Subject Details - Stage 2 Essential English

  
SACE StageSACE Stage 2
Tertiary Admission SubjectYes
SACE Credits20 credits
Subject Length2 semesters
DescriptionThis subject is a full year, 20 credit course. Students who gain a C grade or better in this subject can count credits towards the literacy requirement of the SACE.

In this subject, students respond to and create texts in and for a range of personal, social, cultural, community and/or workplace contexts. Students understand and interpret information, ideas and perspectives in texts and consider ways in which language choices are used to create meaning.
TopicsStudents provide evidence of their learning through seven assessments, including the external assessment component. Students respond to film, poetry, persuasive websites, and short stories. Students create a descriptive piece, and an advocacy text. See a description of the external assessment below.
AssessmentThe following assessment types enable students to demonstrate their learning in Stage 2 Essential English:

School Assessment (70%)
• Assessment Type 1: Responding to Texts (30%)
• Assessment Type 2: Creating Texts (40%)

External Assessment (30%)
• Assessment Type 3: Language Study (30%). For this assessment type, students complete an independent language study. The focus of the language study is an understanding of the use of spoken, non-verbal, visual, and/or written language by people in a chosen context beyond the classroom.
SACE Assessment PlanEssential English
Suggested Prior LearningSatisfactory completion of Stage 1 Essential English or Stage 1 English is strongly recommended.
Students who completed Stage 1 Essential English Literacy with a B or A achievement and adherence to due dates can enrol into Stage 2 Essential English upon discussion with Senior School, current subject teacher, and coordinator.
Additional InformationThis course has a significant written component and a study of texts.