Weeks 4-10

During this time we will revise the TEXT TYPES that you are likely to encounter in your Trial School Certificate.  You will be issued with a booklet containing features of these texts and activities to prepare you.

Importantly, you need to RESPOND TO (answer questions about) and COMPOSE (write) in these forms.

You are also encouraged to visit the Board of Studies website and practise using their online multiple choice questions.

Monday - Period 5 & Tuesday - Period 3

Narrative revision in preparation for the School Certificate - brainstorm (see below), deconstruction, planning & composition, peer marking.

Monday - Period 5

School Certificate Preparation:  To consolidate our examination of poetry in preparation for the School Certificate, you will annotate an unseen poem under time conditions, as well as complete the short answer questions from the 2006 School Certificate Examination.

Monday - Period 5

To commence your Year 10 study we will cover the following activities:

1. Weekly vocabulary activity
2. School Certificate checklist
3.  'Article of the Week' homework task
4. 'What Matters' writing competition (Term 1)

Activities 1, 3 & 4 will be regular parts of your study, each designed to focus on your reading, writing, ideas and vocabulary. Together with the SC checklist they will assist your preparation for the School Certificate Exam.