ENGLISH

The English teachers at Broome Senior High School deliver the West Australian K-10 English Curriculum organised around the three main concepts of Language, Literacy and Literature and students are reported on the three strands of Reading and Viewing, Writing, and Speaking and Listening. Furthermore, the three cross curriculum priorities of Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia, Sustainability, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures are embedded within curriculum programs. English teachers work closely with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff in the school.

In English, all students will be introduced to more complex literary concepts, text forms and critical thinking than they have experienced in their primary years. Students will develop their functional and critical literacy skills, as well as their knowledge of the evolving English language, literary concepts, text forms and text production. Activities include narrative and essay writing, extended informational writing, drama, film study, persuasive text types, public speaking and using information technology. Students will learn about the conventions of a range of text types such as novels, poetry, drama, feature films, documentary and nonfiction texts.

The English ATAR course focuses on developing students’ analytical, creative, and critical thinking and communication skills in all language modes, encouraging students to critically engage with texts from their contemporary world, the past, and from Australian and other cultures.

The English General course focuses on consolidating and refining the skills and knowledge needed by students to become competent, confident and engaged users of English in everyday, community, social, further education, training and workplace contexts. The course is designed to provide students with the skills to succeed in a wide range of post-secondary pathways by developing their language, literacy and literary skills.

For more information, please contact the Head of Learning Area – English.