Term 1 – Part 3: LITERATURE: TEXTS AND CONTEXTS; Part 1: LANGUAGE IN CULTURAL CONTEXT REVISION; Part 2: LANGUAGE AND MASS COMMUNICATION REVISION

Texts: The Great Gatsby and English Language and Literature textbook

Weeks / Focus / Learning Activities / Formative & Summative
Assessment
Term 1
(10 weeks)
1 – 3 / Introduction
- Expectations
- STLLink
- Context
critical literacy
Part 1: Language and
Cultural context / Finalising FOA 2
FOA 2 presentations
Development of WT1.1
Submission of WT1.1 / Internal Assessment: Further Oral Activity 2 – Weeks 2 & 3 (times organized in week 1 out of class time)
External Assessment: Written
Task 1.1 (Part 1) – draft due Monday 13 Feb (week 4)
4 – 8 / Part 3: Text and context
The Great Gatsby study (HL) / Context of composition – Fitzgerald and his life
Contextual lenses – Historicism, Marxism, Feminism, The American Dream and the novel form
Close reading and discussion
Text extract analysis
Identify and understand imagery, symbolism, extended motif, characterisation, narrative perspective, duality and mood
Film viewing and comparison to text / Visible Thinking Routines
Short writing tasks
Deconstructing model paragraphs
Writing perfect paragraphs
External Assessment: Written
Task 1.1 (Part 1) – final due Monday 6 March (week 7)
9 & 10 / Part 3: Text and Context
Maus & The Great Gatsby (HL)
Maus (SL) / Familiarisation with Paper 2 type questions
Comparing and contrasting texts (HL)
Drawing connections and understanding similarities & differences between themes, contexts and literary styles of Maus and The Great Gatsby (HL)
Analyzing Maus (SL) / Practice Paper 2 essays –
Maus The Great Gatsby

Holiday home learning – Revision of Poe’s selected stories and A Streetcar Named Desire in preparation for the Individual Oral Commentary.

Term 2 – Part 4: LITERATURE: CRITICAL STUDY

Part 1: LANGUAGE IN CULTURAL CONTEXT REVISION &

Part 2: LANGUAGE AND MASS COMMUNICATION REVISION

Texts: Judith Wright Anthology and English Language and Literature textbook

Weeks / Focus / Learning Activities / Formative & Summative
Assessment
Term 2
(11 weeks)
1
1 / Written task 1 / Finalising the final WT 1 submission / External Assessment: Written
Task 1 final selection & submission to be made by Friday 28 April (week 2)
2 - 9 / Part 4: Literature –
Critical Study
Poetry of Judith Wright / Context of composition – Wright, her life and values
Context of poetry
Conventions of poetry
Poetic literary devices
Close reading and discussion / Recorded practice Individual Oral Commentaries
Mock IOC
Revision of Poe and Williams extracts
SEMESTER 2 COMMENCES THURSDAY 9 JUNE
10 & 11 / Paper 1 & Paper 2 / Revision for exams in week 1 of term 3
11 / All week at times to be confirmed with individuals / PRACTICE: Mock Individual Oral Commentary

Holiday home learning – Practice paper 1 and paper 2; read Kitchen

Term 3 – Part 4: TEXTS & CONTEXTS

Part 1: LANGUAGE IN CULTURAL CONTEXT REVISION &

Part 2: LANGUAGE AND MASS COMMUNICATION REVISION

Texts: Kitchen and English Language and Literature textbook

Weeks / Focus / Learning Activities / Formative & Summative
Assessment
Term 3
(9 Weeks)
1
1 / YEAR 12 PRACTICE EXAMS COMMENCE - MONDAY 17 JULY TO THURSDAY 20 JULY
2 / Saturday 29 July / Individual Oral Commentary
2-7 / Part 4: Literature – Critical Study Kitchen / Context of composition – Yoshimoto and her life
Close reading and discussion
Ongoing familiarisation with literary devices
Contextual lenses - modern Japan, Magical Realism. Feminism, Post modernism
Short story/novella form conventions
Drawing connections and understanding differences between the themes, contexts and literary styles of Maus and Kitchen and The Great Gatsby and Kitchen. / External Assessment: Written Task 2.2 (Part 4) Kitchen – draft due Monday 21 August (week 6)
External Assessment: Written Task 2.2 (Part 4) Kitchen – final due Friday 1 September (week 7)
8 / Written task 2 / Finalising the final WT 2 submission / External Assessment: Written
Task 2 final selection & submission to be made by Friday 8 September (week 8)
8-9
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c / Part 4: Literature –
Critical Study The Great Gatsby & Maus revision
Part 1: Language in cultural context
Part 2: Language and mass communication / Exam revision
Refining essay writing skills
Comparing and contrasting texts (HL)
Drawing connections and understanding similarities & differences between themes, contexts and literary styles of Kitchen, Maus and The Great Gatsby (HL)
Analyzing Kitchen & Maus (SL) / Practice Paper 1 & 2 essays

Holiday home learning – STUDY! Practice papers!

Term 4 – REVISION

Texts: Maus, Kitchen, The Great Gatsby and English Language and Literature textbook

Weeks
(10 weeks) / Focus / Learning Activities / Formative & Summative
Assessment
0 / YEAR 12 PRACTICE EXAMS COMMENCE - MONDAY 25 TO FRIDAY 29 SEPTEMBER
1 - 2 / Practice Papers 1 & 2
Exam technique / Various revision activities / Practice Paper 1 & 2 essays
3 / SWOT VAC
5 - 7 / YEAR 12 IB EXAMS