§-English syllabus

English syllabus, dot point by dot point

Every dot point in the TAS English course document, in syllabus order, with a focused answer for each. Open any dot point for the answer, exam-style questions and links to related points.

Creating Texts

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How do audience and purpose shape the choices you make when you write?

Adapt form, voice, register and structure to suit a defined audience and purpose.

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How do you craft creative and reflective writing with control and insight?

Compose creative and reflective writing that controls voice, structure and detail to convey insight.

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How do you write persuasively for a specific audience and purpose?

Compose persuasive writing that uses argument, structure and rhetorical technique to influence a reader.

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How do you combine words, images and sound into one purposeful text?

Create a multimodal text that combines modes purposefully to communicate meaning to an audience.

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How do you explain and justify the choices you made in your own writing?

Reflect on your own composing process, explaining and justifying the choices you made for audience and purpose.

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How do you craft and deliver a spoken text that holds and persuades an audience?

Create and deliver an oral text that uses voice, structure and delivery to communicate effectively to a live audience.

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Responding to Texts

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How do you compare two texts to reveal meaning in each?

Compare how two texts treat shared ideas through their distinct choices and contexts.

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How do you build a clear, evidence-based text-response essay?

Construct a sustained analytical essay with a clear contention, structured argument and embedded evidence.

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How does the accuracy and control of your own language affect your marks?

Use accurate, controlled and effective language to express ideas clearly and precisely in your responses.

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What values and attitudes does a text endorse, question or take for granted?

Analyse the values and attitudes a text promotes, challenges or assumes, and how it positions readers toward them.

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How do purpose, perspective and context shape the meaning of a text?

Analyse how a text's purpose, the perspective it presents and its context influence meaning.

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Why can the same text support more than one valid interpretation?

Analyse how a text supports different interpretations and how readers, contexts and critical lenses produce them.

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How do texts represent themes, ideas and concepts rather than simply contain them?

Analyse how a text represents themes, ideas and concepts through its construction and choices.

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What happens to meaning when a text is adapted into a new form or medium?

Analyse how adapting a text across forms and media transforms meaning, emphasis and audience effect.

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How do a writer's language and style shape meaning for a reader?

Analyse how diction, imagery, tone and syntax create meaning and effect in a text.

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How do you turn scattered evidence into a controlled, building argument?

Synthesise evidence from a text and structure it into a coherent, developing argument.

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