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                  Pre-SACE
          Curriculum
          Guide 2022
YEAR 10
Curriculum Guide 2022 - Pre-SACE - Encounter Lutheran College
Welcome to                                                                                              Contents
Year 10 (Pre-SACE)                                                                                      Introduction                                       2
                                                                                                        The Australian Curriculum                          4
                                                                                                        South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE)   5
                                                                                                        Camps & Deadline Policy                            6
The transition from Middle School (IBMYP) to           Choosing your pathway through Senior
Senior School is designed to complement the            School                                           Homework Policy                                    7
related physical, emotional and intellectual                                                            Subject Flowchart (Year 7 - Year 12)               8
changes that adolescents experience at this            This Curriculum Guide is designed to provide
time in their lives.                                   students and families with information about     Pre-SACE Year 10
                                                       the Senior School, in particular the subjects
The Senior School, whilst part of the seamless         and pathways in Year 10.                         Curriculum Overview                                9
R-12 education pathway at Encounter, is                                                                 Core Subjects                                      10
specifically designed to formally recognise            It is our aim at Encounter Lutheran College to
                                                       work with students and families to ensure that     Christian Studies                                10
the needs of adolescent students. The Year
10 program builds on the foundation of the             students choose an individualised pathway,         English                                          11
academic skills and approaches to learning             that meets their interests and abilities and        Essential English                               12
developed in the Middle School, increasing             provides them with a pathway for their school
                                                       studies and beyond.                                Health & Physical Education                      13
expectations for greater student autonomy
and responsibility. It attempts to meet the wide                                                          History                                          14
variation in interests, abilities and experiences                                                         General Mathematics                              14
of our students, offering a wider range of              Kelvin Grivell
                                                                                                           Mathematical Methods                            15
subject options, allowing a personalised and            Principal
differentiated curriculum experience.                                                                     Mathematical Options (for Stages 1 & 2)          15

                                                        Penny McKenzie                                    Personal Learning Plan                           16
Our vision is to ensure our students can
creatively solve problems, work in inter-               Head of Middle & Senior School                    Science                                          17
disciplinary groups and environments and                                                                Elective Subjects                                  18
effectively communicate knowledge. Our
students, using appropriate skills, will innovate,                                                        Dance                                            18
collaborate and using real world experience,                                                               Design Technology:                              19
develop the capacity to thrive in an evolving                                                                Design: Communication Solutions               19
and emerging work world. Students will be
active participants in their learning, and will                                                              Design: Digital Technology                    20
demonstrate advocacy, empathy and care                                                                       Design: Food Technology                       21
for their world.                                                                                             Design: Material Solutions                    21
It is our vision at Encounter for all students                                                            Drama                                            22
to aspire to academic excellence and an                                                                   Enrichment:                                      22
individualised pathway towards their life
                                                                                                             Earth & Environmental Studies                 23
beyond school. Each student and their family
will meet with the Head of School to undergo                                                                 Health & Wellbeing                            23
subject and career counselling, for Year 10,                                                              Japanese                                         24
Year 11 and Year 12.                                                                                      Mathematics 10A                                  25
                                                                                                          Music                                            26
                                                                                                          Society & Culture                                27
        64 Adelaide Road                       Victor Harbor             admin@encounter.sa.edu.au        Sports Science                                   28
        PO Box 2150                         South Australia 5211                     (08) 8552 8880
                                                                                                          Visual Art                                       29

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The Australian Curriculum                                                                                                    The South Australian
YEAR 10                                                                                                                      Certificate of Education (SACE)
Courses in Year 10 are aligned with the Australian             General Capabilities                                          What is the SACE?
Curriculum and SACE. Year 10 students will commence
their SACE (South Australian Certificate of Education)         General capabilities are included in the content of the       Students who successfully compete the requirements of the SACE are awarded the South Australian Certificate of
pathway, by completing one compulsory element during           learning areas. These are the skills and abilities intended   Education. The SACE is an internationally recognised qualification that paves the way for young people to move from
the year. This compulsory subject, Personal Learning Plan      to help prepare young Australians to learn, live and work     school to work or further training and study.
(PLP) will be undertaken in Semester 1, to enable students     in the 21st century.                                          The SACE helps the students develop the skills and knowledge they need to succeed – whether they are headed for
to explore possibilities for futures beyond their schooling.
                                                                                                                             further education, training, an apprenticeship or straight into the workforce.
                                                               These seven capabilities are:
The Australian Curriculum is designed to develop:                                                                            There are two stages of achievement, Stage 1 (which is normally undertaken in Year 11) and Stage 2 (normally
                                                               •   Literacy                                                  undertaken in Year 12).
•   Successful learners
                                                               •   Numeracy
•   Confident and creative individuals                                                                                       SACE Completion or TAFE entry (4 x Year 12 subjects plus Research Project)
                                                               •   Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
                                                                   Capability                                                For those students who aim to seek entry to TAFE courses after school such as a Certificate III or above.
•   Active and informed young people who are ready
    to take their place in society                             •   Critical and creative thinking                            Students must choose a minimum of 4 subjects plus the Research Project. Students may also complete additional Stage
                                                                                                                             1 units or VET short courses.
                                                               •   Personal and social capability
The Australian Curriculum with its eight learning areas
provides a modern curriculum for every student in              •   Ethical understanding                                     SACE completion with VET or School Based Apprenticeship
Australia. Included in the content of learning areas are
                                                               •   Intercultural understanding                               It is recommended Workplace Practices (to be offered as required) plus at least two other Stage 2 subjects and Research
seven general capabilities intended to help prepare
                                                                                                                             Project.
young Australians to learn, live and work in the 21st          •   Cross-curriculum priorities
century. There are three cross-curriculum priorities that                                                                    This is a flexible option which allows students to use VET or School Based Apprenticeships to complete the SACE. Under
are also a focus across the learning areas.                    In a similar way there are three priorities critical to       certain circumstances this can lead to an ATAR (with Workplace Practices) allowing entry into University, or this pathway
                                                               Australia’s future:                                           can lead to TAFE entry or direct entry into a trade through an apprenticeship.
There are three dimensions in the Australian Curriculum:
                                                               •   Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Histories and      Students should choose from one of the three options listed above, and need to ensure that they have completed any
•   Learning Areas                                                                                                           background studies required. Students must complete a minimum of 60 credits plus the Research Project.
                                                                   Culture

•   General Capabilities                                       •   Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia                 SACE Requirements:
                                                               •   Sustainability                                                                                                                                                                                       • Students need 200
•   Cross-curriculum Priorities                                                                                                  ‘C’ Grade or better                      Stage 1 or Stage 2                                                                            credits to achieve
                                                               These cross-curriculum priorities build across the
                                                                                                                                                                             Numeracy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        the SACE
                                                                                                                                                                              10 credits
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Stage 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Research Project
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Stage 2 Subjects and/or Courses 60
                                                               curriculum and allow students to connect the learning                                                                                                                 ‘C-’ Grade
                                                                                                                                                                                                             10 credits
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      or better            • Most 10-credit
                                                               across learning areas.                                                           Stage 1 or Stage 2
Learning Areas                                                                                                                                        Literacy                                                                                             subjects are studied
                                                                                                                                                    20 credits
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Stage 2 Subjects and/or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           over one        Courses 60 C
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     semester
The Australian Curriculum is organised into learning areas
                                                               Assessment                                                                                                                                                                                  and most 20-credit
                                                                                                                                                                                           10   10
and subjects. The compulsory Australian Curriculum                                                                                                                                                                                                         subjects are studied
                                                               Students are assessed using Performance Standards                      Stage 1                                                                                        Stage 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           over two semesters
subjects at Year 10 include Mathematics, English,                                                                                                                          20
Science, History and Physical Education. Students then
                                                               for each subject area. As with Stage 1 and Stage 2
                                                                                                                              Personal Learning Plan
                                                                                                                                     10 credits                                                                                  60 credits    Stage 2 Research Project 10 Credits
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Subjects and/or Courses

                                                               SACE Performance Standards, students are measured                                                     10                                                                                      • Students need to
choose a further 6 electives. These electives are chosen
                                                               according to descriptors across a range of areas.                                                                                                                                             achieve a C grade
from a range of subject learning areas, including
Humanities, the Arts, Language, Design and Technology                                                                                                                                                                                       Stage 1 or Stage or higher for Stage 10 Cred
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2 Numeracy
and Physical Education. If a student chooses Japanese, it      These Year 10 Pre-SACE standards are carefully aligned                                                                                60                                                      1 requirements
counts for two electives preferences.                          with Stage 1 SACE Performance Standards, to enable                                                                                                                                            and a C- grade or
                                                               students to begin their pathways towards Stage 2 (Year                                                                                                         SACE = 200 Credits             higher for Stage
Learning areas in the Australian curriculum contain
                                                               12) in each subject.                                                                                                                                                         Stage
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Requirements Stage 1 1 or Stage 2 Literacy 20 credits
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             2 requirements to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   = 10 Credits              achieve the SACE.
content descriptions that detail the knowledge,
understanding and skills to be taught each year or across      Reporting                                                                                                        90                                                    Requirements Stage 1 or Stage 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      = 30 Credits
a band of years. Achievement standards describe what
                                                               Reports are issued each term, with comments and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Stage 1 Personal Learning Plan 10 cre
the students will know and will be able to do as a result of                                                                                                                                                                          Requirements Stage 2

teaching and learning in these learning areas.                 interviews in Term 1 and Term 3, and Semester grades in                                                                                                                = 70 Credits

                                                               Terms 2 and 4.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Additional choices
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      = 90 Credits
                                                               Exams are held at the end of each Semester, and these             Stage 1 or Stage 2
                                                                                                                              Subjects and/or Courses
                                                               results will be recorded on the end of Semester reports.              90 credits

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Camps                                                 Deadline Policy                                        Homework Policy
Included in the Senior School curriculum are camps    Students in the Senior School are responsible for      It is the aim of the Senior School to support students
and excursions.                                       completing assessment tasks by the due date.           to become lifelong, engaged learners. In view of
                                                      If there is a legitimate reason why a student          this philosophy, students are to organise their time
Encounter Lutheran College offers a                   cannot complete the work, they are expected to         at home and at school to complete homework
comprehensive camping programme, sequentially         negotiate an extension with the relevant teacher       and assessment tasks by the due dates.
planned to give all students a range of enriching,    at least 24 hours before the due date. The request
age related and developmentally appropriate
challenges. Camps are an integral part of the
                                                      for the extension must be accompanied by a note        Homework/Study Timetable
                                                      from a parent/caregiver together with evidence of
Senior School and allow for learning outside the                                                             Teachers will set homework and assessment tasks
                                                      the work completed to date.
normal classroom. It is a compulsory part of the                                                             that are meaningful and relevant to students’
curriculum, as teaching and learning activities are                                                          learning. Support is available to assist students to
integrated from teaching units during the term in     What happens if the work is not                        create a consistent study routine that will enable
other learning areas. Camps fees will be charged                                                             them to meet deadlines for both homework and
quarterly.                                            submitted on time?                                     assessment tasks.
                                                      If work is not submitted late or incomplete,
The camp programme is as follows:
                                                      consequences will apply. The rationale for             Planning
Year 7    “Connect”                                   this is to ensure that students who organise           When students are given assessment or homework
                                                      themselves adequately to meet deadlines are not        tasks, they are to immediately place the due
           South East		          Term 1 Week 5
                                                      disadvantaged.                                         dates and required information into their planners.
                                                                                                             Teachers will help students to plan accordingly to
Year 8    “Explore”                                   Students who do not submit work on the due
                                                                                                             manage tasks to enable them to be completed on
                                                      date will attend the Study Room at lunch time to
          Melbourne		            Term 1 Week 11                                                              time.
                                                      complete the assessment. If a student does not
                                                      attend the Study Room, contact with parents/           Parents are encouraged to check their child’s
Year 9    “Courageous”                                caregivers will be made by the subject teacher.        diary and the College’s Learning Management
           Heysen 100 Survivor Term 2 Week 1                                                                 System (SEQTA), to assist them with their planning.

Year 10 “Appreciation”                                Work submitted one day late                            The College strongly supports our students
                                                                                                             being involved in a range of activities outside
        Canberra		               Term 2 Week 1        •   When work is not handed in on the due date
                                                                                                             of the school. Therefore, we understand that at
                                                          and/or not up to standard, students will be
                                                                                                             times some nights are unsuitable for homework
Year 11    “Futures”                                      asked to resubmit.
                                                                                                             completion. It is the responsibility of the student
                                                      •   If a student does not submit work after this       to organise their homework around such
           City Week             Term 2 Week 9
                                                          point, the subject teacher will contact the        commitments. Teacher support can be provided to
                                                          parents/caregivers of the student.                 assist with this planning.
Year 12    “Reflection”
                                                      •   This will also be recorded in the MS/SS Learning
            Retreat 		   Term 2 Week 1                    Management System (SEQTA).

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Subject Flowchart                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Curriculum Overview
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               PRE-SACE YEAR 10
This Year 7 to Year 12 Subject Flowchart indicates the pathways students may select at
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               The following subjects are core (or compulsory) subjects for all Year 10 students:
Encounter Lutheran College in 2022.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               that students also select a reserve from each group)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Process
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               •   Read through this booklet and shortlist preferred elective subjects
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               •   Discuss your preferences with your parents and teachers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               •   Attend the Senior School subject information evening in Week 2 Term 3.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               •   Book and attend a subject counselling interview with Mrs McKenzie.

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Christian Studies                                                                                            English
YEAR 10 CORE SUBJECT                                                                                         YEAR 10 CORE SUBJECT

Christian Studies provides a safe and supportive       •   provided opportunities to be still and reflect    English is a full year course. The study of English in   Assessment Tasks
context in which students can reflect on their                                                               Year 10 has three important functions:
                                                       •   encouraged to embrace the new and                                                                          A range of assessment tasks are used which
experiences of the world and on their own beliefs                                                            • as the main language of teaching and
                                                           different with thought, creativity and respect                                                             include: written text responses, journal entries,
and spirituality.                                                                                               learning across the Areas of Learning at the
                                                       •   encouraged to make meaningful connections            College;                                              essay writing, newspaper/magazine articles,
The Christian Studies classroom is a place where:          between learning and their experience of the                                                               critical reading, poetry analysis and writing,
                                                                                                             • as the means of personal and interpersonal
                                                           world                                                                                                      creative writing, reports, oral presentations, writing
•   teaching and learning occurs in a supportive,                                                               communication;
                                                                                                                                                                      for various purposes, and creating texts using a
    inclusive and safe environment                                                                           • as a means of transmitting and understanding           range of ICTs.
                                                       Units Of Study                                           different cultural values and perspectives.
•   learners are engaged in intellectually
    challenging experiences that actively involve      Christian Studies is a one semester course in Year                                                             Assessment Criteria
    them in journeys of inquiry and constructing       10. The topics covered may include the following:     Aims
    their own meanings.                                                                                                                                               The following assessment types enable students to
                                                       •   How does personal faith and belief impact on      The aims of the English program are to encourage         demonstrate their learning in English:
The pedagogical approach in Christian Studies              the wider community?                              the students to:
                                                                                                                                                                      • Assessment Type 1: Responding to Texts
makes learning personally relevant, creates deep       •   Service                                           • use language with enjoyment as a vehicle
thinking and brings students to a place where                                                                                                                         • Assessment Type 2: Creating Texts
                                                                                                                 for thought, creativity, learning and self-
they act on the challenges, values and beliefs                                                                                                                        • Assessment Type 3: Intertextual Study
communicated in the theological framework. A
                                                       Assessment Tasks                                          expression
                                                                                                             • respond appropriately to a variety of texts
significant aspect of learning involves developing     A range of assessment tasks are used, which
religious literacy which gives students theological                                                          • gain deeper understanding of human nature,
                                                       include: presentations, essay tasks, empathy tasks,
and philosophical frameworks for what it means to                                                                of oneself and others
                                                       and class debates.
be human and provides them with opportunities                                                                • develop a critical approach to literature
and means to make life choices. A person is
                                                       Assessment Criteria                                   • develop an understanding of the relationship
religiously literate when he/she can make sense                                                                  between audience, purpose, form, context
of and engage with texts, practices and beliefs        The following assessment types enable students to         and language
of a religious tradition. Being religiously literate   demonstrate their learning:                           • comprehend more clearly aspects of one’s
enables people to access and communicate their
                                                       •   Assessment Type 1: Practical Activity                 own culture and those of other people’s
experience of spirituality.
                                                                                                                 cultures
In Christian Studies, students are:                    •   Assessment Type 2: Issues Investigation           •   develop wide reading for enjoyment.
• challenged to think critically and laterally
    about increasingly complex issues                  •   Assessment Type 3: Reflection
                                                                                                             Units Of Study
•   given a range strategies to solve problems
                                                                                                             The following units are studied in Year 10 English:
•   stimulated to think in different ways
                                                                                                             •   The relationship between audience, purpose,
•   able to respond in a multiplicity of ways                                                                    context and language
•   given opportunities to be still and reflect                                                              •   Independent Novel Study
•   engaged in meaningful debate                                                                             •   Film Study
•   encouraged to interact with a range of                                                                   •   Short Stories
    people, data and media                                                                                   •   Shared Novel Study
•   shown how to make coherent links with prior                                                              •   Intertextual Study
    learning and experiences                                                                                 •   Poetry
•   provided opportunity to listen and are
    genuinely listened to
•   encouraged to share their growing
    understanding

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Essential English                                                                                               Health & Physical Education
(ALTERNATE ENGLISH OPTION)                                                                                      YEAR 10 CORE SUBJECT

This is a Stage 1 SACE subject that can be run         Units Of Study                                           The Health and Physical Education program is            Assessment Tasks
concurrently with a Year 10 English program. This                                                               underpinned by the concept of Physical Literacy
means that students who choose this option will        The following units are studied in Year 10 Essential     and its four domains of education:                      Assessment is strongly influenced by the notation
remain with their peers, study the same units of       English:                                                 • Physical                                              of ‘continual improvement’ through goal setting.
work, but would be assessed using a different set                                                                                                                       Specific sports give students the opportunity to
                                                       •   The relationship between audience, purpose,          • Social
of criteria.                                                                                                                                                            develop strategies, record personal outcomes
                                                           context and language                                 • Psychological                                         and reflect and evaluate their success.
Stage 1 Essential English is designed for a range      •   Independent Novel Study                              • Cognitive
                                                                                                                                                                        Practical sessions are integrated with theory
of students, including those who may not wish to       •   Film Study
                                                                                                                The study of ‘movement for life’ provide a              to help students gain knowledge through
continue their study of English beyond Year 10,        •   Short Stories                                        framework for individual improved performance.          movement.
students planning to pursue a career in a range
of trades or vocational pathways, and those            •   Shared Novel Study                                   It highlights the importance of skill and strategy      Assessment Type 1:    Practical
intending to continue their study of English at        •   Intertextual Study                                   identification, application and transfer.
                                                                                                                                                                        Assessment Type 2:    Folio
Stage 2. There is an emphasis on communication,        •   Poetry                                               It emphasizes, not only knowledge and
comprehension, analysis, and text creation. This
                                                                                                                execution of skill through the physical domain,         Assessment Criteria
subject leads to Stage 2 Essential English.
                                                                                                                but the influence that movement can have on
                                                                                                                                                                        The following criteria are used in assessment. Note
                                                       Assessment Tasks                                         relationships (social and self-talk) and attitudes of
A full year of Essential English at Year 10 is worth                                                                                                                    that not all criteria are used for every task.
                                                                                                                inclusion.
20 Stage 1 SACE credits, and if completed with                                                                                                                          •   Performance and Movement (PM)
                                                       A range of assessment tasks are used which
a C grade or higher, would meet the literacy
requirements of the SACE.
                                                       include: written text responses, journal entries,        Aims                                                          - Performance of specialised and
                                                       essay writing, newspaper/magazine articles,                                                                              adaptable movement sequences
                                                       critical reading, poetry analysis and writing,           •   Use inquiry to explore Physical and Health
                                                                                                                                                                              - Selects, adapts and creates a range of
Aims                                                   creative writing, reports, oral presentations, writing       Education concepts;
                                                                                                                                                                                aesthetic moves
The aims of the Essential English program are to       for various purposes, and creating texts using a         •   Set Goals and Participate effectively in a          •   Knowledge and Application (KA)
encourage the students to:                             range of ICTs.                                               variety of contexts;
                                                                                                                                                                              - Knowledge of principles, concepts,
                                                                                                                •   Understand the value of physical activity;                  strategies, techniques and rules
•   use language with enjoyment as a vehicle           Assessment Criteria                                                                                                    - Application of communication and
    for thought, creativity, learning and self-                                                                 •   Achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle;
    expression                                         The following assessment types enable students to                                                                        collaborative skills
                                                                                                                •   Collaborate and communicate effectively;
                                                       demonstrate their learning in English:                                                                           •   Analysis and Evaluation (AE)
•   respond appropriately to a variety of texts
                                                       • Assessment Type 1: Responding to Texts                 •   Build positive relationships;                             - Evaluation of interventions to improve
•   develop an understanding of the relationship                                                                                                                                fitness
                                                       • Assessment Type 2: Creating Texts                      •   Reflect on their learning experiences.
    between audience, purpose, form, context
                                                                                                                                                                              - Reflects on their own learning and
    and language
                                                                                                                Units of Study                                                  achievements
•   comprehend more clearly aspects of one’s
    own culture and those of other people’s                                                                     Health
    cultures.                                                                                                   •   Anatomy and Physiology
                                                                                                                •   Fitness planning and training principles
                                                                                                                •   Biomechanics
                                                                                                                •   Alcohol and other drugs/party safety

                                                                                                                Physical Education
                                                                                                                •   SEPEP touch football
                                                                                                                •   Table tennis/badminton
                                                                                                                •   Softball
                                                                                                                •   Volleyball
                                                                                                                •   European handball

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History                                                10 General                                            10 Mathematical                                      Mathematical
YEAR 10 CORE SUBJECT (SEM 1)                           Mathematics                                           Methods                                              Options
                                                       YEAR 10 CORE SUBJECT                                  YEAR 10 CORE SUBJECT                                 STAGE 1 & STAGE 2
Year 10 History provides a study of the history of
the modern world and Australia from 1918 to the
present, with an emphasis on Australia in its global
context.                                               10 Mathematics builds on the mathematical             Prerequisite of Level 5 or higher in Year 9          The diagram below represents the possible
                                                       knowledge, understanding and skills that students     Mathematics.                                         mathematical options that students might study at
Units of Study                                         have developed in Number, Algebra, Geometry                                                                Stage 1 and Stage 2 in Mathematics:
                                                                                                             10 Mathematical Methods builds on the
                                                       and Trigonometry, Statistics and Probability during
                                                                                                             mathematical knowledge, understanding and                          MM
•   World War II - This includes a study of the        Year 9.
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                                                                                                             skills that students have developed in Number,                      +         MM          GM
    causes, events, outcome and broader impact         Students will be prepared for their SACE in Year 11   Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Statistics and                    10A
    of the conflict as an episode in world history,    and 12 by being assessed using Pre SACE rubrics.      Probability during Year 9.
    and the nature of Australia’s involvement.
                                                       Units of Study                                        Students will be prepared for their SACE in Year                  MMA        MMA
•   Rights and Freedoms - This will include how                                                              11 and 12 by being assessed using the Pre SACE
                                                                                                                                                                                                       GM       EM
    human rights and freedoms have been                10 General Mathematics will comprise of the           rubrics.
    ignored, demanded or achieved in Australia         following areas of study:
    and in the broader world context.                  • Equations – transposing, substituting and           Units of Study
                                                            solving
                                                                                                             10 Mathematical Methods will comprise of the                      MMB         MMB
Assessment Tasks                                       • Measurement – perimeter, area and surface
                                                                                                             following areas of study:

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                                                            area, volume and capacity and applications
Students will undertake a range of assessment          • Linear Relationships – sketching graphs,            •   Algebra – simplifying, expanding, factorising
tasks that will include writing, reading,                   gradient and intercepts                              and solving equations
viewing, speaking, analysing and creating in           • Statistics – measures of central tendency and       •   Geometry – circle geometry
presentations,essay tasks, empathy tasks and                spread                                                                                                             MMC         MMC         GM      EM
source analyses.                                                                                             •   Linear Relationships – midpoint, gradient,
                                                       • Trigonometry – trigonometry and Pythagoras              distance, y – y1 = m(x – x1)
                                                       • Financial Mathematics – discount and
Assessment Criteria                                         increase, simple and compound interest           •   Statistics – measures of central tendency and
                                                                                                                 spread, normal distribution
                                                       • Probability – Simple events, sample space,
The following criteria are used in assessment. Note
                                                            likelihood                                       •   Trigonometry – Sine and Cosine Rule, area rule                 SM
that not all criteria are used for every task.
                                                       • Networks – introduction and application             •   Quadratics – solving equations and graphing
•   Assessment Type 1: Historical Skills                                                                         parabolas

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                                                       Assessment Tasks                                      •   Polynomials – operations with and factor
•   Assessment Type 2: Historical Study                                                                          theorem
                                                       Students will complete a number of tasks which                                                                        SM MM         MM          GM
                                                       will be assessed in two main areas:
                                                                                                             Assessment Tasks
                                                       Concepts and Techniques - knowledge and                                                                     MMA Mathematical Methods A (1st semester)
                                                       understanding, appropriate selection and              Students will complete a number of tasks which
                                                       application of mathematical techniques and use        will be assessed in two main areas:
                                                                                                                                                                   MMB Mathematical Methods B (2nd Semester)
                                                       of appropriate electronic technology                  Concepts and Techniques – knowledge and
                                                       Reasoning and Communication - interpretation          understanding, appropriate selection of               MMC Mathematical Methods C (1st Semester)
                                                       of mathematical results, drawing conclusions,         mathematical techniques and use of appropriate
                                                       using appropriate notation, communication of          electronic technology                                 GM General Mathematics (both semesters)
                                                       mathematical ideas and forming and testing of         Reasoning and Communication – interpretation
                                                       predictions.                                          of results, drawing conclusions, using appropriate    SM        Specialist Mathematics(2nd semester)
                                                                                                             notation, communication of mathematical ideas
                                                       Assessment Criteria                                   and forming and testing predictions.                  NOTE:
                                                       There will be two types of assessments graded on                                                            •        MMA + MMB + MMC are prerequisites for
                                                       the above criteria:                                   Assessment Criteria
                                                                                                                                                                            Stage 2 Mathematical Methods
                                                       •   Assessment Type 1: Skills and Applications        Students will complete 2 types of Assessment:
                                                                              Tasks                                                                                •        Stage 2 Mathematical Methods can be
                                                                                                             •   Assessment Type 1: Skills and Applications                 studied as a single subject
                                                       •   Assessment Type 2: Mathematical                                          Tasks
                                                                              Investigation                                                                        •        Specialist Mathematics is designed to
                                                                                                             •   Assessment Type 2: Mathematical                            be studied together with Mathematical
                                                                                                                                    Investigation                           Methods.

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Personal Learning Plan                                Science
YEAR 10 CORE SUBJECT (STAGE 1)                        YEAR 10 CORE SUBJECT
(SEM 2)
                                                      In Year 10 Science students explore biological,
*This subject is currently being re-written and       chemical, geological and physical systems at
reviewed by SACE.                                     microscopic and macroscopic scales in order to
                                                      explain various phenomena.
The Personal Learning Plan (PLP) is a compulsory
10-credit subject undertaken at Stage 1.              Students develop their understanding of atomic
                                                      theory to understand relationships within the
Students must achieve a C grade or better to          periodic table. They understand that motion and
complete the subject successfully and gain their      forces are related by applying physical laws. They
SACE.                                                 learn about the relationships between aspects of
                                                      the living, physical and chemical world that are
The PLP helps students to:                            applied to systems on a local and global scale
                                                      and this enables them to predict how changes will
•   plan their personal and learning goals for the
                                                      affect equilibrium within these systems.
    future
                                                      Students prepare for further studies of science
•   make informed decisions about their personal
                                                      during their SACE in year 11 and 12 by being
    development, education, and training.
                                                      assessed using Pre SACE rubrics.
Developing goals for the future will engage
students in activities such as:                       Assessment Criteria
•   selecting subjects, courses, and other learning   Students will be complete a number of tasks
    relevant to pathways through and beyond           related to:
    school                                            Investigation, Analysis and Evaluation – which
•   investigating possible career choices             includes the specific features of;
•   exploring personal and learning goals.            • Design of a scientific investigation,
                                                      • Obtaining, recording and representing data,
The Personal Learning Plan is undertaken in           • Analysis and interpretation of data,
Semester 1, to enable students to investigate their   • Evaluation of procedures.
preferred futures and subject choices in readiness
for their journey through the SACE and beyond.        Knowledge and Application - which includes the
                                                      specific features of;
•   Assessment Type 1: Folio                          • Demonstration of knowledge and
                                                         understanding of science concepts,
•   Assessment Type 2: Review
                                                      • Application of science concepts,
Students provide four or five pieces of evidence of   • Exploration and understanding of the
their learning for assessment.                           interaction between science and society,
                                                      • Communication of science concepts.

                                                      Assessment Tasks
                                                      Students will complete 2 types of Assessment:
                                                      •   Assessment Type 1: Skills and Applications
                                                                             Tasks
                                                      •   Assessment Type 2: Investigations Folio

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Year 10 Electives                                                                                      Design Technology                                           Design:
                                                                                                                                                                   Communication Solutions
• Students choose four elective subjects; two subjects for each semester.
                                                                                                       YEAR 10 ELECTIVE                                            YEAR 10 ELECTIVE
• Students who wish to pursue Music MUST have taken this subject in Year 9, and must
                                                                                                       Design is the link between innovation and                   Students design and create products or systems
  study two semesters in Year 10.
                                                                                                       creativity, taking thoughts and exploring the               that meet a design brief, and develop the
• Students who wish to pursue Japanese beyond Year 10 must complete a full year of                     possibilities and constraints associated with               knowledge and skills associated with using
  Japaense in Year 10.                                                                                 products or systems, allowing them to redefine              different processes and production techniques.
                                                                                                       and manage the generation of further thought
• Students who wish to pursue Music in Year 10 must study this subject over the two                    through prototyping, experimentation and                    They combine their designing and creating skills
  semesters.                                                                                           adaptation. It is human-centred and focuses on              with knowledge and understanding of materials,
                                                                                                       the needs, wants and limitations of the end user.           information, and equipment to make high-quality
                                                                                                                                                                   products for intended purposes.
Students in Year 10 may choose from the following electives:                                           Inquiry and problem solving is at the heart of
                                                                                                       Design. Design requires the use of the design               They analyse the impact of technological

Dance                                                                                                  cycle as a tool, which provides the methodology             practices and products of individuals, society,
                                                                                                       used to structure the inquiry and analysis of               and/or the environment now, and develop
                                                                                                       problems, the development of feasible solutions,            insights into the uses of technology in future
YEAR 10 ELECTIVE                                                                                       the creation of solutions, and the testing and              contexts.
                                                                                                       evaluation of the solution. In Design, a solution
                                                                                                                                                                   This subject has a photography focus that
Dance may be studied for one or two semesters.     Assessment                                          can be defined as a model, prototype, product
                                                                                                                                                                   allows for students to engage with new CAD
                                                                                                       or system that students have developed and
Dance at Year 10 has a practical focus and         The following assessment types enable students to                                                               (Computer Aided Design)/CAM (Computer Aided
                                                                                                       created independently.                                      Manufacture) technologies, editing software and
provides students with an opportunity to study a   demonstrate their learning:
range of contemporary dance techniques and                                                                                                                         website design.
styles. Students study dance as a performing art
                                                   •   Assessment Type 1: Technique                    Aims
and learn to appreciate dance as part of the       •   Assessment Type 2: Composition                  The aims of Design are to encourage and enable              Assessment
local and global arts industry.                    •   Assessment Type 3: Performance                  students to:                                                Assessment Type 1: Folio
                                                                                                       • enjoy the design process, develop an
Students develop technical dance skills through    •   Assessment Type 4: Response                                                                                 Assessment Type 2: Skills and Application
                                                                                                           appreciation of its elegance and power
structured dance classes and apply these skills
in composition and performance components.                                                             • develop knowledge, understanding and skills               Assessment Type 3: Product
The study of composition allows students to                                                                from different disciplines to design and create
express ideas through movement, working both                                                               solutions to problems using the design cycle
individually and collaboratively.                                                                      • use and apply technology effectively as a
                                                                                                           means to access, process and communicate
Performance opportunities will be provided                                                                 information, model and create solutions, and
throughout the course, allowing students to gain                                                           to solve problems
an understanding of the process of creating a                                                          • develop an appreciation of the impact of
work and an insight into the development of a                                                              design innovations for life, global society and
school production or performance.                                                                          environments
                                                                                                       • appreciate past, present and emerging
Students will reflect on historical and                                                                    design within cultural, political, social, historical
contemporary development of dance issues                                                                   and environmental contexts
through theoretical analysis and the in-depth                                                          • develop respect for others’ viewpoints and
study of various choreographic works.                                                                      appreciate alternative solutions to problems
                                                                                                       • act with integrity and honesty, and take
                                                                                                           responsibility for their own actions developing
                                                                                                           effective working practices.

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Design:                                                                                                   Design:                                                Design:
Digital Technology                                                                                        Food Technology                                        Material Solutions
YEAR 10 ELECTIVE                                                                                          YEAR 10 ELECTIVE                                       YEAR 10 ELECTIVE

Digital Technology can be taken for one or two        Assessment:                                         Food Technology is a one or two semester course.       Material Solutions is a one or two semester course.
semesters.
                                                      The following assessment types enable students to   The course provides opportunities for students to      Students continue to learn the use of tools,
Digital technologies have changed the ways            demonstrate their learning in Digital Technology    explore and develop food-related interests and         machines, materials and systems safely and
that people think, work, and live. The application                                                        skills, such as safe food handling practices for a     competently to complete a product. Students will
                                                      •   Assessment Type 1: Project Skills
of digital technologies can lead to discoveries,                                                          range of foods. Students organise, implement           use the internet and programs (such as Google
new learning, and innovative approaches to            •   Assessment Type 2: Digital Solution             and manage production processes in a range             SketchUp) to design their own individual projects.
understanding and solving problems.                                                                       of food environments, and understand systems           They will also continue to analyse the impacts
                                                                                                          that regulate food availability, safety and            of technology, including consequences for
The study of Digital Technology provides a platform                                                       quality. Students will learn and develop their         individuals, society and the environment. Students
for deep interdisciplinary learning. Students make                                                        understanding behind the science of ingredient         will analyse and assess their own work critically
connections with innovation in other fields and                                                           substitution and the need for balance in taste         and give written reports on how the product
across other learning areas.                                                                              and texture. Students will also explore different      was made, and how they could make further
                                                                                                          methods of presentation and design elements in         improvement if the same project was made
In Digital Technologies students create practical,                                                        food.                                                  again.
innovative solutions to problems of interest. By
                                                                                                          Design helps to develop and foster creative            Students construct box and frame like products
extracting, interpreting, and modelling real-
                                                                                                          thinking through investigating, designing, planning,   while learning and practising hand and machine
world data sets, students identify trends and
                                                                                                          creating and the evaluation of products.               skills. They will also research the history of furniture,
examine sustainable solutions to problems in, for
                                                                                                                                                                 and how different joints in furniture have come
example, business, industry, the environment, and
the community. They investigate how potential                                                             Units of Study:                                        to be. Students will study growth and the
                                                                                                                                                                 manufacturing of timber and its sustainability.
solutions are influenced by current and projected
                                                                                                          •   Explore and develop food related interests
social, economic, environmental, scientific, and
                                                                                                              and skills such as food handling practices for a   Assessment Tasks
ethical considerations, including relevance,
                                                                                                              range of foods.
originality, appropriateness, and sustainability.                                                                                                                •   Assessment Type 1: Folio
                                                                                                          •   Students organise, implement and manage            •   Assessment Type 2: Skills and Application
Innovation in Digital Technology involves students                                                            production processes in a range of food
creating new ways of doing things, generating                                                                 environments, and understand systems that          •   Assessment Type 3: Product
their own ideas and creating digital solutions to                                                             regulate food availability, safety and quality.
problems of interest. Solutions may take the form
of a product, prototype, and/or proof of concept.                                                         •   Students learn and develop their
Students are encouraged to experiment and learn                                                               understanding behind the science of
from what does not work as planned, as well as                                                                ingredient substitution and the need for
from what does work. Innovation may also include                                                              balance in taste and texture.
students designing solutions that improve existing
processes or products.                                                                                    •   Students also explore different methods of
                                                                                                              presentation and design elements in food.
Digital Technologies promotes learning
through initiative, collaboration, creativity, and                                                        Assessment Tasks
communication using project- and inquiry-based                                                            The following assessment types enable students to
approaches.                                                                                               demonstrate their learning:
                                                                                                          •   Assessment Type 1: Practical Activity
                                                                                                          •   Assessment Type 2: Group Activity
                                                                                                          •   Assessment Type 3: Investigation

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Drama                                                                                                     Enrichment:                                              Enrichment:
                                                                                                          Earth & Environmental Studies Health & Wellbeing
YEAR 10 ELECTIVE                                                                                          YEAR 10 ELECTIVE                                         YEAR 10 ELECTIVE
                                                                                                          Earth and Environmental Studies is a one or two          Health and Wellbeing is a SACE Stage 1, 10-credit
Overview                                             Units of Study                                       semester course.                                         subject being offered to year 9 and 10 students.

At Encounter Drama is a performance-based            In Year 10 Drama the following topics are studied:   Earth and Environmental Studies emphasises the way       In Stage 1 Health and Wellbeing, students develop
subject, that may be studied for one semester.                                                            in which Earth materials and processes generate          the knowledge, skills, and understandings required
                                                     •   Creating Theatre                                 environments, including habitats, where organisms        to explore and understand influences and make
Drama engages students in an active relationship                                                          live; the natural processes and human influences that    decisions regarding health and wellbeing. They
                                                     •   Review Writing
with theatre, and encourages autonomous                                                                   induce changes in physical environments; and ways        consider the role of health and wellbeing in
learning and exploration. It encourages the          •   Independent Study                                in which organisms respond to those changes.             different contexts and explore ways of promoting
growth of creative, reflective and communication                                                                                                                   positive outcomes for individuals and global
skills through practical work.                       This practical course provides an opportunity        Students develop and extend their inquiry skills,        society.
                                                     for students who have a specific interest in         including in designing and undertaking investigations,
Emphasis is placed on the artistic process, and      performing to present a public work of art.          and collecting and analysing primary and secondary       Health and Wellbeing is influenced by diverse
the students’ understanding of this process is an    Commitment to the in-class rehearsal process is      data. They interpret and evaluate information,           social and cultural attitudes, beliefs, and
essential component to their artistic development    necessary, as well as being available during the     synthesise and use evidence to construct and justify     practices. An understanding of the health and
through continuous investigation, planning, goal     lead up to production week to attend out of hours    conclusions.                                             wellbeing status of individuals, communities, and
setting, rehearsing, performing, reflection and      dress and technical rehearsals.                                                                               global societies incorporates, for example, health
evaluation.                                                                                               Units of Study                                           determinants and strategies to improve lifestyle
                                                     Collaboration, creativity, commitment and                                                                     decisions. Students may explore principles and
                                                     communication are essential when undertaking         Students will study concepts based on the following
                                                                                                                                                                   frameworks relating to health and wellbeing.
Aims                                                 Drama as a subject.                                  topics:
                                                                                                          • Turbulent Earth                                        In Health and Wellbeing, student agency is
The aims of Drama are to encourage and enable        Students will develop skills in problem solving,                                                              promoted through providing opportunities to
students to:                                                                                              • Composition of the geosphere
                                                     character development, focus, concentration,         • Processes in the geosphere                             make responsible choices and decisions in a
•   Experience and develop curiosity, interest and   confidence, ensemble cooperation and public          • The Earth’s atmosphere                                 rapidly changing world.
    enjoyment in their own creativity and that of    performance.                                         • Importance of the hydrosphere                          Students evaluate current trends and issues that
    others;                                                                                               • Biosphere                                              impact health and wellbeing. They reflect on
                                                     Students will explore communicating through the
•   Acquire and develop skills needed for the        experimentation of movement, voice, silence and                                                               personal and community actions to promote and
                                                     gesture.
                                                                                                          Assessment Criteria                                      improve sustainable outcomes for individuals,
    creation of works;
                                                                                                          Students will complete a number of tasks related to:     communities, and global society.
•   Create works;                                    Students will reflect and evaluate their own
                                                                                                          Investigation, Analysis, and Evaluation – which          Teachers select from the concepts of
•   Reflect on, appreciate and evaluate their        performance.
                                                                                                          includes the specific features of:
    work, and the work of others;                                                                                                                                  •   Health Literacy,
                                                     Students will also conduct an Independent Study on   • Design of an earth and environmental science
•   Develop receptiveness to drama forms             a negotiated Drama topic that is to be presented         investigation,                                       •   Health Determinants,
    across time, place and different cultures, and   at the end of the semester.                          • Obtaining, recording, and representation of            •   Social Equity
    perceive the significance of these forms as an                                                            data,
                                                     Assessment                                           • Analysis and interpretation of data,                   •   Health Promotion.
    integral part of life;
                                                                                                          • Evaluation of procedures.                              These may be considered through the lens of
•   Work independently.                              •   Assessment Type 1:Knowledge and 		               Knowledge and Application – which includes the           individual and global contexts.
                                                         			               Understanding                  specific features of:
                                                     •   Assessment Type 2: Application of Skills         • Demonstration of knowledge and understanding           Assessment Tasks
                                                                                                              of concepts,                                         Assessment at Stage 1 is school based. The
                                                     •   Assessment Type 3: Analysis and Reflection
                                                                                                          • Application of concepts,                               following assessment types enable students to
                                                                                                          • Exploration and understanding of the interaction       demonstrate their learning in Stage 1 Health and
                                                                                                              between science and society,                         Wellbeing:
                                                                                                          • Communication of concepts.
                                                                                                                                                                   Assessment Type 1: Practical
                                                                                                          Assessment Tasks                                         Action Assessment Type 2: Issue Inquiry
                                                                                                          Students will complete 2 types of Assessment:                                            (Continued over...)
                                                                                                          •   Assessment Type 1: Investigations Folio
                                                                                                          •   Assessment Type 2: Skills and Applications Tasks

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Enrichment:                                           Japanese:                                                                                                     10A Mathematics
Health & Wellbeing (cont.)                            Language Acquisition
YEAR 10 ELECTIVE                                      YEAR 10 ELECTIVE (SEMESTER 1 & 2)                                                                             YEAR 10 ELECTIVE (SEMESTER 2)
A practical action task may include the following     Japanese is a tool of communication with which           and enjoyment of, language learning.                 Overview
components:                                           students develop their ability to communicate                                                                 Prerequisite of Level 6 or higher in Year 9
• defining the context of the practical action by     and interact effectively and appropriately in a       Units of Study                                          Mathematics. Taken in conjunction with10
   identifying the purpose and audience               variety of contexts. Students explore themes and                                                              Mathematical Methods.
                                                                                                            Year 10
• considering existing strategies and/or potential    topics from perspectives of diverse individuals
                                                                                                            • City and country                                      10A Mathematics builds on the mathematical
   new initiatives to develop action                  and communities, including their own. Through
                                                                                                            • Our Neighbourhood                                     knowledge, understanding and skills that students
• implementing and participating in action            this learning, students gain an understanding of
                                                                                                            • School trips                                          have developed in Number, Algebra, Geometry,
• reflecting on the success of the action to          how cultural concepts and practices affect how
                                                                                                            • Travel                                                Trigonometry, Statistics and Probability during Year
   improve personal or social outcomes.               people see the world, interact, and communicate
                                                                                                            • Part time work                                        9.
                                                      with others.
An issue inquiry task may include the following                                                             • Careers and aspirations                               Students will be prepared for their SACE in Year
components:                                           The study of Japanese is an essential part of an      • Homestay                                              11 and 12 by being assessed using the Pre SACE
                                                      understanding of Australia’s place in the world       • Kanji
• identifying aspects of health and wellbeing                                                                                                                       rubrics.
                                                      and gives a reference point to understand             • Our Neighbourhood
    trends and issues for inquiry
                                                      one’s own culture. The study of Japanese              • Directions
• analysing a variety of relevant contemporary
                                                      enables students to function in another culture
                                                                                                                                                                    Units of Study
    sources of information and data                                                                         • School trips
                                                      and provides students with an international           • Travel                                                10A Mathematics will extend students’ knowledge
• solving problems or making recommendations
                                                      perspective.                                          • Part time work                                        of the content studied in the Standard Year 10
• reflecting on their attitudes to the issue and
                                                                                                            • Careers and aspirations                               Mathematics course.
    the values that influence those attitudes
                                                      Aims:                                                 • Homestay                                              Topics will include:
Assessment Criteria                                                                                                                                                 • Correlation and Regression – measuring the
                                                      The aim of Japanese is to:
The set of assessments will give students                                                                   Types of Assessment Tasks:                                 relationship between variables
                                                      • Gain proficiency in an additional language
opportunities to demonstrate each of the specific
                                                         while supporting maintenance of their mother       Speaking: Interviews, role plays, oral presentations    •   Matrices – introduction, operations and solving
features by the completion of study of the subject.
                                                         tongue and cultural heritage;                      Writing: Narratives, descriptions, posters, brochures       simultaneous equations
Critical Thinking                                     • Develop a respect for and understand diverse        Comprehension: Students are expected to read,           •   Exponential and Logarithmic Relationships –
The specific features are as follows:                    linguistic and cultural heritage                   listen to and view a variety of texts such as film,         operations, equations and graphing
CT1      Exploration and understanding of health      • Develop communication skills necessary for          clips, magazines, stories, recordings of songs, talks
                                                                                                                                                                    •   Hyperbola and Circle Graphs – extension of
         and wellbeing trends and issues.                further language learning                          and interviews.
                                                                                                                                                                        graphing transformations to other types of
CT2      Development of an empathetic and             • Develop multiliteracy skills through the use of a                                                               graphs
         ethical understanding of health and 		          range of learning tools                            Assessment Criteria:
         wellbeing issues.                            • Develop an appreciation of a variety                                                                        Assessment Criteria
                                                                                                            Assessment Type 1:     Interaction
CT3      Analysis of health and wellbeing 		             of literacy and non-literary texts and to                                                                  Students will complete a number of tasks which
         concepts to solve problems or make              develop critical and creative techniques for       Assessment Type 2:     Text Production                  will be assessed in two main areas:
         recommendations.                                comprehension and construction of meaning
                                                                                                            Assessment Type 3:     Text Analysis                    •   Concepts and Techniques – knowledge
Application                                           • Recognise and use language as vehicle
                                                                                                                                                                        and understanding, appropriate selection
                                                         of thoughts, reflection, self-expression and
AP1    Application of health and wellbeing                                                                                                                              of mathematical techniques and use of
                                                         learning in other subjects, and as a tool of
       concepts to contemporary issues.                                                                                                                                 appropriate electronic technology
                                                         enhancing literacy
AP2    Action to improve health and wellbeing                                                                                                                       •   Reasoning and Communication –
                                                      • Understand the nature of language and
       outcomes, individually and/or 		                                                                                                                                 interpretation of results, drawing conclusions,
                                                         process of language learning
       collaboratively.                                                                                                                                                 using appropriate notation, communication of
                                                      • Offer insights into cultural characteristics of
Reflective Practice                                                                                                                                                     mathematical ideas and forming and testing
                                                         the communities and where the language is
                                                                                                                                                                        predictions.
RP      Personal reflection on health and                spoken
        wellbeing trends and issues in individual,    • Encourage an awareness and understanding                                                                    Assessment Tasks
        local, or global contexts.                       of the perspectives of people from own and
                                                                                                                                                                    There will be two types of assessments graded on
                                                         other cultures, leading to involvement and
RP2     Evaluation of personal and/or social action                                                                                                                 the above criteria:
                                                         action in own and other communities;
        through reflective practice.
                                                      • Foster curiosity, inquiry and life long interest,                                                           •   Assessment Type 1: Skills and Application Tasks
                                                                                                                                                                    •   Assessment Type 2: Mathematical
                                                                                                                                                                                           Investigation

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Music                                                                                                          Society & Culture
YEAR 10 ELECTIVE                                                                                               YEAR 10 ELECTIVE
It is a requirement that all students who enrol in this   Students apply understanding of the elements,        In Society and Culture, students explore               •   They communicate informed opinions in a
course undertake regular instrumental lessons with        practices and techniques in all activities, using    and analyse the interactions of people,                    range of ways.
a specialist music teacher.                               technologies, terminology and notation as tools to   societies, cultures, and environments. Using an
                                                                                                                                                                      •   Students have the opportunity to build
                                                          create, interpret and communicate musical ideas.     interdisciplinary approach, they analyse the
                                                                                                                                                                          intercultural understanding by exploring
Units of Study                                                                                                 structures and systems of contemporary societies
                                                                                                                                                                          the history, knowledge, and contemporary
                                                          Assessment                                           and cultures.
Units of study include:                                                                                                                                                   cultures of different peoples.
• theory                                                  •   Assessment Type 1: Creative Works                •   Students learn about the ways in which
                                                                                                                   societies constantly change and are affected       Assessment
• aural                                                   •   Assessment Type 2: Musical Literacy                  by social, political, historical, environmental,   The following assessment types enable students to
• music analysis                                                                                                   economic, and cultural factors.                    demonstrate their learning in Society and Culture:
• music technology
                                                                                                               •   They investigate the ways in which people          • Assessment Type 1: Sources Analysis
• composition                                                                                                      function in groups and communicate within
                                                                                                                                                                      • Assessment Type 2: Group Activity
• basic arranging                                                                                                  and across cultural groups.
                                                                                                                                                                      • Assessment Type 3: Investigation
Students will also complete two or more units of                                                               •   They develop the skills and experience
work from the following:                                                                                           to understand how individual and group
                                                                                                                   involvement can influence change, and to
• Song Writing
                                                                                                                   consider the consequences of a range of
• History of Jazz                                                                                                  possible social actions.
• World Music
                                                                                                               •   Through their study of Society and Culture,
• Music Industry                                                                                                   students develop the ability to influence
• Composing                                                                                                        their own future by acquiring skills, values,
• Arranging                                                                                                        and understanding that enable them to
                                                                                                                   participate effectively in contemporary
Students are required to present a Solo                                                                            society.
Performance and Ensemble Performance each
term and participate in a College Ensemble.                                                                    •   Students use inquiry processes to explore
                                                                                                                   concepts of society and culture in Australian
In Year 10, students use aural skills to analyse and                                                               (local and national) and global contexts.
respond to music through its elements. They use
research strategies and critical study as they                                                                 •   They choose and explore a range of primary
develop knowledge of musical contexts, works                                                                       and secondary sources and evaluate different
and practices.                                                                                                     viewpoints and perspectives.
Students sing and play a wide repertoire with                                                                  •   They learn to challenge their own thinking and
an understanding of rhythm, pitch, dynamics                                                                        develop skills in presenting opinions supported
and expression, structure, timbre and texture. As                                                                  by evidence.
performers, they demonstrate technical skills and                                                              •   Students develop their skills in collaborative
knowledge on their instrument both as soloists                                                                     and independent thinking and inquiry by
and ensemble members, with a developing sense                                                                      investigating the causes and consequences of
of interpretation and style. As composers, they                                                                    a broad range of social issues and actions.
create, shape and refine musical ideas in a range
of forms and styles with consideration of the needs
and practices of performers.

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