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English Studies



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English Studies Preliminary Assessment Tasks





HSC Topic One - "We are Australian"
 * Assessment Notification **

__Here are an example of a speech given on this topic. Remember! Copying and plagiarism is a big no no. Use this example as a guide! __

__**'We are Australian' sample speech **__

Relevant Resources

What does it mean to be an Australian citizen?

Becoming an Australian citizen means you call Australia home with all the privileges and responsibilities of a person who was born here. Australian citizenship is a privilege that offers enormous rewards. By becoming an Australian citizen, you are joining a unique national community. Becoming an Australian citizen means that you are making an ongoing commitment to Australia and all that this country stands for. It is also the beginning of your formal membership of the Australian community. It is the step that will enable you to say 'I am Australian'.

Australia is a democracy. Citizenship gives you the opportunity to fully participate in building our democratic nation. It means that you are ready to fulfil your responsibilities as a formal member of the Australian community. Australians believe in the dignity and freedom of each person, the equality of men and women and the rule of law. Australian citizenship is about living out these values in your everyday life.

Want to know what it is like to take the citizenship test? [|Click here]



Australian Fact Sheet - Sport, Flora and Fauna & The Anzac Legend

[|Australian Sports]

[|Wikipedia guide on Australian Sports] = = = =

[|Anzac Spirit]

[|Flora and Fauna]

Scaffold for assessment task:

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HSC Topic Two English in the Media - "Telling us all about it"

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Media has always played an important part in our society. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This unit aims to examine how media works and how to decode news items and other media to better inform yourself and others around you.

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 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">1 .Studying Newspaper Articles - Handout 1 and Handout 2 **

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 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2. Studying Bias in Newspaper stories and letters to the editor - Handout 3 **

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 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">3. Interpreting a Political cartoon - Handout 4 **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">4. Analysing TV News - Handout 5 **

HSC Elective One: Issues in Australian Media - "Media Watch" ABC

Watch two (2) episodes of Media Watch - Found at @http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/video/

You can stream each episode from the above link. Make sure you watch with headphones (spare headphone can be obtained from library staff)

Identify and describe at least four (4) issues in the media that were presented within the Media Watch episodes.

Present your finding in a word document.

Assessment Task - English in the Media <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This task requires you to respond to an episode of a television text that will be viewed in class on the 25th of March. You must create a media text that demonstrates your understanding of the events.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">You can represent your response using either <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">- A webpage news item <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">- A print news report <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">- A feature article <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">- A script/screenplay <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">- A television news report


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Television Text - The Simpsons - 'Homer: Badman" Episode **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Create a media text based on the events and issues that are present within the Simpsons television text "Bad Homer"

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Some extra information on this episode can be found on on the webpages listed below:

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 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">How to structure a newspaper article: **

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HSC Elective Two: English in Film-making - "The Big Screen" In this elective you will be developing an understanding for techniques and terminology used in the film industry. This includes watching, reading and understanding a variety of film genres that will further develop your enjoyment and critical analysis of documentaries, narratives and short films. You will have an insight of the processes of creating a film script and possibly write your own.

ASSESSMENT TASK - ANALYSIS OF SHORT FILM

__Tropfest "Unwanted Friend" (2012)__

__[|Unwanted Friend]__ Watch the film that made into the finalist of the 2012 Tropfest //(remember to wear headphones)//

//All elements found in this analysis must be found in your critical article.//

//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Remember: As all the sites below are fantastic resources, it is important you take the initiative to research more information on areas you are unsure about. If you are still uncertain ask your classroom teacher or Engagement team for assistance // =**__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Film Genre __**=

[|Genre and types of genre]

[|All Time Highest Grossing Film by Genre]

[|Film Genre and Subgenres]

__**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Different Films **__

Movie Posters

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Top 10 films for various genres] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Watchmojo is a youtube channel that regular rates films according to genre and popularity

[|Top Grossing Films]

[|Top voted films on IMBD]

[|Academy Award Winning films] Click on the year to access further information

=__**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The Script **__=

[|Tips on writing a screen play]

[|Structure of the script of a screen play]

[|Writing an Exposition]

[|Creating Character and Dialogue]

[|Reviewing a script]

[|Essential components of screen writing] More links are available from this site

[|Screen Writing] What makes a good screen writing piece

[|Scriptwriting tips]

=__**Short Film - The Tropfest Film Festival**__=

//General overview of what The Tropfest Film Festival is about and how to enter//

[|History of Tropfest]

[|Rules and Regulations]

[|Tropfest Movies]

=__**Promoting a Film**__=

//Click on the links below to have a better understanding of each area//

[|What is film promotion]

[|Influence of social media on movie marketing]

Movie Posters

[|The Art of Film Promotion]

[|How to market/promote a film]

=__**Film Criticism & reviews**__=

[|At the Movies] ABC's Movie critic show

[|Meta Critic] An online resources that links users to the different critics reviews regarding specific films.

[|Rotten Tomatoes] Section of the Film Website that has film critic reviews regarding various films

[|The Guardian Film Critic Section]

=__**Fan based Websites**__= [|List of Harry Potter Websites] [|Fast and Furious Fanpage] [|Lord of the Rings]