11 Essential English

SACE Stage 1: 20 Credits / 2 Semesters / English

SACE Website: https://www.sace.sa.edu.au/web/essential-english/stage-1

Pre-Requisite: Nil

SUBJECT OVERVIEW

In Essential English students respond to and create texts in and for a range of personal, social, cultural, community, and/or workplace contexts.

Students understand and interpret information, ideas, and perspectives in texts and consider ways in which language choices are used to create meaning.
It provides a pathway to complete Stage 2 Essential English.

Topics may include

There are two assessment types students must complete in order to successfully finish the course:

assessment type 1: responding to texts
assessment type 2: creating texts

Students will complete 8 assessments for a 20-credit course.

ASSESSMENT

Students are assessed against the SACE performance standards for Stage 1 Essential English:

communication
comprehension
analysis
application

Additional Information

A full year of English is a compulsory component of the SACE and provides students with the 20 credits needed for the compulsory Literacy Requirement of SACE.

Stage 1 Essential English will also focus on preparing students for Stage 2 Essential English.

Last Updated: June 2023

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