I have taught HSC Standard English for several years
and have been fortunate to mark Paper 1, Section III twice. I was excited and
nervous to learn of the new prescriptions for 2015 – 2020 just when I was about
to take Advanced English for the first time. It is now Week 6 of Term 3, which
is Term 4 for the current Year 12, and I have almost worked through the first
year of the new Prescriptions.
As a first time Advanced teacher (almost a year ago
now) my principal was very supportive and allowed me to attend PL sessions to get
acquainted with the Stage 6 Advanced syllabus and content, and learn approaches
to the course. It has been a very busy year – deciding on texts, Electives for
each Module, and programming resources for new Electives – and the old (all new
to me!).
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| AOS: Discovery Classroom Display |
I purchased resources from Into English, the English
Teachers Association, Barbara Stanners, Excel and from publishing houses – I
was happy to pay for resources for another viewpoint, a different approach,
teaching ideas, summaries and to ensure I didn’t miss anything with my
programming. I have also picked up bits and pieces from teaching blogs,
Pinterest, the English Teachers Association Facebook and our resident English
tutor at school – all of which supplement my resources and will help me put
together a revision program for the holidays before the HSC. All in all I am
confident that I have provided enough for my students, I have poured myself
into this year and hope that it pays off. I do wish that my students had spent
more time revising and practising their writing during the year – but I think
most HSC teachers would be thinking this!
