This course is a combination of Media Studies and English.
This term, we'll focus on a written text study (we'll vote on which novel to study, after sampling several), and then students will complete activities based on that study. The chosen text will inevitably be something creepy, geeky or fantastical.
I'll encourage students to submit ENG 1.1/91924 after we have completed our text study: which is an internal worth 5 Credits (Demonstrate understanding of how context shapes verbal language use). This will either happen at the end of term one, or the start of term 2, depending on how quickly we progress through the course material.
Warning 1: Being a senior course, some of the texts studied later in the year will inevitably be R13. If you aren't yet 13, this unfortunately is a non-negotiable, as I'm not going to be breaking the law for your benefit. :p
Warning 2: Students will need access to a device, and it'd be preferable for them to set up a goodreads.com account beforehand (you can just use your school email to do this if you like). If you haven't been in a class with me before, you should know I have some pretty high standards around device use. You simply won't be welcome to scroll through your feed or play games while the lesson is active: you'll be expected to be an active contributor to the class. I promise there'll be interesting content to keep you engaged! And you'll promise not to make me have that boring conversation with your HBLA and parents about inappropriate device use :p