Communicate and Relate incorporates the English skills students require to actively contribute to society, including speaking, listening, reading, understanding literature and being able to write; which are the various strands within the English learning area. This learning area looks at critical thinking skills and allows students to develop a social, emotional and personal understanding of their own development.
English forms part of the core curriculum for all students in Years 7-10.
In Years 9 & 10, students select one of the following English specialisms each semester:
Year 9 Communicate & Relate Specialisms | Year 10 Communicate & Relate Specialisms |
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Be an Author | Don't Stop the Music |
Cultural Lens | Heritage to Hip-Hop |
Film as Text | Hopes and Horrors of Humanity |
Games as Text | Novel into Film |
Good and Evil | |
Greatest Novels of All Time |
Throughout VCE, students have the choice of studying English, Literature and/or English Language, each spanning Units 1-4.
Students are encouraged to attend the Lunchtime Learning Club, Debating Club, Book Club, VCE Study Groups, Year 12 English Extension Workshops and Home Learning Support, as well as participate in writing competitions when they arise.