YEAR 11 ~ 12 TRANSITION

PROGRAM2011-2012

Introduction & Overview

SESSION 1: GUEST WRITER As a whole year-level group, students will

participate in a session with guest professional writer Archie Fusillo.

Archie will present to the students about his writing career, giving useful advice and activities that help in improving student writing.

SESSION 2: WRITING WORKSHOP In large groups students will cover the

information on the Writing in Context unit and begin their first practice Context Writing piece.

SESSION 3: COURSE OVERVIEW & ORAL PRESENTATION TASK We’ll go over the course outline and

expectations for Year 12 English in 2012.

Then we’ll introduce the oral presentation task and review oral presentation techniques, along with aspects of the issue itself.

SESSION 4: PLANNING RESEARCH FOR ORALS Students will create an individual list of

research questions to develop their understanding of the issue and guide their research for the oral presentation.

Classes will have time in the library following the formulation of research questions.

SESSION 5: RESEARCH FOR ORAL PRESENTATIONS Students will work in the library on

research for their oral presentations.

Students should have decided on their persona, context, point of view, audience and arguments by the end of this session.

Students need to complete research and prepare a draft or detailed plan for the context of their speech (DUE Day 1, 2012).

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK...1. Continue work on the first SAC for next year; the

Issues Oral Presentation: Continue researching the issues topic by collecting and reading

newspaper articles related to the issues we will be exploring. Choose a narrowed topic for your oral presentation and develop a

scenario for your topic that includes a persona, audience and setting.

Complete a draft or detailed plan for your oral to present to your teacher for feedback.

2. Read the novel “Year of Wonders” which will be our first text. Write brief chapter summaries of key events in the novel.

3. Complete the Context piece you started in transition.

Each of these tasks will be due in your first English class of 2012.