Experimental Literature WILLIAM CLARKE COLLEGE Year: 10 Teacher/s: Syllabus topic: English Department: English Term: 3 Programme length: 10 weeks Programme last reviewed: May/June 2015 RATIONALE This is the third unit for students in Year 10. It examines the genre of an evolving hybridisation of texts, Experimental Literature (including short films). This unit is an experiment in nature as the focus text is not explored fully but is examined in light of the genre of Experimental Literature. It is designed to meet the requirement for students to be challenged academically with a range of different texts at Stage 5 level and should challenge student thinking about the nature of texts, reading, writing and interpretation of texts. It delves into the ways of reading and writing texts in the current period. It also explores the nature of Experimental Literature as way of blurring textual and metatextual boundaries. THROUGHLINES – The overarching big ideas that represent enduring concepts within this subject (each team will determine whether to use subject specific or course long throughlines Texts and the nature of texts are continually evolving Context is vital for meaning GENERATIVE TOPIC The central concept you are seeking to explore in this topic – expressed in statement or question form Experimenting with the experimental… UNIT-LONG UNDERSTANDING GOALS – expressed as statements ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS – expressed as questions Outcomes The big ideas or concepts that underpin the topic you are teaching addressed
Experimental Literature WILLIAM CLARKE COLLEGE Department: English Year: 10 Teacher/s: Syllabus topic: English Term: 3 Programme length: 10 weeks Programme last reviewed: May/June 2015 RATIONALE This is the third unit for students in Year 10. It examines the genre of an evolving hybridisation of texts, Experimental Literature (including short films). This unit is an experiment in nature as the focus text is not explored fully but is examined in light of the genre of Experimental Literature. It is designed to meet the requirement for students to be challenged academically with a range of different texts at Stage 5 level and should challenge student thinking about the nature of texts, reading, writing and interpretation of texts. It delves into the ways of reading and writing texts in the current period. It also explores the nature of Experimental Literature as way of blurring textual and metatextual boundaries. THROUGHLINES – The overarching big ideas that represent enduring concepts within this subject (each team will determine whether to use subject specific or course long throughlines Texts and the nature of texts are continually evolving Context is vital for meaning GENERATIVE TOPIC The central concept you are seeking to explore in this topic – expressed in statement or question form Experimenting with the experimental… UNIT-LONG UNDERSTANDING GOALS – expressed as statements ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS – expressed as questions Outcomes addressed The big ideas or concepts that underpin the topic you are teaching
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