Assessment Type
SCaSA Weighting
Responding
35%
Creating
35%
Task 1:
“Neighbours” In Class Essay
Timed essay response of sighted question, one page of notes permitted.
Task 3: Waiting for Superman In Class Essay
Timed essay response of sighted question, no notes permitted.
Task 5: Jasper Jones Long Essay
Extended essay response of sighted question, drafting and editing processes to be utilised.
Task 6: Comprehending Timed Response
Timed paragraph responses to three unsighted questions, no notes permitted (Comprehending Section).
Task 2: Waiting for Superman Feature Article
Writing a feature article based on the issues from the documentary, drafting and editing processes to be utilised.
Task 4: Jasper Jones Oral News Report
In groups, writing and presenting an oral news report on an event from the novel.
Task 7: Semester One Exam
Examination on all topics and concepts covered in Semester One.
2.5%
5%
5%
5%
10%
7.5%
Term 1
Week 2
Term 1
Week 7
Term 2
Week 3
Term 2
Week 4
Term 1
Week 5
Term 2
Week 1
Exam
30% 15%
Term 2
Week 6
Assessment Type
SCaSA Weighting
Responding
35%
Creating
35%
Exam
30%
Task 1: Gran Torino In Class Essay
Timed essay response of sighted question, no notes permitted.
Task 4: The Happiest Refugee In Class Essay
Timed essay response of unsighted question, no notes permitted.
Task 5: Still Images Oral Presentation
Writing and presenting a speech which analyses how social groups have been represented in selected still images.
Task 6: Comprehending Timed Response
Timed paragraph responses to three unsighted questions, no notes permitted (Comprehending Section).
Task 2: Gran Torino Genre Task
Compose a piece of creative writing from the perspective of one of the characters from the film, drafting and editing processes to be utilised.
Task 3: The Happiest Refugee Autobiography Task
Writing an autobiographical account of a significant life event, planning and drafting processes to be utilised.
Task 7: Semester Two Exam
Examination on all topics and concepts covered in Semester One and
Two.
5%
5%
5%
2.5%
10%
7.5%
15%
Term 2
Week 8
Term 3
Week 4
Term 3
Week 7
Term 3
Week 9
Term 2
Week 10
Term 3
Week 3
Term 4
Week 1

Week Topics/Syllabus
1 - 2
3 - 7
8 - 10
“Neighbours”: Tim Winton
Revision of narrative conventions; read and complete comprehension/analysis activities on “Neighbours”; examine ideas about cultural identity in the short story; examine context of author and text; examine the style of Tim Winton; review the conventions of essay writing; complete planning and drafting for the essay; complete page of notes; complete essay under timed conditions.
Waiting for Superman: Davis Guggenheim
Revision of documentary conventions; watch and complete comprehension/analysis activities on Waiting for Superman; examine themes and issues in the documentary; examine context of the director and documentary; review the conventions of feature articles; review the concepts of purpose, context, audience; complete activities on developing language
– descriptive, persuasive, figurative and informative; plan, draft and edit feature article; complete planning, drafting and editing processes for essay; complete essay under timed conditions.
Jasper Jones: Craig Silvey
Revision of narrative conventions; read and complete comprehension/analysis activities on Jasper Jones; examine themes and issues in the novel; examine context of author and novel; examine the features of a news report; view examples of student work from previous years; in groups, prepare and present news report; review the conventions of essay writing; complete planning, and drafting processes for essay.
Assessment
In Class Essay
Week 2
Feature Article
Week 5
In Class Essay
Week 7
Resources
“Neighbours” by Tim
Winton; narrative conventions handout/
Standards Book; comprehension /analysis activities; assessment tasksheet; essay planning documents.
Waiting for Superman by
Davis Guggenheim; documentary conventions handout/
Standards Book; comprehension/ analysis activities; assessment tasksheets; feature article planning documents; essay planning documents.
Jasper Jones by Craig
Silvey; narrative conventions handout/
Standards Book; comprehension/analysis activities; assessment tasksheets; news report examples; news report planning documents ; essay planning documents.
Week Topics/Syllabus
1 - 3
4
5 - 6
Jasper Jones: Craig Silvey
Continue planning and drafting processes for essay; self, peer and teacher editing and feedback; submit final copy of long essay.
Comprehending Responses
Review aims of the Comprehending section in the exam; format; instructions; deconstruct questions; review paragraph writing; review narrative, expository and visual conventions; group work planning responses; complete timed response.
Assessment
Oral News Report
Week 1
Long Essay
Week 3
Timed Response
Week 4
Exam Revision and Exam
Examine exam structure; review course concepts; review texts studied; review narrative, expository, documentary and visual conventions; review planning techniques for unsighted comprehending, responding and composing questions; complete practice responses and receive teacher feedback on these.
Exam
Week 6
Resources
Assessment tasksheet; essay planning documents; editing checklist.
Narrative, expository, visual conventions handouts/Standards
Book; practice
Comprehending questions.
Narrative, expository, visual conventions handouts/Standards
Book; study notes templates; practice exam questions.

Week Topics/Syllabus
7 - 10
Gran Torino: Clint Eastwood
Revision of film conventions; watch and complete comprehension/analysis activities on Gran Torino; examine themes and issues in the film; examine context of the author and film; complete planning, drafting and editing processes for essay; review the structure/conventions of various creative writing forms such as diary entries, narratives, blogs, emails etc; complete planning and drafting processes for genre task; self, peer and teacher editing and feedback; submit final copy of genre task.
Assessment Resources
In Class Essay
Week 8
Genre Task
Week 10
Gran Torino by Clint
Eastwood; film conventions handout;
Standards Book; comprehension/analysis activities; assessment task sheets; essay planning documents; conventions of various writing forms; planning templates for genre task; peer editing checklist.
Week Topics/Syllabus Assessment Resources
1 - 4
5 - 7
1 - 2
The Happiest Refugee: Anh Do
Revision of autobiography conventions; read and complete comprehension/analysis activities on The Happiest Refugee; examine themes and issues in the autobiography; examine context of author and novel; complete planning and drafting processes for autobiography task; self, peer and teacher editing and feedback; submit final copy of autobiography; review the conventions of essay writing; complete planning, and drafting processes for essay; complete essay under timed conditions.
Still Images
Revision of still images text types; revision of visual codes and conventions; comprehension/analysis activities on a range of still images; complete activities on the concept of representation; review oral presentation techniques; complete planning, drafting and editing processes for oral presentation; create PowerPoint presentation to accompany speech; deliver oral presentation.
8 - 9
10
Comprehending Responses
Review aims of the Comprehending section in the exam; format; instructions; deconstruct questions; review paragraph writing; review narrative, expository and visual conventions; group work planning responses; complete timed response.
Exam Revision and Exam
Examine exam structure; review course concepts; review texts studied; review narrative, expository, documentary and visual conventions; review planning techniques for unsighted comprehending, responding and composing questions; complete practice responses and receive teacher feedback on these.
Week Topics/Syllabus
Exam Reflection and Revision for WACE Exam
Self reflection and analysis of Semester Two Exam performance; preparation for WACE exam; examine exam structure; review course concepts; review texts studied; review narrative, expository, documentary and visual conventions; review planning techniques for unsighted comprehending, responding and composing questions; complete practice responses and receive teacher feedback on these.
Autobiography
Task
Week 3
In Class Essay
Week 4
Oral
Presentation
Week 7
Timed Response
Week 9
Exam
Week 1, Term 4
The Happiest Refugee by Anh Do; autobiography conventions handout/
Standards Book; comprehension/analysis activities; assessment tasksheets; autobiography planning documents; peer editing checklist; essay planning documents.
Selected still images; visual codes and conventions handout/
Standards Book; comprehension/analysis activities; assessment tasksheet; oral presentation planning documents.
Narrative, expository, visual conventions handouts/Standards
Book; practice
Comprehending questions.
Narrative, expository, visual conventions handouts/Standards
Book; study notes templates; practice exam questions.
Assessment Resources
Narrative, expository, visual conventions handouts/Standards
Book; study notes templates; practice exam questions.