Year 9 English

All work is focused on increasing students’ ability to read and use language, whether written, oral, or visual.

Content: Students will study the following forms of communication:

Listening, Reading, Viewing, Speaking, Writing and Presenting.

Texts studied include novels, short stories, poetry, film, non-fiction, television, magazines, posters and hypertexts. Students will

consider the purpose and audience, the ideas, the language features and structure of these forms of communication.