[English] Areas of Study for Foundation English

[Max Duthie]

Hello Deb,

Saturday, July 14, 2007, 4:02:21 PM, you wrote:

DC> Hi Max
DC> I teach Foundation at year 11 and have done for a few years - it is my
DC> understanding that the optionals can only be taught once in one or other
DC> semester. You have to select a different one for sem 2 - however I have
DC> found that texts can be adapted to fit in different optionals if you use
DC> them as a jumping off point for different responses rather than just
DC> text responses.
DC> If you want a few ideas - give me a ring at school next week

DC> Regards
DC> Deb Cumming

DC> -----Original Message-----
DC> From: english-bounces at edulists.com.au
DC> [mailto:english-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Max Duthie
DC> Sent: Tuesday, 10 July 2007 11:44 AM
DC> To: VCE English Teachers' Mailing List
DC> Subject: [English] Areas of Study for Foundation English

DC> Hi listers,

DC> i am teaching Foundation English to our Year 10s for the first time
DC> this year. I've managed to get through Semester 1 reasonably well, but
DC> am seeking some clarification about Semester 2.

DC> Because this was a late decision to introduce FE to all Year 10s
DC> instead of Yr 10 English, I inherited the book list from that subject.
DC> Consequently I have a dilemma. Am I able to choose the same optional
DC> area of study for semester 2 as I did in Semester 1 ? My reason for
DC> this is that we have texts from the book list as yet unstudied and
DC> they don't really fit into any other area but AOS4 "The Study of
DC> Texts" ?

DC> I'd be grateful for some opinions. I've trawled through the Study
DC> Design, but have not been able to find a definitive statement one way
DC> or the other.


DC> In anticipation


DC> Max Duthie






Thanks for the ideas. I would ring you at school if I knew where you
taught and what the number was . :)

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 Max                            mailto:mduthie at ncable.net.au