Year 10 English

Exam Study: Tips and List of things to cover in your study



Unit 4: Shakespeare's Macbeth

The Story of Macbeth


What happens in Macbeth in each Act

Characters, Themes, Symbols and Motifs





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Unit 3: Textural Representations of Australians Indigenous People

Worksheet 1: Assessment Task 1



Assessment Task 2:



TEXT ONE: SONG: Took the Children Away by Archie Roach - Indigenous Perspective



Text Two: Song - Beds are Burning by Midnight Oil - Non-Indigenous Perspective



Text Three and Four: Poetry - We Are Going ( 1964) + Let Us not Be Bitter (1966) - Kath Walker ( Oodgeroo Nooncal) Indigenous Perspective



Poetry Analysis Slims and Specs


Text Five : Poetry - Kiacatoo by Kevin Gilbert

Indigenous Perspective



Visual Literacy Information in a Key Note:



The Grammar of Visual Design: Information Sheet



Text Six: Close Study of The Rabbits by John Marsden and Shaun Tan

Non-Indigenous Perspective



Indigenous FILM

Worksheet 1:



Articles for Reading:

1. Alternative Spaces: Indigenous Films


2. Screening Indigenous Australia: an overview of Aboriginal representation on film



Elements of Film Sheet - You will need to fill this in for each of the films that we watch.


Film Assessment Task:

PDF Version:

Rubric:

Film Review Structure - How to write the film review



Example for 1st paragraph


FILM 1:

Samson and Delilah Booklet



Samson and Delilah Screen Australia - Telling Stories without Speech



FILM 2:

Yolngu Boy Information Booklet



Yolngu Boy Information sheet



Yolngu Boy Critical Review



FILM 3: Bran Nue Dae Information Booklet





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Unit 2: Representing Lives

Students need to read a biography or autobiography on a personality of their choice. They then need to answer questions that go along with the reading and as a summative task create and organise a key note presentation to be presented to the class.
Autobiographical OR Biographical Summative Assessment Task and Rubric

Task 1: DUE DATE Friday 28th JUNE for Speech Presentation


Deconstructing an Autobiography/Biography worksheet:



Guiding Questions for Autobiography/Biography Assessment Task:

PDF Version:


Task 2: Response to a Quote



Information On Rubin Carter and Sources
ONE:

TWO:

Example of an Introduction to the Extended Response:


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Close Study of the Novel: 'Kill the Possum' by James Moloney


Students should be working on their persuasive essay:
Evil should never triumph
Is the killing of one person to save another justified in any circumstance?
Due Date: 5th March extended until the 8th March

Rubric:

Students need to read over and apply the Style Guide to the final presentation of their essay's along with filling in a cover sheet - see attached for Style Guide in the student submission section of this wiki.


Task 2: Feature Article

Due Date Tuesday the 26th of March
Students are working on Task 2 which is to create a feature article for a magazine or newspaper about Domestic Violence - see the attached sheets and rubrics for all information.


Task Sheet:


Rubric:

Task 3: Reflection Essay

Due Date: Friday 19th April



Task Sheet:

Rubric: