Essential English: is an APPLIED Subject, which can count towards a student's ATAR as their one APPLIED subject. This should be the English a student selects if they struggle with English but want to gain an ATAR. This is a course with a focus towards students going onto into the workplace, or as an alternative pathway for further study. This subject has a focus on explaining information rather than analysing. This subject may effect some urban university entry pre-requisites of General English study, but will not affect regional university entry.
Outline of topics:
Year 11
| Unit 1 | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 2 |
| The study of a text from a person the student considers inspirational. | The study of the inspirational biopic Lion. | The study of communication in the work place: language and visuals. | The study of a Shark Tank style 'how to pitch a product or concept'. |
| Written Blog | Persuasive Speech | Exam | Multimodal Pitch |
Year 12
| Unit 3 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 | Unit 4 |
| The study of crime and punishment and the novel The Damage Done. | The study of a variety of local and global issues and how language and visuals can convey meaning. | The study of Australian Identity through a play, a film and a song. | The study of Australian schoolies and the film Blurred. |
| Persuasive Speech | Common Internal Assessment | Multimodal | Narrative |