| This book is designed to address the outcomes of the NSW Stage 6 (Standard) English syllabus in a practical and accessible way. It explains the skills and theories that students are required to learn in order to be able to study their electives, prescribed texts and areas of study. This book combines theory as well as plenty of activities to assist in an inquiry approach to learning. Critical literacy is examined, as well as evaluating various texts and learning processes. Using imagination and personal experience to present texts in a critical and interpretive way is also explored.
Special features:
-A structure that reflects the outcomes of the syllabus
-Plenty of activities that enable students to explore and analyse how meaning is created
-Lots of explanations of a wide range of different types of text in context, including film, visual and electronic texts
-Annotated models sowing how language affects text and how textual features shape meaning
-Explanations written in student-friendly language
-Checklists throughout, reminding
-An end of chapter summary students of the tasks they need to complete.
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