Literary English Studies

STAGE 2 - 2026

Literary Studies 

Year 12
LengthFull Year (20 SACE Credits)
Pre-requisitesB or higher in Stage 1 Pre-Literary Studies
Additional Costs

NIL

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Topics that will be Covered

Learning Concepts

  • Exploration of Critical Perspectives 
  • Analysing and Interpreting Texts  
  • Express Ideas Under Timed Writing Conditions  
  • Transform Texts 
  • Extract Evidence Across Different Text Types to Substantiate Ideas  

 

Assessment Types

Assessment Type 1: Responding to Texts (50%)

  • Film Study 
  • Novel Study 
  • Drama Study 
  • Poetry Study  

Assessment Type 2: Creating Texts (20%)

  • Persuasive Argument 
  • Transformation Task 

Assessment Type 3: External Text Study (30%)

  • Part A: Comparative Text Study (15%) 
  • Part B: Critical Reading (15%) 

 

Top 3 Learner Behaviours

  1. Connected
  2. Flexible Thinking
  3. Curious

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