EMPOWERMENT
English at Modbury
High is about empowering students.
It is about students
becoming confident autonomous users of language.
English at Modbury
High takes students on a journey of exploration and discovery through
which they acquire knowledge and develop skills that can contribute
significantly to their feeling of competency in society.
Year 12 Production
Students
progressively increase their competency in the use of written, oral
and multi-media texts as users and producers.
Skills and knowledge
gained may be perceived as tools to be applied in other endeavours or
as a vehicle for enjoyment and recreation.
INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION
Close monitoring
of student performance, term reports, parent/teacher interview
nights and effective communication and partnerships ensure the
best outcome for each student.
A RANGE OF PROGRAMS
- 8, 9, 10
mainstream
- 11 English
Communications 1
- 11 English Studies
1
- 12 English
Communications
- 12 English Studies
- 12 Community
Studies by negotiation
- 8, 9,10,11,12
literacy support
A RANGE OF EXPERIENCES
Conventional
Computer
assisted. Self-tutoring programs for the teaching of Spelling,
Punctuation and Grammar available to all students on all of
the computers available to students.
A variety of
modern and traditional texts including
Novels
Plays
Poetry/song lyrics
Film/multimedia
Digital
Cameras – movie and still
Laptop
and Data Projector
Every
day texts
- Oral language
experiences as listeners and speakers
- Thinking skills
development
- Microsoft Office
products
Word
PowerPoint
- Internet as an
information source
OPTIONAL
PARTICIPATION
Australian
Schools English Competition
Cinema
visits
Debating
MS
Read-a-thon
Plays
SAETA
Spring Poetry Festival
Other
writing and speaking competitions as they arise
DISCERNING LEARNERS
Using experiences
such as those listed above students at Modbury High become more
discerning learners increasingly aware of the power and purpose of
texts in relation to their audiences and the dynamic relationship
between them.
English Coordinator
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