Course Overview

Year Outline

Term 1: We study Shakespeare’s Macbeth this term and consider what this text says about humanity, power and ambition.

– Comprehension Quiz, Macbeth Synopsis

– Close Study

– Passage Analysis

Term 2: Students read the satirical classic Animal Farm and consider the big question “What is George Orwell saying about human nature, politics and society in Animal Farm?” Our assessment includes a review of the Middle School performance of this text.

– Review of the Middle School Play

– Text Response

EXAM

Term 3: The term begins with the Year 10 Norm Fary Public Speaking Year Level Competition. Students will then study the Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird and compare it to a film.

– Norm Fary Speech

– Comprehension Quiz

– Class learning

– Comparative Essay

Term 4: Students study how to analyse an argument through reading various current articles.

– Argument analysis

EXAM