Senior English Workshops for Years 11-12

AM Workshop: Writing Creatively for Exam Setting for Years 11-12

This workshop is suitable for students in both Standard and Advanced English.

This workshop will cover:

• Year 11 common module Reading to Write and
• Year 12 module C: The Craft of Writing.

It will cover the fundamentals of narratology, focusing specifically on mode/medium, genre, setting, point of view, characterisation, and voice through close analysis of examples from the NESA (2018) set text prescription lists. 

Writing activities will involve explicit instruction plus instruction on self-reflective writing. The rubrics of each module will be broken down, and the three set genres of text will be explained and analysed, including imaginative, discursive, and persuasive, which will be complemented with instruction on micro-fiction, vignette and prose-verse. 

Students will learn how to brainstorm ideas, plan, and draft compositions for both formative and summative assessment. The aim of this workshop is to provide an in-depth understanding and appreciation of why storytelling is an integral part of human evolution and civilisation and will explain how great stories are framed through a focus on form and narratology, encouraging students to not only experiment with sentence-level techniques in their writing but to start engaging and experimenting with how form can deepen and embolden the stories they wish to tell.

Venue: PLC Sydney Freda Whitlam Building, Level 1, W.G.08

Teacher: Michelle Kasparian

Day: Wednesday 4 October 2023

Workshop Duration: 1 session @ 10.00 am - 12.00 pm (2 hours)

Cost: $80 per workshop or $140.00 for both AM and PM sessions

Enrolment Deadline: Monday 25 September 2023.

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PM Workshop: Writer's Workshop for Years 11-12

This workshop is suitable for students in both Standard and Advanced English.

This writer’s workshop provides an opportunity for emerging writers to come up with a 500–1000 word draft composition that is shared and then provided feedback on from both the facilitator and the other student-writers. Students will be instructed on how to give and receive encouraging and formative feedback and will be guided through assessing and incorporating said feedback into the drafting process. This workshop will focus on strengthening ideas, themes and concepts and on narratological elements such as genre, setting, and characterisation, and developing their own unique, writerly voice. 

This workshop aims to provide an opportunity to engage in literary discussions and the drafting process for their compositions, which are required components in both Reading to Write (Year 11) and The Craft of Writing modules (year 12) by providing multiple forms of feedback and by fostering an environment where young writers are able to gather and share their narratives with a community of fellow emerging writers. Students should be prepared to either read their own work or have the facilitator read their works, be open to accepting feedback, be open to reading and providing feedback on others’ work, and be prepared to engage in the drafting process post-writer’s circle.

Venue: PLC Sydney Freda Whitlam Building, Level 1, W.G.08

Teacher: Michelle Kasparian

Day: Wednesday 4 October 2023

Workshop Duration: 1 session @ 1.00 pm - 3.00 pm (2 hours)

Cost: $80 per workshop or $140.00 for both AM and PM sessions

Enrolment Deadline: Monday 26 September 2023.