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English Extension 2 (Year 12) 1 Unit
HSC English
Course Description
Prerequisites: The Extension 2 course only takes place in Year 12. Students will be required to express interest at the conclusion of the Preliminary course. They are required to have successfully completed the Preliminary Advanced English and Preliminary Extension 1 courses, and for both of these courses to be continued in Year 12. Discussion with the Head of English will be required.
This module requires students to work independently to plan and complete a Major Work in the form of an extended composition. It allows students to select an area of personal interest from their specialised study of English and develop their work in this area to a level of distinction.
Students compose the Major Work as an extension of the knowledge, understanding and skills developed in the English (Advanced) and (Extension) courses. The Major Work is to be substantial. It may be imaginative, investigative, interpretive, analytical or any combination of these. The chosen form and medium must be appropriate to the nature of the task, the student’s interests and abilities and the resources available.
To provide the basis for the Major Work, students undertake ongoing, systematic and rigorous investigation into their chosen area. This investigation process is documented in a journal that demonstrates the processes of inquiry, interprets, analyses and reflects on the knowledge and understanding gained, and explains the stages of the composition of the Major Work.
The Major Work will be assessed internally as a process and externally (by NESA markers) as a product.
Assessment
Various internal assessments will support the development of the Major Work at key stages of the compositional process, preparing students for their final submission towards the end of the Year 12 course.
