This course is for students who study Advanced English. The course is only available to students by negotiation with the Head Teacher.
In the Year 11 English (Extension) Course, students explore how and why texts are valued in and appropriated into a range of contexts. They consider why some texts may be perceived as culturally significant.
In the Year 11 English (Extension) Course students are required to examine a key text from the past and its manifestations in one or more popular cultures. Students also explore, analyse and critically evaluate different
examples of such appropriations in a range of contexts and media.
The course has one mandatory section: Module: Texts, Culture and Value.
Year 11 English (Extension) is a prerequisite for Year 12 English Extension Course 1.