All students must complete four units in English over Years 11 and 12. English is compulsory in both Years 11 and 12. To achieve a WACE Certificate, completion of two English units in Year 11 and a pair of units in Year 12 is required.

Students who successfully complete the Year 10 English course will undertake English ATAR. Students whose achievement in Year 10 was marginal are advised to study English General. Students who successfully complete the Year 10 English Focus course are advised to study English General in Year 11.

Year 11 Literature ATAR – Unit 1 and 2

Course Description
Unit 1
Unit 1 develops students’ knowledge and understanding of different ways of reading and creating literary texts drawn from a widening range of historical, social, cultural and personal contexts. Students analyse the relationships between language, text, contexts, individual points of view and the reader’s response. This unit develops knowledge and understanding of different literary conventions and storytelling traditions and their relationships with audiences. A range of literary forms is considered: prose fiction, poetry and drama. The significance of ideas and the distinctive qualities of texts are analysed through detailed textual study. Through the creation of analytical responses, students frame consistent arguments that are substantiated by relevant evidence. In the creation of imaginative texts, students explore and experiment with aspects of style and form. 

Unit 2
Unit 2 develops students’ knowledge and understanding of intertextuality, the ways literary texts connect with each other. Drawing on a range of language and literary experiences, students consider the relationships between texts, genres, authors, readers, audiences and contexts. The ideas, language and structure of different texts are compared and contrasted. Exploring connections between texts involves analysing their similarities and differences through an analysis of the ideas, language used and forms of texts. Students create analytical responses that are evidence-based and convincing. By experimenting with text structures and language features, students understand how their imaginative texts are informed by analytical responses.

Retrieved from: School Curriculum Standards Authority. 29 June 2024.