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Year 12 english
These Year 12 topics build the core skills that underpin senior English courses across Australia: reading closely, writing sustained analytical responses, comparing texts and crafting persuasive arguments. They are designed as foundational practice that a learner can apply to whichever prescribed texts and course their state or territory pathway requires.
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Language
Literature
- Close readingFull lesson · 60 minRead a short passage slowly and closely, annotating diction, imagery, syntax and structure to build an interpretation supported by precise evidence.
- Comparative study foundationsTopic outlineCompare how two texts from different forms or contexts explore a shared idea, identifying similarities and differences in purpose, perspective and technique.
Literacy
- Analytical writing: integrating evidenceFull lesson · 55 minWrite sophisticated analytical paragraphs that embed quotations fluently, use precise metalanguage and connect authorial choices to ideas and purpose.
- Crafting persuasive argumentsTopic outlinePlan and write a reasoned persuasive piece that develops a sustained contention, uses evidence responsibly and addresses counterarguments.
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Curriculum notes
Australian Curriculum v9.0. Senior secondary English study, assessment and certification are set by each state and territory authority (for example HSC in NSW, VCE in Victoria, QCE in Queensland, WACE in WA, SACE in SA, TCE in Tasmania, the ACT Senior Secondary Certificate and NTCET in the NT). These topics are foundational preparation only: they build general analytical and writing skills drawn from the Language, Literature and Literacy strands, are not mapped to any senior course or syllabus, and are not endorsed by ACARA or any state or territory authority. Always check your relevant authority's course requirements.
These lessons were written around Australian Curriculum strands and matched to UK year groups by age (Year 1 is the year a child turns 6 in England). They are not mapped to the National Curriculum in England or the curricula of Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, so check them against your own plans.
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