two Weeks With the Queen – Drama study

  National Assessment Program testing will take place in May for Year 9
Topics
                  ~ Rites of Passage – Text and Film Study                 
                  ~ Novel Study
                  ~ Romeo and Juliet – Shakespearean study
                  ~ Multicultural and Australian poetry
                  ~ Television – Soaps, Sitcoms and Satires – Media study

  School Certificate Examinations will take place in November    
Topics
                     ~ A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Shakespearean study
                     ~ Images of Women – Text and Film Study
                     ~ Novel study

    (Year 11, Terms 1-3)

• Extension 1 (1 unit) – Texts, Culture and Values
• Advanced English (2 units) – Close Study of Shakespeare, Area of Study, Critical Study of Text
• Standard English (2 units) – Consumerism, Area of Study, Close Study of Text
• Fundamentals of English – Writing for Study, Approaches to the Area of Study

(Year 11 Term 4, Year 12)

• Extension 2 (1 unit) – Major Work
• Extension 1 (1 unit) – Texts and Ways of Thinking
• Advanced English (2 units) – Area of Study, Transformations, Critical Study, Telling the Truth
• Standard English (2 units) – Area of Study, Dialogue, Close Study of Text, Into the World
• Fundamentals of English - Approaches to the Area of Study, Writing for Study, Investigative Skills, Dialogue