Year 11 English Standard

Core Program

Our Year 11 English Standard course cover key topics, reinforce foundations and focus on typical examinations questions, so students will be more confident at school.

Our term courses are scheduled in line with public school term dates. There are 4 terms per year and usually 10 lessons per term, with one lesson each week. You can commence our courses at any time, however a new term starts in late January, April, July and October.

Our courses enable students to:

  • Improve English skills such as comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, genre and essay writing by using imaginative, interpretive and critical thinking to analyse and compose a variety of texts
  • Develop all skills and knowledge to fulfil syllabus objectives and outcomes
  • Acquire an extensive range of problem-solving strategies and techniques to maximise exam results
  • Develop and foster self-discipline and efficient study habits
  • Turn hard work and efforts into visible rewards

Our course fees are inclusive of all learning materials. Each lesson includes an experienced educator teaching learning concepts and examples, students completing exercises and homework tasks to reinforce concepts.

We offer face-to-face and online learning options.

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Course Structure
  • 4 terms in a year
  • 10 weeks in a term
  • 1.5 hour lessons per week, during term
  • Students attend lessons at their allocated time schedule
  • Small class group based
  • Experienced educators
Course Outline

Year 11 English Standard

Term 1
Week 1 — Critical Study of Texts: Prose Fiction I
Week 2 — Critical Study of Texts: Prose Fiction II
Week 3 — Critical Study of Texts: Poetry I
Week 4 — Critical Study of Texts: Poetry II
Week 5 — Critical Study of Texts: Drama
Week 6 — Critical Study of Texts: Film I
Week 7 — Critical Study of Texts: Film II
Week 8 — Examination Skills & Term 1 Test
Week 9 — Exam Revision
Week 10 — Critical Study of Texts: Speeches

Term 2
Week 1 — Texts and Human Experiences I: Psychological Conflict
Week 2 — Craft of Writing 1: Characterisation
Week 3 — Texts and Human Experiences II: Narrative Conflict
Week 4 — Craft of Writing 2: Structuring the Narrative
Week 5 — Text and Human Experiences III: Social Conflict
Week 6 — Craft of Writing III: Setting and Atmosphere
Week 7 — Texts and Human Experiences IV: Thematic Conflict
Week 8 — Craft of Writing IV: Choosing the Voice
Week 9 — Text and Human Experiences V: Evaluation of Literary Texts
Week 10 — Craft of Writing V: Theme, Purpose and Audience

Term 3
Week 1 Language, Identity and Culture 1: Researching and Reading the Topic
Week 2 Language and Culture 2: Analysing Literary Texts
Week 3 Language, Identity and Culture 3: Comparing and Contrasting Texts
Week 4 Language and Culture 4: Structure the Essay
Week 5 Close Study of Texts 1: Fiction
Week 6 Close Study of Texts 1: Poetry
Week 7 Close Study of Texts 1: Drama
Week 8 Close Study of Texts 4: Non-Fiction
Week 9 Essay Writing Review: Planning, Structuring, Editing
Week 10 Creative Writing Review: Developing, Drafting, Polishing

Term 4
Week 1 – Texts and Human Experiences 1: Reading Skills 1: Unseen Texts
Week 2 – Texts and Human Experiences 2: Reading Skills 2
Week 3 – Texts and Human Experiences 3: Reading Skills 3
Week 4 – Language, Identity and culture 1: Essay Writing skills 1
Week 5 – Language, Identity and culture 2: Essay Writing skills 2
Week 6 – Introduction to Module C: The craft of writing 1
Week 7 – Introduction to Module C: The craft of writing 2
Week 8 – Papers 1 and 2: Examination skills
Week 9 – Language, Identity and culture 3: Essay Writing skills 3
Week 10 – Close Study of Literature1: Analysis and Essay skills

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