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Term 3 2006

Curriculum Support Articles

Stage 6

Support for Stage 6 English implementation (pdf - 176.1kb) This article is from Curriculum Support No 4, 2001. It provides a synopsis of support available to teachers of the new Stage 6 English syllabus.

Reviews for Stage 6 English (pdf - 54.5kb)

This article is from Curriculum Support No 4, 2001.
It reviews two websites, A. C. Bradley's Shakespearian tragedy and Undergraduate guide to critical theory, and two texts, In the poet's den by J. Holland and Poe's cat by B. Walker.

Quality Teaching Program (QTP) (pdf - 67.7kb)

This article is from Curriculum Support No 4, 2001.
It describes a QTP project, Enhancing literacy in Stage 6 through English, which supports the implementation of all Stage 6 English courses and develops teachers' skills and understandings in teaching literacy and new technologies in Stage 6.

Sink your teeth into it (pdf - 56kb)

This article is from Curriculum Support No 4, 2001.
It provides an update on a Quality Teaching Project (QTP) in which a text and activity web are being developed for the book, Into the Dark. The material can be used as a model for other text webs.

QTP: Enhancing literacy in Stage 6 (pdf - 224kb)

This article is from Curriculum Support No 3, 2001.
It describes how Oberon High School integrated Fundamentals of English into the curriculum.

HSC English Extension 2 at Hornsby GHS 2001 (pdf - 148kb)

This article is from Curriculum Support No 2, 2001.
It describes how the Extension 2 course was implemented for the first time at Hornsby Girls High School.

Talking about Stage 6 reporting (pdf - 98.9kb)

This article is from Curriculum Support No 2, 2001.
It provides discussion questions for English teachers to use in developing Stage 6 reporting processes.

Stage 6 Syllabus implementation (pdf - 144kb)

This article is from Curriculum Support No 2, 2001.
From her LIG experience with English teachers, Gil Lovell responds to frequently asked questions about Stage 6 implementation.

Stage 6 English Assessment (pdf - 136.9kb)

This article is from Curriculum Support No 4, 2000.
It highlights the differences between past assessment practices and assessing within a standards-referenced framework, and examines the elements of effective feedback to students.

Developing marking guidelines (pdf - 164kb)

This article is from Curriculum Support No 3, 2000
It focuses on marking an assessment task using a standards-referenced approach and giving feedback to students on their performance.

Designing an assessment program (pdf - 48kb)

This article is from Curriculum Support No 2, 2000.
It outlines a step-by-step process for designing an assessment program for the Preliminary courses, including guidelines for task design.

Progress report on Stage 6 English (pdf - 40kb)

This article is from Curriculum Support No 2, 2000.
It reflects on the changes that have taken place in senior English and details where teachers can go for support and advice.

Teaching combined ESL -non-ESL classes (pdf - 41.3kb)

This article is from Curriculum Support No 2, 2000.
Margo Brown, an ESL and English teacher at St George Girls High School, writes about some approaches she uses when teaching combined classes of NESB and non-NESB students.

Teaching ESL students in the new Stage 6 English courses (pdf - 237.4kb)

This article is from Curriculum Support No 1, 2000.
Judith Mee, ESL/Multicultural Consultant 7 - 12 for Blacktown, Mt Druitt and Penrith districts, assists teachers in planning and programming for the new Stage 6 courses.

Swimming not drowning in technology (pdf - 529kb)

This article is from Curriculum Support No 1, 2000.
Annie Stevens, a Multimedia consultant, simplifies the challenges facing teachers in linking their curricula with the new technologies.

Stage 6 Special Program of Study (pdf - 260kb)

This article is from Curriculum Support No 4, 1999.
It details a Special Program of Study (SPS) which enables students with special education needs to be eligible for the award of the HSC.

The theory bases of Stage 6 English (pdf - 292kb)

This article is from Curriculum Support No 3, 1999.
The article suggests that there are eight essential elements of senior English that may be more explicit and accessible in the new Stage 6 English syllabus.

Responding to film (pdf - 308 kb)

This article is from Curriculum Support No 3, 1999.
Jane Mills, from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, outlines the benefits of studying film, television and interactive media texts in the new HSC English syllabus and provides resources to assist teachers.

The Area of Study (pdf - 276kb)

This article is from Curriculum Support Vol 3, 1999.
It explains the purpose and scope of the Area of Study in the Stage 6 English syllabus.

Taking a look at assessment and reporting in 2000 (pdf - 284kb)

This article is from Curriculum Support No 3, 1999.
It answers frequently asked questions about assessment and reporting in the new HSC.

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