English at Central Sydney
Our English programs develop English skills that students need to learn about and control language in a range of increasingly sophisticated contexts. Through interrelated practices and experiences in understanding and creating texts, students learn about the power, purpose, value and art of English.
The development of these interconnected skills and understandings supports students to become confident communicators, critical and imaginative thinkers, and informed and active participants in society.
FOUNDATION LEVEL:
The focus is on basic interpersonal communications skills. The topics build on everyday language and are taught through descriptions and opinions about topics they are very familiar with.
Topics: foundation phonics and readers, recount, description, personal opinion
PRELIMINARY LEVEL:
The focus is on expanding knowledge and skills gained in the Foundation program, broadening vocabulary and with increasing complexity in grammatical features.
Topics: extended code phonics and readers, recount, description, personal opinion
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL:
The focus is on text structures in narratives and persuasive texts. Students learn to recount events in texts and to begin to understand techniques used to write well-structured and cohesive paragraphs about a range of topics.
Topics: Short stories, Aboriginal Australian stories, sustainability, student rights, technology and harmony
TRANSITION LEVEL:
The focus is on building on structures in narratives and persuasive texts. Students explore audience and purpose in texts. Students are introduced to a broader range of literary techniques to create personal, creative and critical texts for a range of audiences and purposes.
Topics: Short stories, Shakespearean texts (abridged version), sustainability, fairness, technology and relationships
