HOLY CROSS COLLEGE TASK 1 YEAR 12 ENGLISH 2015 MODULE B: CLOSE STUDY OF TEXTS (ENGLISH STANDARD) MODULE B: CRITICAL STUDY OF TEXTS (ENGLISH ADVANCED) ASSESSMENT TASK NOTIFICATION Assessment Task 1: Speaking (Oral Essay) Date Handed Out Week 5, Term 4 Fri.6 th Nov.2015 Due Date Week 8, Term 4 Mon.23 rd Nov.2015 Weighting 15% Total Marks 20 SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Students will present their oral essays during Week 8 beginning on Monday 23 rd November. Students MUST submit a complete transcript of their speech at the beginning of the lesson on the 23/11/15. THIS IS AN ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENT. Failure to do so will lead to the student being selected first to present their speech. Students will be selected randomly to present. Any student that is unable to present on the day will be subject to the one-day late penalty of 50%. ABSENCE / MISADVENTURE INSTRUCTIONS If you are absent from school on the day the task is to be completed you are required, on your return to school, to obtain an absentee form from the Year Coordinator, complete the form and attach any documentation and submit the form together with the assessment task to the KLA Coordinator. If your reasons for not sitting the task are deemed unacceptable, you will incur a penalty of 1 day late 50%; 2 days late 0 marks awarded. MARKING Mark: / 20 Comment: Marker(s): Signature: Date: STUDENT CONFIRMATION This is all my own work. I have referenced any work used from other sources and have not plagiarised the work of others. Student Signature I have kept a copy of my task Yes/No " Assessment Task Receipt Student Name: Class: Subject: Task Number: Date Due: Date Submitted: Students to record all details before handing in. Teachers sign as a receipt. Student Signature: Teacher Signature:
To be completed and submitted with the task STUDENT EVALUATION (1 = best and 5 = least) This is my best work 1 2 3 4 5 I was organised 1 2 3 4 5 I understood the task 1 2 3 4 5 I took notice of the rubric and /or marking guidelines 1 2 3 4 5 I checked the meaning of the key words in the Glossary of Terms 1 2 3 4 5 Next time I will: Please complete the following sections following return of the task: I could improve the following skills in future by: Skills Method of Improvement I would like to see further clarification or assistance with: Student Name: Student Signature: Parent Comment: Parent Signature:
CONTEXT FOR THE TASK: English Standard Module B: Close Study of Text This module requires students to engage in detailed analysis of a single text. It develops students understanding of how the ideas, forms and language of a text interact within the text and may affect those responding to it. Students engage with the text to respond imaginatively, affectively and critically. They explore and analyse particular characteristics of the text, considering how these shape meaning. They also consider the ways in which these characteristics establish the text s distinctive qualities. Composition focuses on meaning shaped in and through the text. English Advanced Module B: Critical Study of Texts This module requires students to engage with and develop an informed personal understanding of their prescribed text. Through critical analysis and evaluation of its language, content and construction, students will develop an appreciation of the textual integrity of their prescribed text. They refine their own understanding and interpretations of the prescribed text and critically consider these in the light of the perspectives of others. Students explore how context influences their own and others responses to the text and how the text has been received and valued. OUTCOMES BEING ASSESSED: 1 A student demonstrates understanding of how relationships between composer, responder, text and context shape meaning. 2. A student demonstrates understanding of the relationships among texts. 3. A student develops language relevant to the study of English. 4. A student describes and analyses the ways that language forms and features, and structures of texts shape meaning and influence responses. 5 A student analyses the effect of technology and medium on meaning. 6. A student engages with the details of text in order to respond critically and personally. 7. A student adapts and synthesises a range of textual features to explore and communicate information, ideas and values for a variety of purposes, audiences and contexts. 11 A student draws upon the imagination to transform experience and ideas into text demonstrating control of language 12 A student reflects on own processes of responding and composing IN ORDER TO UNDERTAKE THIS TASK YOU WILL NEED TO: Re-read Owen s (Standard) or Yeats (Advanced) poems set for study. Refer to your class work on this Module. Consult with your teacher regarding your understanding of the poems and particularly the ideas. Take notes from class discussions. Prepare an essay that will then be delivered orally. Practise and time the speech before it is presented. CROSS CURRICULA PERSPECTIVES: English Stage 6 provides a powerful context within which students develop general competencies that are essential for the acquisition of effective, higher-order thinking skills necessary for further education, work and everyday life. The following key competencies are embedded in English Stage 6 to enhance student learning: collecting, analysing and organising information communicating ideas and information planning and organising activities using technology. These key competencies are developed by the core processes of composing and responding that are essential to each course. They are reflected through the objectives, outcomes and content of each of the Stage 6 English courses.
THE TASK: Compose an oral essay where you address the following question: English Standard How does Wilfred Owen s poetry portray interesting ideas about loss? In your response, make detailed reference to THREE of the poems set for study. The prescribed poems are: - Wilfred Owen, Wilfred Owen: War Poems and Others *The Next War *Anthem for Doomed Youth *Dulce Et Decorum Est *Insensibility *Futility *Strange Meeting Reference: BOS 2015 HSC English Advanced: Yeats poetry has been described as provocative portrayal of uncertainty in changing times. To what extent does this perspective align with your understanding of Yeats poetry? In your response, make detailed reference to THREE of the poems set for study. The prescribed poems are: -William Butler Yeats, W B Yeats: Poems Selected by Seamus Heaney *When You Are Old *The Wild Swans at Coole *An Irish Airman Foresees his Death *Easter 1916 *The Second Coming *Leda and the Swan *Among School Children Reference: BOS 2015 HSC
TASK SPECIFICATIONS: The duration of speeches must be 5 minutes. A warning bell will be rung at 4 minutes and a final bell at 5 minutes. If you are still speaking at 5.15 minutes, in fairness to others you will be asked to sit down. You must deliver your speech on appropriate palm cards. You WILL NOT be allowed to read from your transcript on the day so ensure you are thoroughly prepared. Students must submit a complete transcript of their speech at the beginning of the lesson on the 23/11/15. RUBRIC: You will be assessed on how well you: Explore how poetic techniques have been used in the relevant poetry you are examining Present your oral essay with detailed textual knowledge and understanding of the texts ideas and techniques Present a thoughtful evaluation of how your choice of poems reflect Yeats social, political, literary and personal context (Advanced) Demonstrate organization, control of language and clarity of voice suitable for a speech in the given context You must structure your presentation using the essay form: e.g. -Introduction (Include thesis statement, outline of techniques and poems that will be explored) -Body paragraphs (Point/Topic sentence, Evidence, Elaborate, Link) -Conclusion (Showing how your oral essay effectively explored the task question)
HSC ENGLISH STANDARD ASSESSMENT TASK 1 MARKING CRITERIA TERM 4 2015 CRITERIA Explores effectively how Owen s poetry portrays interesting ideas about loss Presents a coherent exploration of the question based on detailed textual knowledge and well-developed understanding of the texts ideas and techniques Demonstrates coherent organization, well-developed control of Explores competently how Owen s poetry portrays interesting ideas about loss Presents a coherent exploration of the question based on sound textual knowledge and sound understanding of the texts ideas and techniques Demonstrates competent organization, competent control of Explores adequately how Owen s poetry portrays interesting ideas about loss Presents an exploration of the question based on adequate textual knowledge and adequate understanding of the texts ideas and techniques Demonstrates adequate organization, adequate control of Describes aspects of ideas of loss in Owen s poetry Attempts a speech based on limited textual knowledge and limited understanding of the texts ideas and techniques Attempts some organization, control of language and clarity of voice suitable for a speech in the given MARKS 17-20 13-16 9-12 5-8 Attempts to describe elements of the text Demonstrates elementary textual knowledge Attempts to deliver a speech in an elementary way 1-4 Non-attempt or non-serious attempt 0 Comment:
HSC ENGLISH ADVANCED ASSESSMENT TASK 1 MARKING CRITERIA TERM 4 2015 CRITERIA Explores skillfully to what extent the outlined perspective aligns with Yeats poetry Presents a perceptive exploration of the question based on detailed textual knowledge and well-developed understanding of the texts ideas and techniques Presents a thoughtful evaluation of how the poems reflect Yeats social, political, literary and personal context Demonstrates highly effective organisation, sustained control of Explores effectively to what extent the outlined perspective aligns with Yeats poetry Presents an informed exploration of the question based on detailed textual knowledge and effective understanding of the texts ideas and techniques Presents an effective evaluation of how the poems reflect Yeats social, political, literary and personal context Demonstrates effective organisation and control of language and clarity of voice suitable for a speech in the given Explores to what extent the outlined perspective aligns with Yeats poetry Presents an exploration of the question based on appropriate textual knowledge and sound understanding of the texts ideas and techniques Presents an evaluation of how the poems reflect Yeats social, political, literary and personal context Demonstrates sound organisation and control of language and clarity of voice suitable for a speech in the given Describes aspects of the outlined perspective in Yeats poetry Attempts a speech based on limited textual knowledge and limited understanding of the texts ideas and techniques Presents a limited exploration of how the poems reflect some aspects of Yeats Limited organisation and control of language and clarity of voice suitable for a speech in the given Attempts to explore some of the ideas in Yeats poetry Demonstrates elementary textual knowledge Little or no reference to the context of the texts Attempts to deliver a speech but does so in an elementary way MARKS 17-20 13-16 9-12 5-8 1-4 Comment: Non-attempt or non-serious attempt 0