English Advanced
Support to help you plan, program and assess the English Advanced course.
The Year 11 and 12 English Advanced courses are described in English Advanced Stage 6 Syllabus.
Teacher advice – The Stage 6 phases project has been developed to support you in the structuring of teaching and learning activities for Stage 6 units. In the typical eight-week timeframe of a unit, you may employ a range of these phases in order to meet outcomes, cover content and prepare for assessment.
The term ‘phase’ helps to focus planning by identifying the specific purpose of each section within a teaching program. The phases are closely aligned to the English textual concept ‘learning processes’ of understanding, engaging personally, connecting, engaging critically, experimenting, and reflecting. As such each phase focuses teacher and student attention onto the learning intentions of each sequence of lessons.
Each phase lesson sequence is structured as a case study utilising a module and a prescribed text. However, the teaching and learning activities within the case study could be easily adapted to any Stage 6 unit.
You can adapt the following units of work as required.
Year 11 – Common module – Reading to write
- Shifting nature of identity Sample lesson sequence (DOCX 71.91 KB)
- Shifting nature of identity Sample assessment (DOCX 52.37 KB)
- Resource 1 Reading writing journal (DOCX 1.09 MB)
- Resource 2 Putuparri and the rainmakers (DOCX 43.56 KB)
- Resource 3 Folk tales article (DOCX 43.82 KB)
- Resource 4 Evaluation of resources (DOCX 43.27 KB)
- Resource 6 Small world table (DOCX 44.6 KB)
- Resource 7 Transcript of Stan Grant speech (DOCX 54.21 KB)
- Resource 8 Remembrance Day 1999 (DOCX 44.27 KB)
- Resource 9 Reading and reflection log (DOCX 44.41 KB)
- Resource 11 Chapter title cards (DOCX 42.13 KB)
- Resource 13 micro story activity (DOCX 42.97 KB)
- Resource 14 Big World reading guide (DOCX 42.49 KB)
- Resource 16 Identity debate (DOCX 43.72 KB)
- Resource 17 Damaged goods activity (DOCX 43.4 KB)
- Resource 18 Character table (DOCX 44.13 KB)
- Resource 19 Commission story analysis (DOCX 42.55 KB)
- Resource 20 Commission story analysis (DOCX 54.91 KB)
- Reading to write sample lesson sequence (DOCX 307.11 KB)
- Reading to write sample assessment (DOCX 57.7 KB)
- Creating voice (PPTX 743.29 KB)
- Resource 3 Feedback ladder (DOCX 43.39 KB)
- Resource 4 Feedforward matrix (DOCX 45.56 KB)
- Resource 5 Reading to writing (PPTX 710.3 KB)
- Resource 6 Creative writing planning worksheet (DOCX 43.34 KB)
- Resource 7 Paragraph structure generic (DOCX 43.98 KB)
- Resource 8 Extended response alarm matrix (DOCX 44.57 KB)
- Resource 12 Point of view (PPTX 968.29 KB)
- Resource 13 Voice version 1 (PPTX 764.53 KB)
- Resource 14 Voice Version 2 (PPTX 757.04 KB)
- Resource 15 Point of view (DOCX 43.88 KB)
- Resource 16 Author point of view (DOCX 42.17 KB)
- Resource 17 Point of view (DOCX 625.85 KB)
- Resource 18 Voice handout (DOCX 47.15 KB)
- Resource 19 Creating voice handout (DOCX 44.71 KB)
- Resource 20 Style checklist (DOCX 44.41 KB)
- Resource 21 Excerpts for style analysis (DOCX 42.92 KB)
- Resource 22 Writing about writing style (DOCX 247.78 KB)
Year 11 – Module A – Narratives that shape our world
Texts – The Handmaid's Tale (prose fiction); V for Vendetta (film)
- Stories of speculation: Sample lesson sequence (DOCX 89 KB)
- Stories of speculation: Sample assessment (DOC 51 KB)
- Resource 1 – module A – Why do we tell stories? (DOCX 44 KB)
- Resource 2 – module A – Storytelling and narrative (PPTX 658 KB)
- Resource 3 – module A – Syllabus rubric (DOCX 44 KB)
- Resource 4 – module A – Focus questions (DOCX 43 KB)
- Resource 5 – module A – Narrative forms slideshow (PPTX 559 KB)
- Resource 6 – module A – Narrative forms (DOCX 55 KB)
- Resource 8 – module A –Politics, speeches, speculative, macro, narrative slideshow (PPTX 3 MB)
- Resource 9 – Narrative and rhetorical speech extracts (DOCX 57 KB)
- Resource 10 – Supertoys questions (DOCX 43 KB)
- Resource 11 – Churchill analysis (DOCX 53 KB)
- Resource 12 – Winston Churchill sinews of peace (PPTX 476 KB)
- Resource 13 – Thetis, Hephaestos image (DOCX 5.7 MB KB)
- Resource 14 – Shield of Achilles activities (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 15 – Dystopia and Handmaid's Tale (PPTX 4.65 MB)
- Resource 15a – Handmaid's Tale chapter 1 (DOCX 51 KB)
- Resource 16 – Handmaid's Tale chapter 2 (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 17 – Handmaid's Tale Offred focus (DOCX 46 KB)
- Resource 18 – Handmaid's Tale character grid (DOCX 44 KB)
- Resource 19 – Handmaid's Tale narrative voice (DOCX 55 KB)
- Resource 20 – Handmaid's Tale narrative structure (DOCX 44 KB)
- Resource 21 – Handmaid's Tale language (DOCX 43 KB)
- Resource 22 – Handmaid's Tale thematic concerns (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 23 – V for Vendetta activities (DOCX 73 KB)
- Resource 24 – Anthem – ayn rand (DOCX 49 KB)
Text – Lion (film)
- Lion sample lesson sequence (DOCX 82 KB)
- Lion sample assessment (DOCX 47 KB)
- Lion – Resource 1 (DOCX 44 KB)
- Lion – Resource 2 (DOCX 52 KB)
- Lion – Resource 3 (DOCX 51 KB)
- Lion – Resource 4 (PPTX 1810 KB)
- Lion – Resource 5 (DOCX 60 KB)
- Lion – Resource 6 (PPTX 94 KB)
- Lion – Resource 7 (PPTX 349 KB)
- Lion – Resource 8 (DOCX 50 KB)
- Lion – Resource 9 (DOCX 44 KB
Year 12 – Common Module – Texts and the human experience
- All the light sample lesson sequence (DOCX 87.92 KB)
- All the light sample assessment (DOCX 46.98 KB)
- All the light Sample assessment photographic essay (DOCX 54.27 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 1a (DOCX 100.42 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 1b (DOCX 36.82 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 1c (DOCX 263.01 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 2 (DOCX 533.72 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 3 (DOCX 53.65 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 3b (DOCX 36.29 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 4 (DOCX 41.36 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 4a (DOCX 38.28 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 4b (DOCX 36.48 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 4c (DOCX 35.72 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 4d (DOCX 41.34 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 4e (DOCX 39.19 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 5a (DOCX 36.83 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 5b (DOCX 75.85 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 5c (DOCX 46.28 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 6a (DOCX 60.39 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 6b (DOCX 53.51 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 6c (DOCX 70.0 KB)
- All the Light We Cannot See resource 6d (DOCX 53.17 KB)
- Billy Elliot: Sample lesson sequence (DOCX 69KB)
- Billy Elliot: Sample assessment (DOCX 40KB)
- Billy Elliot resource 1 (DOCX 37.44 KB)
- Billy Elliot resource 2 (DOCX 37.02 KB)
- Billy Elliot resource 3 (DOCX 46.74 KB)
- Billy Elliot resource 4 (DOCX 36.9 KB)
- Billy Elliot resource 5 (DOCX 37.13 KB)
- Billy Elliot resource 6 (DOCX 51.98 KB)
- Billy Elliot resource 7 (DOCX 35.92 KB)
- Boy behind the curtain: Sample lesson sequence (DOCX 82KB)
- Boy behind the curtain: Sample assessment (DOCX 54KB)
- Resource 1 – Extracts (DOCX 46KB)
- Resource 2 – Chapter summaries (DOCX 47KB)
- Resource 3 – Links to the rubric (DOCX 49KB)
- Resource 4 – Facebook (DOCX 148KB)
- Resource 5 – Road Safety NSW (DOCX 44KB)
- Resource 6 – Connecting chapter table (DOCX 44KB)
- Resource 7 – Connecting related texts table (DOCX 44KB)
- Resource 8 – Student evaluation (DOCX 44KB)
- Resource 9 – Unit evaluation (DOCX 44KB)
- The Crucible: Sample lesson sequence (DOCX 108KB)
- The Crucible: Sample assessment (DOCX 42 KB)
- The Crucible – Resource 1 (DOCX 42KB)
- The Crucible – Resource 2 (DOCX 143 KB)
- The Crucible – Resource 3 (DOCX 160KB)
- The Crucible – Resource 4 (DOCX 35KB)
- The Crucible – Resource 5 (DOCX 44KB)
- The Crucible – Resource 6 (DOCX 35KB)
- The Crucible – Resource 7 (DOCX 46KB)
- The Crucible – Resource 8 (DOCX 44KB)
- The Crucible – Resource 9 (DOCX 44KB)
- The Crucible – Resource 10 (DOCX 44KB)
- The Crucible – Resource 11 (DOCX 44KB)
- Merchant of Venice: Sample lesson sequence (DOCX 63KB)
- Merchant of Venice: Sample assessment 1 (DOCX 39KB)
- Merchant of Venice: Sample assessment 2 (DOCX 41KB)
- Merchant of Venice – Resource 1 (DOCX 52KB)
- Merchant of Venice – Resource 2 (DOCX 35KB)
- Merchant of Venice – Resource 3 (DOCX 38KB)
- Merchant of Venice – Resource 4 (PPTX 175KB)
- Merchant of Venice – Resource 5 (DOCX 38KB)
- Merchant of Venice – Resource 6 (DOCX 37KB)
- Merchant of Venice – Resource 7 (DOCX 39KB)
- Merchant of Venice – Resource 8 (DOCX 37KB)
- Merchant of Venice – Resource 9 (DOCX 36KB)
- Merchant of Venice – Resource 10 (DOCX 53KB)
- Merchant of Venice – Resource 11 (DOCX 35KB)
- Merchant of Venice – Resource 12 (DOCX 39KB)
- Slessor – Sample lesson sequence (DOCX 68KB)
- Slessor – Sample assessment (DOCX 48KB)
- Slessor – Resources 1 (DOCX 739KB)
- Slessor – Resources 2 (DOCX 44KB)
- Slessor – Resources 3 (DOCX 44KB)
- Slessor – Resources 4 (DOCX 82KB)
- Slessor – Resources 5 (DOCX 44KB)
- Slessor – Resources 6 (DOCX 44KB)
- Slessor – Resources 7 (DOCX 205KB)
- Slessor – Resources 8 (DOCX 44KB)
- Slessor – Resources 9 (DOCX 45KB)
- Slessor – Resources 10 (DOCX 44KB)
- Slessor – Resources 11 (DOCX 48KB)
- Slessor – Resources 12 (DOCX 45KB)
- Slessor – Resources 13 (DOCX 44KB)
- Slessor – Resources 14 (DOCX 47KB)
- Slessor – Resources 15 (DOCX 48KB)
- Slessor – Resources 15a (DOCX 46KB)
- Slessor – Resources 16 (DOCX 44KB)
- Slessor – Resources 17 (DOCX 44KB)
- Slessor – Resources 18 (DOCX 43KB)
- Slessor – Resources 19 (DOCX 45KB)
Year 12 – Module A – Textual conversations
- Hag-Seed/The Tempest: Sample lesson sequence (DOCX 81KB)
- Hag-Seed/The Tempest: Sample assessment (DOCX 46KB)
- Hag-Seed/The Tempest: Annotation of Hag-Seed (DOCX 44KB)
- Resource 1 – Notes from the syllabus (DOCX 44 KB)
- Resource 2 – Glossary (DOCX 48 KB)
- Resource 3 – Textual conversations rubric (DOCX 46 KB)
- Resource 4 – Model of communication (DOCX 332 KB)
- Resource 5 – Scope and sequence (DOCX 46 KB)
- Resource 6 – The prologue (PPTX 353 KB)
- Resource 7 – Group analysis task (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 8a – Characterisation template (DOCX 43 KB)
- Resource 8b – Characterisation Miranda (DOCX 46 KB)
- Resource 9 – Critical book review (DOCX 43 KB)
- Resource 10a – The Tempest questions (DOCX 775 KB)
- Resource 10b – The Tempest questions (DOCX 838 KB)
- Resource 11 – Context activity (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 12 – Gonzalos golden age (DOCX 44 KB)
- Resource 13 – Personal context (DOCX 47 KB)
- Resource 14 – The Tempest summary (DOCX 110 KB)
- Resource 15 – Making connectioins (PPTX 94 KB)
- Resource 16 – Connecting motifs (DOCX 44 KB)
- Resource 17 – The death of the author (PPTX 52 KB)
- Resource 18 – The Tempest and Hag-Seed (DOCX 43 KB)
- Resource 19 – Venn diagram (DOCX 164 KB)
- Resource 20 – Postmodern playfulness (PPTX 56 KB)
- Plath/Hughes: Sample lesson sequence (DOCX 72KB)
- Plath/Hughes: Sample assessment (DOCX 32KB)
- Resource 1 (DOCX 37 KB)
- Resource 2 – How to annotate a poem (DOCX 35 KB)
- Resource 3 (DOCX 47 KB)
- Resource 4 – Big ideas (DOCX 39 KB)
- Resource 5 – Intro to Plath and Hughes (PPTX 269 KB)
- Resource 6 (DOCX 37 KB)
- Resource 7 (DOCX 36 KB)
- Resource 8 – Plath as a confessional poet (DOCX 39 KB)
- Resource 9 – The relationship of Plath and Hughes (PPTX 4.2 MB)
- Resource 10 – Readings from various perspectives (DOCX 38 KB)
- Resource 11 – Ariel vs birthday letters (PPTX 61 KB)
- Resource 12 – Poem guide - Nick and the Candlestick(DOCX 43 KB)
- Resource 13 – A birthday present (DOCX 36 KB)
- Resource 14 – How to write a discursive article (DOCX 36 KB)
- Resource 15 – Advice for teachers (DOCX 36 KB)
- Resource 16 (DOCX 34 KB)
Year 12 – Module B – Critical study of literature
- Good Night, and Good Luck: Sample lesson sequence (DOCX 52KB)
- Good Night, and Good Luck: Sample assessment (DOCX 46KB)
- Good Night, and Good Luck – Resource 1 (DOCX 45KB)
- Good Night, and Good Luck – Resource 1b (PPTX 398KB)
- Good Night, and Good Luck – Resource 2 (DOCX 44KB)
- Good Night, and Good Luck – Resource 3 (DOCX 45KB)
- Good Night, and Good Luck – Resource 4 (DOCX 44KB)
- Good Night, and Good Luck – Resource 5 (DOCX 45KB)
- Good Night, and Good Luck – Resource 6 (DOCX 46KB)
- Good Night, and Good Luck – Resource 7 (DOCX 44KB)
- Good Night, and Good Luck – Resource 8 (DOCX 46KB)
- Good Night, and Good Luck – Resource 10 (DOCX 45KB)
- Good Night, and Good Luck – Resource 11 (DOCX 47KB)
- Good Night, and Good Luck – Resource 12 (DOCX 45KB)
- Good Night, and Good Luck – Resource 13 (DOCX 45KB)
- Good Night, and Good Luck – Resource 14 (DOCX 172KB)
- Good Night, and Good Luck – Resource 15 (DOCX 46KB)
- Good Night, and Good Luck – Resource 16 (DOCX 45KB)
- Good Night, and Good Luck – Resource 17 (DOCX 46KB)
- Good Night, and Good Luck – Resource 18 (DOCX 45KB)
Note: There is no resource 9.
- Doll's House: Sample lesson sequence (DOCX 59 KB)
- Doll's House: Sample assessment - critical article (DOCX 42 KB)
- Doll's House: Sample assessment - dramatic scene and reflection (DOCX 43 KB)
- Doll's House – Resource 1 (DOCX 41KB)
- Doll's House – Resource 2 (PPTX 38KB)
- Doll's House – Resource 3 (DOCX 39KB)
- Doll's House – Resource 4 (PPTX 6MB)
- Doll's House – Resource 5 (DOCX 39KB)
- Doll's House – Resource 6 (DOCX 45KB)
- Doll's House – Resource 7 (DOCX 40KB)
- Doll's House – Resource 8 (DOCX 39KB)
- Doll's House – Resource 9 (DOCX 42KB)
- Doll's House – Resource 10 (DOCX 40KB)
- Doll's House – Resource 11 (DOCX 39KB)
- Eliot: Sample lesson sequence (DOCX 61 KB)
- Eliot: Sample assessment (DOCX 46 KB)
- Eliot – Resource 1 (DOCX 39KB)
- Eliot – Resource 2 (DOCX 43KB)
- Eliot – Resource 3 (DOCX 39KB)
- Eliot – Resource 4 (PPTX 77KB)
- Eliot – Resource 5 (PPTX 93KB)
- Eliot – Resource 6 (DOCX 40KB)
- Eliot – Resource 7 (DOCX 40KB)
- Eliot – Resource 8 (DOCX 40KB)
Year 12 – Module C – Craft of writing
- Craft of writing: Sample lesson sequence (DOCX 128 KB)
- Craft of writing: Sample assessment (DOCX 48 KB)
- Resource 1 – Inking your thinking(DOCX 49 KB)
- Resource 2 – Essay analysis questions(DOCX 46 KB)
- Resource 3 – Orwells six questions and rules(DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 4 – Politics and the English language(DOCX 46 KB)
- Resource 5 – Soaps (DOCX 46 KB)
- Resource 6 – Orwell essay (DOCX 48 KB)
- Resource 7 – Craft of writing essay (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 8 – Language table (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 9 – Language (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 10 – Text analysis template (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 11 – Short story task (DOCX 47 KB)
- Resource 12 – Short story (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 14 – Inking your thinking (DOCX 46 KB)
- Resource 15 – The metamorphosis(DOCX 49 KB)
- Resource 16 – Short story (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 17 – Inking your thinking speech (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 21 – Margaret Atwood language table (DOCX 46 KB)
- Resource 22 – Spotty handed villainesses (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 23 – Reflection task (DOCX 287 KB)
- Resource 24 – Atwood speech (DOCX 48 KB)
- Resource 25 – Speech feedback (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 26 – Inking your thinking poetry (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 27 – Father and child comments (DOCX 49 KB)
- Resource 29 – Barn owl (DOCX 44 KB)
- Resource 30 – Father and child language table (DOCX 46 KB)
- Resource 31 – Father and child resources (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 32 – Word cloud (DOCX 269 KB)
- Resource 33 – Hardwood poetry (DOCX 48 KB)
- Resource 34 – Poetry feedback (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 35 – Inking your thinking poetry (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 36 – Big issue poetry (DOCX 44 KB)
- Resource 37 – Tempest poetry (DOCX 48 KB)
- Resource 38 – Performance poetry (DOCX 45 KB)
- Resource 39 – Directed improvement and reflection time (PPTX 805 KB)
Note: There is no resource 13, 18, 19, 20 or 28.
In this lesson sequence students will construct a narrative in response to a stimulus.
Year 12 – Key phases of learning
Teacher advice – The Stage 6 phases project has been developed to support teachers in the structuring of teaching and learning activities for Stage 6 units. In the typical eight-week timeframe of a unit, a teacher may employ a range of these phases in order to meet outcomes, cover content and prepare for assessment.
The term ‘phase’ helps to focus planning by identifying the specific purpose of each section within a teaching program. The phases are closely aligned to the English textual concept ‘learning processes’ of understanding, engaging personally, connecting, engaging critically, experimenting, and reflecting. As such each phase focuses teacher and student attention onto the learning intentions of each sequence of lessons.
Each phase lesson sequence is structured as a case study utilising a module and a prescribed text. However, the teaching and learning activities within the case study could be easily adapted to any Stage 6 unit.