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The Marryatville Model Year 9 & 10 Curriculum Guide
Introduction
The SACE
‘Thriving Today, Transforming Tomorrow.’
‘Learning at the pace of change’ Subject Availability
The Marryatville High School vision of ‘Learning, Growing, Living’ Every effort will be made to place students into the subjects of
sets the context for all students to thrive and be successful The South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) is a certificate their choice. However, the availability of subjects offered will be
learners within our community. awarded to students who successfully complete compulsory dependent on student numbers and staff availability. Students
requirements in their senior secondary education. should select Reserve choices carefully as these may feature in
At Marryatville High School, we s trive to develop student
The SACE provides flexible options for students to complete their their future timetable. In the event that a timetable cannot be
capabilities for active global citizenship. To this end, students a re
schooling through school subjects, vocational education and constructed using student choices or reserves, they will be re -
encouraged to learn and think creatively, critically, and
training (VET), community learning, universit y, and TAFE studies. counselled.
independently.
Year 10 students will begin their SACE by completing the Personal Once the timetable has been constructed, there is very limited
This curriculum guide documents the broad range of programs
Learning Program (PLP). SACE also requires completion of several scope for changes. As such we encour age all students to consider
offered at Marryatville High School. It is designed to provide
additional compulsory components including 1 semester of their subject choices very carefully.
students with the information required to make informed
Numeracy, 2 semesters of Literacy (Year 11), and the Research
decisions about potential and preferred pathways for schooling,
Project (Year 12). All compulsory components of the SACE must be
future pathways and careers.
Using the Curriculum Guide
completed to a satisfactory standard or better.
The Marryatville High School curriculum is broken into 3 bands.
Students in Year 9 can apply to complete a SACE Stage 1 subject in The Intermediate Years Curriculum Guide is broken into two
- Middle Years (7 & 8) Year 10. Students who would like to take advantage of this sections.
- Intermediate Years (9 & 10) opportunity must demonstrate their planning, commitment and The first provides an overview of curriculum patterns and subject
- Senior Years (11 & 12) aptitude for early study at SACE level, by completing an
offerings at MHS. The second provides links to subject explicit
‘Application for Advancement’ form . This can be found in their
descriptors outlining course conte nt & assessment requirements.
Course Planner Booklet.
Intermediate Years Curriculum Each Learning Area also has a flowchart (see contents page).
The subjects offered in Year 9 and 10 are grouped within the 8 These are vital and should be consulted when planning pathways,
and before making final subject selections. The key below helps to
learning areas of the Australian Curriculum. Recommendations navigate these flowcharts.
Students undertaking Special Interest Music, Special Interest Students going into Year 9 & 10 will be receive recommendations
Tennis or Elective Music Programs will have slightly different from their subject teachers, to assist with subject selections.
subject patterns to enable time for their special interest These provide a guide as to their capacity for achieving success in Recommended as good preparation for
curriculum. a particular subject area. It is not recom mended that students further study in subsequent years
choose against recommendations. The following subject pathways
Students must select a total of 14 semesters. These are composed Required prerequisite for further study in
are guided by recommendations: subsequent years
of a combination of:
- English
- Compulsory Courses Colours denote different subject pathways
- Mathematics
- Required Courses or streams
- Science subjects
- Free Choice Courses
Students who wish to make a choice against a subject
recommendation are required to complete an ‘Against We urge all students to spend time exploring the range of subject
Recommendation Declaration’. This document can be found in options available and make selections that enable desired future
pathways, build on strengths, and feed their passions.
Course Planning their Year 9 or 10 Course Planner Booklet.
Research and planning of study pathways is crucial. To this end,
students will be required to complete a Course Planner Booklet to
guide them through the subject selection process.
During this time they will have the opportunity to seek advice
about potential pathways and study option s, in collaboration with
parents, Homegroup teachers, Learning Area Leaders, Year Level
Leaders and Subject teachers.
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Contents
Intermediate Years - Curriculum Patterns .................................................................................................................................................. 1 Year 10 Mathematics – Journey into Higher Mathematics A .......................................................................................................... 31
Intermediate Years - Subject List ............................................................................................................................................................... 2 SCIENCE – Learning Area – Flow Chart...................................................................................................................................................... 32
Helpful Resources ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 SCIENCE – Year 9 ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
ENGLISH Learning Area - Flow Charts ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 Year 9 Science – A Taste of Science................................................................................................................................................. 33
ENGLISH - Year 9 ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Year 9 Science – Wired for Sound ................................................................................................................................................... 33
Year 9 English - What’s Your Story? ...................................................................................................................................................7 Year 9 Science - Animal Studies ...................................................................................................................................................... 33
Year 9 English - Clickbait and Hook ....................................................................................................................................................7 Year 9 Science – Health and Medical Sciences .............................................................................................................................. 34
Year 9 English - Killer Crime................................................................................................................................................................8 SCIENCE – Year 9 and 10 ........................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Year 9 English - Mystery and Magic ...................................................................................................................................................8 Year 9 and 10 Science – Science, the Environment, and You .......................................................................................................... 35
Year 9 English - Myths and Legends ...................................................................................................................................................9 Year 9 and 10 Science – Feed the World ......................................................................................................................................... 35
Year 9 English - Future Fictions ..........................................................................................................................................................9 Year 9 and 10 Science – Marine Science ......................................................................................................................................... 35
Year 9 EALD - Persuade Me A ...........................................................................................................................................................10 Year 9 and 10 Science – Human Diseases ....................................................................................................................................... 36
Year 9 EALD – Identity B ...................................................................................................................................................................10 Year 9 and 10 Science – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe.................................................................................................... 37
ENGLISH - Year 9 & 10 ............................................................................................................................................................................... 11 SCIENCE – Year 10 ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Year 9 and 10 English - World Changing Texts .................................................................................................................................11 Year 10 Science – Engineering Physics ............................................................................................................................................ 38
Year 9 and 10 English - The Language of Sport ................................................................................................................................11 Year 10 Science – Matters of the Mind ........................................................................................................................................... 38
Year 9 and 10 English - Hollywood or Bust.......................................................................................................................................12 Year 10 Science – Chemicool ........................................................................................................................................................... 39
ENGLISH - Year 10 ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Year 10 Science - The Deep end of the Gene Pool .......................................................................................................................... 39
Year 10 English - Welcome to the Real World .................................................................................................................................12 Year 10 Science – Forces and Reactions .......................................................................................................................................... 40
Year 10 English - Are We There Yet? ................................................................................................................................................13 Year 10 Science – Trade Physics ...................................................................................................................................................... 40
Year 10 English - Race, Power and Justice........................................................................................................................................13 HUMA NITIES – Learning area – Flow Chart.............................................................................................................................................. 41
Year 10 English - Modern Journalism ...............................................................................................................................................14 HUMANITIES – Year 9 ............................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Year 10 English - Beyond the Dead White Men ...............................................................................................................................14 Year 9 HASS – History: New World Order ....................................................................................................................................... 42
Year 10 English - Isn’t it Romantic? ..................................................................................................................................................15 Year 9 HASS - Cows and Chocolate.................................................................................................................................................. 42
Year 10 EALD - Creating and Responding to Texts A ........................................................................................................................15 Year 9 HASS – Prisoners and Politicians .......................................................................................................................................... 43
Year 10 EALD - Creating and Responding to Texts B ........................................................................................................................16 HUMANITIES – Year 10 ............................................................................................................................................................................. 43
MATHEMATICS Learning Area - Flow Chart ............................................................................................................................................. 17 Year 10 HASS History - Fascism and Freedom ................................................................................................................................. 43
MATHEMATICS - Year 9............................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Year 10 HASS – History Xtra ............................................................................................................................................................ 44
Year 9 Mathematics – Advanced Mathematics A ............................................................................................................................18 Year 10 HASS - Wellbeing of the World........................................................................................................................................... 44
Year 9 Mathematics – Advanced Mathematics B ............................................................................................................................19 Year 10 HASS – Money Makes the World Go Round! ..................................................................................................................... 45
Year 9 Mathematics – General Mathematics A ...............................................................................................................................20 Year 10 HASS – United Nations? ..................................................................................................................................................... 45
Year 9 Mathematics – General Mathematics B ................................................................................................................................21 ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Year 9 Mathematics – Advanced Mathematics Coding A ................................................................................................................22 Year 10 HASS – Big Ideas ................................................................................................................................................................. 46
Year 9 Mathematics – Everyday Mathematics A and B....................................................................................................................23 Year 10 HASS – Lucky Dip ................................................................................................................................................................ 46
Year 9 Mathematics – Computational Mathematics .......................................................................................................................24 LANGUAGES – Learning Area – Flow Chart ............................................................................................................................................... 47
MATHEMATICS - Year 9 & 10 .................................................................................................................................................................... 24 LANGUAGES – Year 9 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 48
Year 9 and 10 Mathematics – Making Bank (Dollar, Dollar Bills) .....................................................................................................24 Year 9 Languages - Japanese (Continuers): Exploring Youth Culture in Japan (Full Year) ............................................................... 48
MATHEMATICS - Year 10........................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Year 9 Languages - French A and B ................................................................................................................................................ 48
Year 10 Mathematics – Mathematics Methods A ............................................................................................................................25 LANGUAGES – Year 10 .............................................................................................................................................................................. 49
Year 10 Mathematics – Mathematics Methods B ............................................................................................................................26 Year 10 Languages – Japanese: Discovering Contemporary Japan (Full Year) ................................................................................ 49
Year 10 Mathematics – General Mathematics A .............................................................................................................................27 Year 10 Languages – French A and B ............................................................................................................................................... 49
Year 10 Mathematics – General Mathematics B ..............................................................................................................................28 THE ARTS – Learning Area Flow Chart ...................................................................................................................................................... 50
Year 10 Mathematics – Everyday Mathematics A and B .................................................................................................................29 THE ARTS – Year 9 ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
Year 10 Mathematics - Computational Mathematics ......................................................................................................................30 Year 9 Drama - Make ‘em laugh ...................................................................................................................................................... 51
Year 9 Drama - Put on a Show ..........................................................................................................................................................51 MUSIC – Learning Area – Flow Chart ........................................................................................................................................................ 73
Year 9 Media Arts – Creative Filmmaking ........................................................................................................................................51 MUSIC – Year 9.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 74
Year 9 Visual Arts – 2D Focus ..........................................................................................................................................................52 Year 9 Music – Special Interest Music A - Perfect Harmony and Multiple Melodies ...................................................................... 74
Year 9 Visual Arts – 3D Focus ...........................................................................................................................................................53 Year 9 Music – Special Interest Music B – Taming the Chaos and Creating in Focus ................................................................... 74
Year 9 Visual Arts - Design ................................................................................................................................................................53 Year 9 Music Elective – Song Writing and Film Music ..................................................................................................................... 75
THE ARTS – Year 9 and 10 ......................................................................................................................................................................... 54 Year 9 Music Elective – City Sounds and You Got the Blues ........................................................................................................... 75
Year 9 and 10 The Arts – Drama: Something from nothing .............................................................................................................54 Year 9 and 10 Music – Songs Unearthed ......................................................................................................................................... 76
Year 9 and 10 Visual Arts Design - Advanced Drawing Techniques .................................................................................................54 MUSIC – Year 10........................................................................................................................................................................................ 76
THE ARTS – Year 10 ................................................................................................................................................................................... 55 Year 10 Special Interest Music A – Fit the Pieces Together and Understanding Style .................................................................... 76
Year 10 Drama - Make a Difference .................................................................................................................................................55 Year 10 Special Interest Music B – Musical Brushstrokes and The Underlying Ethos ..................................................................... 77
Year 10 Drama - Let’s go to the movies ...........................................................................................................................................55 Year 10 Elective Music A – Arranging and Song Writing ................................................................................................................. 77
Year 10 Drama - Backstage Crew .....................................................................................................................................................55 Year 10 Elective Music B – EDM and Rock’n’Roll ............................................................................................................................ 78
Year 10 Drama - Comedy vs Horror..................................................................................................................................................56 HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION – Learning Area Flow Chart ................................................................................................................. 79
Year 10 Media Arts - Documentary Filmmaking ..............................................................................................................................57 HPE – Year 9 .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 80
Year 10 Media Arts - Creative Filmmaking ......................................................................................................................................57 Year 9 Health and Physical Education ............................................................................................................................................. 80
Year 10 Visual Arts – Drawing and Painting .....................................................................................................................................58 Year 9 Health and Physical Education – Specialist Tennis A and B .................................................................................................. 80
Year 10 Visual Arts – Drawing and Sculpture Focus ........................................................................................................................58 Year 9 Health and Physical Education – Touch Football A and B .................................................................................................... 81
Year 10 Visual Arts – Graphic and Product Design A........................................................................................................................59 Year 9 Health and Physical Education – The Great Outdoors ........................................................................................................ 81
Year 10 Visual Arts – Environmental Product Design B ...................................................................................................................59 HPE – Year 10 ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 82
TECHNOLOGIES – Learning Area – Flow Chart .......................................................................................................................................... 60 Year 9 and 10 Health and Physical Education - Worldwide Warriors ............................................................................................. 82
TECHNOLOGIES – Year 9 ........................................................................................................................................................................... 61 Year 9 and 10 Health and Physical Education – What the Rec? ...................................................................................................... 82
Year 9 Technologies - Digital Technologies ......................................................................................................................................61 Year 9 and 10 Health and Physical Education – Fantasy Sports ...................................................................................................... 83
Year 9 Technologies - Smart Technologies ......................................................................................................................................61 Year 9 and 10 Health and Physical Education – Liquorice All Sports .............................................................................................. 83
Year 9 Technologies – Material Technologies ..................................................................................................................................62 Year 9 and 10 Health and Physical Education – Broken Bodies ...................................................................................................... 84
Year 9 Technologies - F1 and Subs in Schools ..................................................................................................................................62 Year 9 and 10 Health and Physical Education - Mind Games .......................................................................................................... 84
Year 9 Technologies – Textile Design ...............................................................................................................................................63 Year 9 and 10 Health and Physical Education – Coach Carter......................................................................................................... 85
Year 9 Technologies - Food Design ..................................................................................................................................................63 Year 10 Health and Physical Education ........................................................................................................................................... 85
Year 9 Technologies - Food in Action ...............................................................................................................................................64 HPE – Year 10 ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 86
TECHNOLOGIES – Year 10 – ...................................................................................................................................................................... 64 Year 10 Health and Physical Education – Specialist Tennis A and B ................................................................................................ 86
Year 10 Technologies – Information Processing and Publishing ......................................................................................................64 Year 10 Health and Physical Education – Touch Football A (Stage 1 Integrated Learning) ............................................................ 86
Year 10 Technologies – Robot Wars.................................................................................................................................................65 Year 10 Health and Physical Education – Touch Football B (Stage 1 Integrated Learning) ............................................................. 87
Year 10 Technologies – Computational Mathematics .....................................................................................................................66 Year 10 Health and Physical Education – Human Movement ....................................................................................................... 87
Year 10 Technologies - Wooden Furniture Design ...........................................................................................................................67 Year 10 Health and Physical Education – Life Skills ......................................................................................................................... 88
Year 10 Technologies - Metalwork Future Submarine Program .....................................................................................................67 Year 10 Health and Physical Education – Do You Even Lift? ........................................................................................................... 88
Year 10 Technologies - Jewellery and Entrepreneurship .................................................................................................................68 Year 10 Outdoor Education – Survivor 101 ..................................................................................................................................... 89
Year 10 Technologies – CAD Engineering Solutions .........................................................................................................................69 Year 10 Outdoor Education – Grylls Academy ................................................................................................................................ 90
.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 69 CROSS DISCIPLINARY – Year 9 & 10 .......................................................................................................................................................... 91
Year 10 Technologies - Fashion Design ............................................................................................................................................70 Year 9 and 10 Cross Disciplinary – Community Challenge .............................................................................................................. 91
Year 10 Technologies - Catering and Event Management ...............................................................................................................70 Year 9 and 10 Cross Disciplinary – Sustainability.......................................................................................................................... 91
Year 10 Technologies - Nutrition in the Kitchen ..............................................................................................................................71 Year 9 and 10 Cross Disciplinary – Musical Theatre ........................................................................................................................ 92
Year 10 Technologies - Child Studies................................................................................................................................................71 Year 9 and 10 Cross Disciplinary – Peer Support SACE Stage 1 ....................................................................................................... 92
Year 10 Technologies - Café Culture ................................................................................................................................................72
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Intermediate Years - Curriculum Patterns
Intermediate Years - 9 & 10
Mainstream Special Interest Music Elective Music Tennis
Requirements
Year 9 Year 10 Year 9 Year 10 Year 9 Year 10 Year 9 Year 10
Compulsory Courses
Special Interest Music 4 4
Elective Music 2 2
Specialist Tennis 2 2
City School 1 1 1 1
HPE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Humanities 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Required Choices
Year 9 Year 10 Year 9 Year 10 Year 9 Year 10 Year 9 Year 10
English Choice 2 1* 2 1* 2 1* 2 1*
Science Choice 2 1* 2 1* 2 1* 2 1*
Maths Choice 2 1* 2 1* 2 1* 2 1*
Arts/Tech Choice 1 1 1 (tech) 1(tech) 1(tech) 1(tech) 1 1
Free Choices
(Any Learning Area across 9 & 10, no repeats, may include one SACE unit)
(Any Learning Area) Choice 5 7 1 3 3 5 3 5
TOTAL 28 28 28 28
1* - restricts some choices in SACE Stage1 -
please check subject flow charts for details
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Intermediate Years - Subject List
Intermediate Years Curriculum (9 & 10)
English Flow Mathematics Science Humanities Flow Languages Flow The Arts Technologies Flow Music HPE
Chart Flow Chart Flow Chart Chart Chart Flow Chart Chart Flow Chart Flow Chart
HAS History ARTS Drama MUS Special Interest Music A HPE Health & Physical
ENG What’s Your Story? MAT Adv Mathematics A SCI A Taste of Science LANG Japanese A TEC Digital Technologies
New World Order Make 'em Laugh Perfect Harmony Education
ARTS Drama MUS Special Interest Music A
ENG Clickbait & Hook MAT Adv Mathematics B SCI Wired for Sound HAS Chocolate & Cows LANG Japanese B TEC SMART Technologies HPE Specialist Tennis A
Put on a Show Multiple Melodies
ARTS Media Arts Creative MUS Special Interest Music B
ENG Killer Crime MAT General Mathematics A SC Animal Studies HAS Prisoners & Politicians LANG French A TEC Material Technologies HPE Specialist Tennis B
Filmmaking Taming the Chaos
YEAR 9 ONLY
SCI Health & Medical ARTS Visual Arts TEC F1/SUBS in Schools MUS Special Interest Music B
ENG Mystery and Magic MAT General Mathematics B LANG French B HPE Touch Football A
Science 2D Focus (STEM) Creating in Focus
MAT Adv Mathematics ARTS Visual Arts MUS Elective Music A
ENG Myths and Legends TEC Textile Design HPE Touch Football B
Coding A 3D Focus Song writing & Film Music
MAT Everyday Mathematics MUS Elective Music B
ENG Future Fictions ARTS Visual Arts Design TEC Food Design City Sounds & You got the OE The Great Outdoors
(by invitation only)
Blues
MAT Computational
ENG EALD Persuade Me TEC Food in Action
Mathematics
ENG EALD Identity
English Mathematics Science Humanities Languages The Arts Technologies Music HPE Cross Disciplinary
ENG World Changing MAT Making Bank SCI Science the ARTS Drama Something CD Community
MUS Songs Unearthed HPE Worldwide Warriors
Texts ($$Bills) Environment & You from Nothing Challenge
ENG The Language of ARTS Visual Arts
SCI Feed the World HPE What the Rec? CD Sustainability
Sport Adv Drawing Techniques
YEAR 9 or 10
ENG Hollywood or Bust SCI Marine Science HPE Fantasy Sports CD Musical Theatre
CD Peer Support
SCI Human Diseases HPE Liquorice All Sports
SACE Stage 1
SCI Hitchhiker’s Guide
HPE Broken Bodies
to the Universe
HPE Mind Games
HPE Coach Carter
Click on Learning Area column heading to access Learning Area Flow Chart
Click on Subject title to access Subject Descriptor
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English Mathematics Science Humanities Languages The Arts Technologies Music HPE
ENG Welcome to the Real HAS History ARTS Drama Make a TEC Information Processing MUS Special Interest Music A HPE Health & Physical
MAT Mathematical Methods A SCI Engineering Physics LANG Japanese A
World Fascism and Freedom Difference and Publishing (IPP) Fit the Pieces Together Education
ARTS Drama Let's go to the MUS Special Interest Music A
ENG Are We There Yet? MAT Mathematical Methods B SCI Matters of the Mind HAS History Xtra LANG Japanese B TEC Robot Wars HPE Specialist Tennis A
Movies Understanding Style
ENG Race, Power and TEC/MAT Computational MUS Special Interest Music B
MAT General Mathematics A SCI ChemiCool HAS Wellbeing of the World LANG French A ARTS Drama Backstage Crew HPE Specialist Tennis B
Justice Mathematics Musical Brushstrokes
SCI Deep End of the Gene HAS Money Makes the ARTS Drama Comedy v TEC Wooden Furniture MUS Special Interest Music B
ENG Modern Journalism MAT General Mathematics B LANG French B HPE Touch Football A
Pool World Go Round Horror Design The Underlying Ethos
ENG Beyond the Dead MAT Everyday Mathematics ARTS Media Arts TEC Metalwork Future MUS Elective Music A
SCI Forces & Reactions HAS United Nations? HPE Touch Football B
YEAR 10 ONLY
White Men (by invitation only) Documentary Filmmaking Submarine Program Arranging & Song Writing
TEC/MAT Computational ARTS Media Arts Creative TEC Jewellery Business & MUS Elective Music B
ENG Isn’t it Romantic? SCI Trade Physics HAS Big Ideas HPE Human Movement
Mathematics Filmmaking Entrepreneurship EDM & Rock n Roll
ENG EALD Creating & MAT Journey into Higher ARTS Visual Arts Drawing/ TEC CAD
HAS Humanities Lucky Dip HPE Life skills
Responding to Text A Mathematics Painting Engineering Solutions
ENG EALD Creating & ARTS Visual Arts Sculpture/
TEC Fashion Design HPE Do You Even Lift?
Responding to Text B Drawing
ARTS Visual Arts Graphic/ TEC Catering and Event
OED Survivor 101
Product Design Management
ARTS Visual Arts Environmental
TEC Nutrition in the Kitchen OED Grylls Academy
Product Design
TEC Child Studies
TEC Café Culture
Click on Learning Area column heading to access Learning Area Flow Chart
Click on Subject title to access Subject Descriptor
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Helpful Resources
Web Learning Area
Year Level School Course Curriculum Subject Career/ Pathway
Preferences Other Resources Flow Chart
or Band Prospectus Planner Guide Presentation Presentation
Presentation Presentation
Year 6 to 7
6 to 7 Year 6 to 7
Course EALD
Web Preferences
Planner Presentation
Middle Years Presentation Adelaide
Booklet
Curriculum University
Guide English
Year 7 to 8 Presentation
(Year 7 & 8) Year 7 to 8 Presentation
Course
7 to 8 Planner
Web Preferences
EASVA VET
Presentation HPE
Booklet Course List Presentation
Year 8 to 9 Year 8 to 9 Parent Career Humanities
The Year 8 to 9 Year 8 to 9 Links
Course Career/Pathway Presentation
8 to 9 Marryatville Planner
Subject Selection
Planning
Web Preferences
Model Intermediate Presentation Presentation Parent Guide
Booklet Presentation Mathematics
Years
Presentation
Curriculum Parent SACE
Year 9 to 10 Guide Year 9 to 10 Brochures
Year 9 to 10 Year 9 to 10 Languages
New Course (Year 9 & 10) Career/Pathway
9 to 10 Subject Selection Web Preferences Presentation
Student Planner Planning Uni SA
Welcome Presentation Presentation Presentation
Booklet Presentation Music
Booklet
Presentation
Year 10 to 11 Year 10 to 11 Science
Year 10 to 11 Year 10 to 11
Course Career/Pathway Presentation
10 to 11 Planner
Subject Selection
Planning
Web Preferences
Senior Presentation Presentation
Booklet Presentation Year 10 to 12 The Arts
Years
VET Presentation
Curriculum
Presentation
Guide
Year 11 to 12 Year 11 to 12 Technologies
(Year 11 & 12) Year 11 to 12 Year 11 to 12
Course Career/Pathway
11 to 12 Planner
Subject Selection
Planning
Web Preferences Presentation
Presentation Presentation
Booklet Presentation
Click each link in the table to access the resource online
ENGLISH Learning Area - Flow Charts
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ENGLISH - Year 9
Year 9 English - What’s Your Story?
WHAT’S YOUR STORY?
Are You interested in:
Exploring the craft of writing and creating texts to entertain an audience?
What we do:
You will explore great past and contemporary story tellers and what makes them great. You will unpack the
techniques that make stories engaging and examine how they change for particular genres, audiences,
purposes and contexts.
What we learn:
You will develop your ability to analyse and create a range of narrative and biographical texts. In doing so
you will demonstrate an awareness of how and why audiences are impacted by various stylistics choices
and text conventions used by authors.
How you will demonstrate evidence of your learning:
• Emulate the style of a published author, studied in class, in your own Text Creation
• Multimodal Presentation
• Free Choice Text Creation
Additional Cost:
Nil
Year 9 English - Clickbait and Hook
CLICKBAIT AND HOOK
Are You interested in:
Learning the art of persuasion and how advertisers use it to manipulate consumers?
What we do:
You will explore the ways visual, written and spoken language are used in the world of advertising. By
looking at different forms of advertising you will learn how to detect the ways advertisers persuade
consumers.
What we learn:
You will learn how to analyse persuasive texts used within contemporary advertising campaigns. This will
be achieved by using collaborative skills to complete tasks, as you would in a real-life advertising agency
such as those used on social media for a particular audience demographic.
How you will demonstrate evidence of your learning:
• Expository Essay on an issue or concept as constructed in advertising
• Written/Oral/Multimodal Comparative Analysis of two advertisements (in class or recorded)
• Group Presentation Pitch for your own ad campaign
Additional Cost:
Nil
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KILLER CRIME
Are You interested in:
Learning how to get away with murder or discovering whodunnit?
What we do:
You will be exposed to, and create, different crime and detective texts and examine the development of
crime writing. You will investigate the forms and features of crime media and how they impact audiences.
What we learn:
You will learn how to; analyse texts like Sherlock Holmes, the works of Edgar Allan Poe, and documentary
series such as Forensic Files; compare two texts; and create texts in the style of a published author.
How you will demonstrate evidence of your learning:
• Multimodal Presentation
• Emulate the style of a published author, studied in class, in your own Text Creation
• Comparative Analysis of two texts
Additional Cost:
Nil
Year 9 English - Mystery and Magic
MYSTERY AND MAGIC
Are You interested in:
Tumbling down the rabbit hole and crawling through dungeons?
What we do:
You will explore the key conventions of the world’s most popular literary genres (including mystery,
romance, horror, fantasy, and magic realism).
What we learn:
You will learn specific language, stylistic, and textual features from differing genres to create compelling
stories. You will develop a strong, original narrative voice and employ the art of suspense to engage
readers.
How you will demonstrate evidence of your learning:
• Multimodal Presentation
• The use of genre-specific text conventions to create an innovative Narrative piece
• Analysis Response to a shared text
Additional Cost:
Nil
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MYTHS AND LEGENDS
Are You interested in:
The development of story from traditional literature to modern forms of narrative and finding your voice as
a writer?
What we do:
You will explore poems and stories in various forms and discover the ways language can convey emotions
and ideas. You will create engaging characters, choose language for effect, and participate in workshops by
visiting authors.
What we learn:
You will analyse cultural myths, legends and folklore to trace the development of narrative forms and their
cultural relevance. You will familiarise yourself with theories relevant to analysis of the art of storytelling.
How you will demonstrate evidence of your learning:
• A Multimodal/Performance Presentation of your own writing and Writer’s Statement
• Poetry/Monologue Creation
• Response to Text Essay of an adapted text
Additional Cost:
Nil
Year 9 English - Future Fictions
FUTURE FICTIONS
Are You interested in:
How society might change in the future…?
What we do:
You will investigate the features of dystopia and science fiction and examine how a range of written and
visual texts challenge your ethical and philosophical understandings of the present, through the future.
What we learn:
You will develop an understanding of the science fiction genre, tropes and characteristics. Following this
you will learn how to make comparisons between texts and implement the conventions of the genre
through your own text creations.
How you will demonstrate evidence of your learning:
• Multimodal Text Comparison
• Analytical Response to Text
• Written/Multimodal Text Creation and Writer’s Statement
Additional Cost:
Nil
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PERSUADE ME A
Are You interested in:
Persuading people to your point of view by looking closely at a variety of texts created for different
purposes.
What we do:
You will develop your ability to analyse texts by considering the language techniques used by authors. You
will also become competent, confident and engaged communicators, exploring ideas and values as well as
language features and structures of texts, in a range of personal, social and cultural contexts.
What we learn:
You will learn how to read, view, listen to, and respond to a range of texts. By responding to and composing
texts, you will strengthen your ability to comprehend information, assess its reliability and synthesise this
knowledge. You will develop research skills in order to compose your own written analysis of texts.
How you will demonstrate evidence of your learning:
• Narrative
• Written Research Report and an Infographic based on an issue
• Persuasive Multimodal Oral Presentation.
• Journal/Blog
Additional Cost:
Nil
Year 9 EALD – Identity B
IDENTITY B
Are You interested in:
Exploring identities?
What we do:
You will explore texts from a range of settings and develop an understanding of how authors construct
point of view.
What we learn:
You will learn how to analyse and understand the way language is used in a variety of texts to influence the
audience. You will also learn to think in ways that are imaginative, interpretative and critical and develop
an understanding of yourself and relationships with others.
How you will demonstrate evidence of your learning:
• Written Persuasive Text
• Oral/Multimodal Analysis of a Novel
• Written Analysis of a Film
• Descriptive Writing (Poetic devices/figurative language)
Additional Cost:
Nil
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10 | P a g eENGLISH - Year 9 & 10
Year 9 and 10 English - World Changing Texts
WORLD CHANGING TEXTS
Are You interested in:
Enduring stories and earth shifting events?
What we do:
You will discover how stories have inspired or consoled people during times of great change and
unrest. You will delve into specific historical eras, such as the emergence of the novel, or the rise of music
videos.
What we learn:
You will use our knowledge of these events and texts to learn how to construct arguments about the
impact of art and literature on society and individuals. You will consider universal themes and what makes
these texts endure.
How you will demonstrate evidence of your learning:
• Critical Perspectives Group Presentation
• Interview/Essay Response to Text
• Text Transformation and Writer’s Statement
Additional Cost:
Nil
Year 9 and 10 English - The Language of Sport
THE LANGUAGE OF SPORT
Are You interested in:
Why phrases like “giving a hundred and ten percent” and, “leaving nothing on the field” have become
synonymous with the world of sport and sports commentary?
What we do:
You will investigate the features and forms of sports texts and examine the ways authors change their
language to make an impact on different audiences, and how sports writing reflects the values of a
changing society. You will also investigate how people use language to communicate on and off the sports
field.
What we learn:
You will analyse the use of language, dialogue, ‘signature celebrations’ such as Usain Bolt and Lleyton
Hewitt, and post-game interviews used in a range of sports and sports commentary. Sports documentaries
and sports themed films regarding contemporary issues such as gender, racism and performance enhancing
drugs will also be studied.
How you will demonstrate evidence of your learning:
• Critical Reading Response to a range of sport texts which requires comparison and contrast
• Multimodal Presentation on a contemporary sporting issue (in class or recorded)
• Independent Project examining the way verbal language is used on and off the sporting field
Additional Cost:
Nil
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11 | P a g eYear 9 and 10 English - Hollywood or Bust
HOLLYWOOD OR BUST
Are You interested in:
Viewing films and or creating your own?
What we do:
You will study a range of cinema, cinematic techniques, and how they are implemented by film-makers to
create meaning and influence audiences. You will script-write, storyboard, and edit films of our own
creation.
What we learn:
You will explore the history of film and, in creating your own, discover the theoretical and critical
approaches. You will also discover how stylistic features are used to fulfil the needs of particular purposes,
contexts, and audiences.
How you will demonstrate evidence of your learning:
• Film Analysis Essay
• Multimodal Presentation Film Pitch
• Original Self-made Short Film
Additional Cost:
Nil
ENGLISH - Year 10
Year 10 English - Welcome to the Real World
WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD
Are You interested in:
Exploring how English exists in the world around us?
What we do:
You will examine the world of work, contemporary issues, and advocacy. This will involve looking at how to
differentiate language choices for various texts and contexts.
What we learn:
You will develop a broad set of English knowledge and skills in persuading, reading, analysing and creating
texts specifically for the 21st Century world. In doing so you will learn about the different conventions and
language features specific to different text types and how to apply these when writing for authentic
situations.
How you will demonstrate evidence of your learning:
• Creation of Formal Communication in a register appropriate for the workplace
• Advocacy Analysis
• Advocacy Argument Creation
Additional Cost:
Nil
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