§-English syllabus
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English syllabus, dot point by dot point
Every dot point in the SA English syllabus, with a focused answer for each. Click any dot point for a worked explainer, past exam questions and links to related points.
Comparative Analysis (external, 30%)
Module overview →How do you write a thesis that argues a real relationship between two texts?
Develop a comparative thesis that argues a clear, sustained relationship between two texts.
How do you compare what two texts think - their ideas, perspectives and values - rather than just their content?
Compare the ideas, perspectives and values that two texts construct and convey.
How do you compare the language and stylistic choices of two texts and connect them to meaning?
Compare the language features and stylistic choices of two texts and their effects.
How do you structure a comparison so the two texts are genuinely analysed together rather than in turn?
Structure an integrated comparison that analyses two texts together around shared concerns.
Creating Texts (40%)
Module overview →How do you craft an imaginative or recreative text that shows control of voice, structure and detail?
Create imaginative and recreative texts that demonstrate craft and engage an audience.
How do you build a persuasive text that moves a specific audience toward a position?
Create persuasive texts that use argument and rhetorical strategy to position a specific audience.
How do you control language and stylistic features so they create deliberate effects in your own writing?
Manipulate language and stylistic features to create deliberate effects in created texts.
How do you write a Writer's Statement that justifies the choices in your created text?
Reflect on and justify the language and structural choices made in a created text.
How do you shape a text so its purpose, audience and context govern every choice you make?
Create texts that are purposefully shaped for a specific audience and context.
Responding to Texts (30%)
Module overview →How do writers and speakers use language features to position an audience to respond in particular ways?
Analyse how language features, conventions and structures position audiences to respond to texts and their ideas.
Whose perspective does a text privilege, and how is that perspective constructed through representation?
Analyse the ways texts represent people, places, ideas and events, and the perspectives they privilege or silence.
How do the stylistic features and conventions of a text shape its meaning and effect?
Analyse how stylistic features and text-type conventions create meaning and shape audience response.
How does the context a text is produced and received in shape the meanings we make from it?
Analyse the ways context shapes the production, meaning and reception of a text.
How do you select, embed and analyse textual evidence so it proves your interpretation?
Select and integrate relevant textual evidence to support and develop an interpretation.
How do you structure an analytical response that argues a clear interpretation of a text?
Plan and write a coherent, well-structured analytical response that develops a sustained interpretation of a text.