Below are the assessment dates for Year 11 English. See the Course
Overview for a full description of each assessment task.
Students are reminded of the policy regarding all assessment tasks.
Assessment Tasks |
Dates |
| UNIT 1 |
Reading and Responding
An extended written analytical interpretation and an oral presentation
on The Complete Maus
|
Undertaken during term 1 and completed by Friday 26 April
|
Using Language to Persuade
Written analysis of how written and
visual langauge in selected persuasive texts position readers
in particular ways
|
End-of unit 1 examination
|
Creating and Presenting
3 finished pieces of writing each accompanied by a written explanation
on the theme, "Visions of the Future", drawing on
the text Brave New World and supplementary texts |
Undertaken throughout Unit 1. Each piece will be submitted
on dates determined by the teacher. Deadline date: Friday
31 May
|
Examination
A sustained written analysis of how
written and visual langauge in one or more persuasive multimodal
texts position readers in particular ways
|
Thursday 6 June
|
UNIT 2 |
Reading and
Responding
An extended written analytical interpretation and an oral presentation
on The Quiet American |
Undertaken during term 3 and completed by Friday 23 August
|
Using Language
to Persuade
A sustained written analysis of language
use on an issue, analysing how written and visual langauge
in one or more persuasive multimodal texts position readers
in particular ways
|
End-of unit 2 examination
|
A sustained and reasoned persuasive argument
related to the issue that seeks to persuade a specific audience
written in a specified form
|
End-of unit 2 examination
|
Creating and
Presenting
3 extended finished pieces of writing each accompanied by a
written explanation on the theme, "Justice", drawing
on the set text Antigone
|
Undertaken throughout Unit 2. Each piece will be submitted
on dates determined by the teacher. Deadline date: Monday
21 October |
Examination:
Using Language to persuade
See above
See above
|
Thursday 19 November
|
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