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    GOSFORD HIGH SCHOOL

    8 ENGLISH
    Scope and Sequence 2023
    TIME & Key
    UNIT DESCRIPTION ASSESSMENT
    Dates
    Genre Study - Dystopian Literature
    TERM 1 Textual Concept: Genre/Perspective /Point of View Task 1-25%
    Wk 1-11 Focus Question: How do texts challenge responders’ perspectives Podcast (25%)
    of the world? Due: Term 2 Week 1
    Cross Curriculum Perspective: Critical and Creative thinking Outcomes: EN4-1A, EN4-2A, EN4-6C,EN4-7D
    Assessment
    Term 2 Wk1 Texts: NOVEL- The Giver, The Knife of Never Letting Go, The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf. SHORT STORIES- A range
    of works from R. Bradbury, K. Vonnegut and other authors of contemporary dystopian literature.
    Genre Fusion – Horror vs. Fantasy
    Textual Concept: Style/Code & Convention/Genre/Representation Task 2- 25%
    TERM 2 Focus Question: How are literary codes and conventions adapted Imaginative Response (25%)
    Wk 1-10 to create hybrid genres? Due: Week 8
    Cross Curriculum Perspective: Ethical understanding / ICT / Outcomes: EN4-2A, EN4-5C,EN4-7D
    Research Methodology

    Texts: Gaiman- Cave in Mountain, Dahl- The Landlady, Excerpt (Ch. 1) Stoker- Dracula, Film- Coraline, Visual Texts-
    Cover of fantasy/horror novels, Graphic Novel - Coraline, Picture Book- Where the Wild Things Are and other book
    box from library. Students are to choose their own novel from library in both fantasy and horror genres.

    The Art of Drama - Shakespeare


    Textual Concept: Literary Value/Character Task 3– 25%
    TERM 3 Focus Question: How do the aesthetic qualities of the play Speech
    Wk 1-10 contribute to it’s enduring value? Due: Week 9
    Cross Curriculum Perspective: Literacy Outcomes: EN4–1A, EN4–4B, EN4-8D

    Text: Macbeth
    Poetry Study - The Australian Experience
    Textual Concept: Representation /Connotation, Imagery and Task 4-25%
    Symbol Written Examination
    TERM 4 Focus Question: How do composers use language to shape Due:
    Wk 1-5 representations of ideas and experiences in texts? Outcomes: EN4-1A, EN4-3B, EN4-4B
    Cross Curriculum Perspective: Civics and Citizenship / ATSI / Asia &
    Australia

    Texts: Poets include: Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Kenneth Slessor, Banjo Patterson, Luka Lesson, Henry Lawson, Mantra
    The Power of Visual Literacy
    Textual Concept: Intertextuality/Point of View/Representation FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT THROUGH IN
    Focus Question: How do visual texts convey meaning and position CLASS WORK NOT IN FORMAL SCHEDULE
    the viewer to evoke a response?
    TERM 4 Cross Curriculum Perspective: Literacy / ICT / Critical and creative
    Wk 6-10 thinking /Personal and Social Capability

    Texts: Range of images / advertisements, The Invention of Hugo Cabret (graphic novel) and Hugo (film)

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