Year 11 English ATAR Syllabus Terms Unit 1

What is "context"?

• In this course the word has an open meaning and can be interpreted as understandings, thoughts, notions, opinions, views or beliefs.

• Matters of personal or public concern that are in dispute; things which directly or indirectly affect a person or members of a society and are considered to be problems.

• The environment in which a text is responded to or created.

What is "genre"?

• The categories into which texts are grouped.

• Audio, visual or multimodal texts produced through digital or electronic technology, which may be interactive and include animations and hyperlinks.

• In this course the word has an open meaning and can be interpreted as understandings, thoughts, notions, opinions, views or beliefs.

What are "stylistic choices"?

• An idea, concern or argument developed in a text; a recurring element.

• An accepted practice that has developed over time and is generally used and understood, for example, the use of specific structural aspects of texts such as in report writing with sections for introduction, background, discussion and recommendations.

• The ways in which aspects of texts are arranged and how they affect meaning.

What are "ideas"?

• A group of (more or less) fixed words having a meaning not deducible from the individual words.

• In this course the word has an open meaning and can be interpreted as understandings, thoughts, notions, opinions, views or beliefs.

• The atmosphere or feeling in a particular text.

What is "perspective"?

• A position from which things may be viewed or considered.

• The process of making meaning of text.

• The language of argument, using persuasive and forceful language.

What is "representation"?

• The way people, events, issues or subjects are presented in a text. The term implies that texts are not mirrors of the real world; they are constructions of ‘reality’.

• An idea, concern or argument developed in a text; a recurring element (for example, the subject of a text may be love, and its theme could be how love involves sacrifice).

• The ways in which information is organised in different types of texts (for example, chapter headings, subheadings, tables of contents, indexes and glossaries, overviews, introductory and concluding paragraphs...)

"Consider in detail for the purpose of finding meaning or relationships, and identifying patterns, similarities and differences" is the definition of...

• Perspective

• Analyse

• Attitudes

Appreciation

• A sense of beauty or an appreciation of artistic expression.

• The act of discerning quality and value of literary texts.

• The composer or originator of a work (for example, a novel, film, website, speech, essay, autobiography).

"The group of readers, listeners or viewers that the writer, designer, filmmaker or speaker is addressing. Audience includes students in the classroom, an individual, the wider community, review writers, critics and the implied audience" refers to...

• Purpose

• Context

• Audience

"An accepted practice that has developed over time and is generally used and understood, for example, the use of specific structural aspects of texts such as in report writing with sections for introduction, background, discussion and recommendations. They can be techniques, features or elements that belong to a genre" refers to...

• Literary features

• Conventions

• Techniques