English
English
The English curriculum is structured around three interrelated strands: Language, Literature, and Literacy. These strands work together to develop students’ knowledge, understanding, and skills across a wide range of communication modes, including listening, reading, viewing, speaking, writing, and creating. By focusing on these key areas, the curriculum ensures that students develop a well-rounded proficiency in using and appreciating language. Each strand supports the others, allowing students to make connections between how language works, how it is used to convey meaning in literature, and how they can apply their skills in various forms of communication.
English is both recursive and cumulative, meaning that students build on concepts, skills, and processes developed in earlier years while continuously revisiting and refining them. As students progress, they deepen their understanding and expand their abilities in each area of the curriculum. This approach ensures that students are not only mastering content but also developing a strong foundation that they can apply across various contexts throughout their educational journey.
Year 7 English
In Year 7, students interact with others for a variety of purposes.
Students engage with a variety of texts for enjoyment. They listen to, read, view, analyse, interpret, create and perform a range of spoken, written and multimodal texts. Texts may include various types of media, online and digital texts, novels, non-fiction, film, poetry and dramatic performances. The features of these texts may be used by students as models for creating their own work.
Year 8 English
In Year 8, students communicate with others for a variety of purposes.
Students engage with a variety of texts for enjoyment. They listen to, read, view, analyse, interpret, evaluate, create and perform a range of spoken, written and multimodal texts. Texts may include various types of media texts including online and digital texts, novels, non-fiction, poetry and dramatic performances. Students develop their understanding of how texts are influenced by context, purpose and audience. They understand how the features of texts may be used as models for creating their own work.
Year 9 English
In Year 9, students interact with others and experience learning in familiar and unfamiliar contexts, including local or global community and vocational contexts.
Students engage with a variety of texts for enjoyment. They analyse, interpret, evaluate, discuss, create and perform a wide range of texts. Texts may include various types of media texts including film, digital and online texts, novels, non-fiction, poetry, dramatic performances and multimodal texts. Themes and issues may involve levels of abstraction, higher order reasoning and intertextual references. Students are beginning to develop a critical understanding of how texts, language, and visual and audio features are influenced by context.
Year 10 English
In Year 10, students interact with others and experience learning in familiar and unfamiliar contexts, including local or global community and vocational contexts.
Students engage with a variety of texts for enjoyment. They analyse, interpret, evaluate, discuss, create and perform a wide range of texts. Texts may include various types of media texts including film, digital and online texts, novels, non-fiction, poetry, dramatic performances and multimodal texts. Themes and issues may involve levels of abstraction, higher order reasoning and intertextual references. Students develop a critical understanding of how texts, language, and visual and audio features are influenced by context.
English Extension
By invitation from the Leader of English, English Extension classes offer students the opportunity to delve deeply into the study of literature, providing insights into how literary works shape and reflect human experiences. This subject encourages students to explore their own identities and expand their understanding of the world by engaging with diverse texts and interpretations.
Through critical analysis, students examine cultural assumptions, values, and worldviews embedded in literature. They apply various theoretical approaches to evaluate texts, exploring how different perspectives shape interpretations. By synthesising these interpretations, students produce sophisticated written and spoken analyses, developing their ability to think critically and communicate effectively.
Electives
Creative Writing
Creative writing is a subject offered in Years 7 and 8 where students engage with a variety of texts and learning experiences to create imaginative writing responses. In Year 7, students work with Kewarra Aged Care where they create personal stories to share with residents. While in Year 8, students engage closely with James Cook University to complete a group project around the theme for the unit.
Extra-curricular Activities
NCC Debating Club
We encourage all students to join the NCC Debating team, where they can build confidence, teamwork, and effective communication skills while representing the college in this various competitions.
Our college proudly hosted the Catholic Diocese Schools’ Debating Competition last year. This event provides students with an invaluable opportunity to develop critical and creative thinking, refine their public speaking abilities, and engage in constructive dialogue on a variety of topics.