Extension English provides a unique opportunity for students to explore ideas and forms in literature in a tutorial style context. In Extension English we engage with rich texts from a variety of time periods and we study the human condition as it is represented by great writers, film makers and poets in the English language.

Extension English students develop a highly refined approach to critical and creative thinking. Many gain skills far beyond the experience of Advanced English students, and come to enjoy increased confidence in their capacity to critically read, write and think in all essay writing subjects. There is a strong emphasis on academic research, self-directed learning and intellectual independence within the course.

 

Preliminary English Extension 1 Course students are required to examine a key text from the past and its manifestations in one or more popular cultures. Students also explore, analyse and critically evaluate different examples of such appropriations, in a range of contexts and media.

 

HSC English Extension 1 Course requires the study of prescribed texts (as outlined in the prescriptions document, HSC English 2019–2023 Electives and Prescribed Texts).

 

HSC English Extension 2 Course require completion of a Major Work and a Statement of Reflection.