English for Queensland

Units 1-4

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Senior English in Queensland changed in 2019 to support the introduction of new assessment and tertiary entrance systems. The syllabus is designed to develop the 21st-century skills and knowledge students need for success in their future work and life.

Students will only complete four summative assessment tasks in Year 12, which will entail program redesign at the school level. Prescribed text lists for Units 3 and 4 will require new content to be developed in many schools, and will also have an impact on text choices for Units 1 and 2.

Our brand new two-volume series, English for Queensland, is designed to exemplify possible learning pathways and model approaches to text analysis and creation by providing depth and complete coverage of the new syllabus in a format that encourages all students to succeed.

Key features of the Student books

Our Senior English resources are designed to reduce the stress of syllabus implementation, save you time when lesson planning, and ensure the best learning outcomes for your students.

Each Student book:

provides a clear learning pathway mapped directly to the syllabus to ensure complete coverage

offers targeted support and resources for assessment (including exam preparation and practice)

presents key subject matter using clear, concise language supported by engaging visual elements

explores a range of engaging classic, contemporary and media texts (including digital, multimodal and visual texts)

is presented in a write-in textbook format, and in a highly engaging, direct and concise style by an expert author team

contains an English Toolkit that supports the acquisition of key skills and provides practical tips for success in English.

English for Queensland

Units 1 & 2

Our two-volume series, English for Queensland, is designed to exemplify possible learning pathways and model approaches to text analysis and creation by providing depth and complete coverage of the new syllabus in a format that encourages all students to succeed.

With our English for Queensland Units 1 & 2 title, you can trust our expert Queensland authors and award-winning publishing team to support you with the tools and resources you need to implement the new Senior English syllabus. Our Senior English resources are designed to reduce the stress of syllabus implementation, save you time when lesson planning, and ensure the best learning outcomes for your students.

English for Queensland Units 1 & 2 Student book + obook assess Print student book with digital obook access for 27 months from the date of activation.
English for Queensland Units 1 & 2 obook assess Digital student obook access for 27 months from the date of activation.
English for Queensland Units 1 & 2
Teacher obook assess
Digital teacher access for the life of the edition.
Institutional purchases
Please contact your Education Consultant if your school purchases resources on behalf of students and requires multi-year digital subscriptions. If your school has a different model, ask your Education Consultant about purchase options.
PART A HOW TO THINK ABOUT TEXTS IN ENGLISH
Chapter 1 Ways into interpreting and creating View sample
PART B PERSPECTIVE IN TEXTS
Chapter 2 Communicating and analysing experiences
Chapter 3 Finding your voice
Chapter 4 Sharing your position
PART C TEXTS AND CULTURE
Chapter 5 Representing identity and culture
Chapter 6 Shaping stories
Chapter 7 Close analysis and finding meaning
PART C TOOLKIT FOR CREATING AND COMPREHENDING
Chapter 8 Selection of templates, scaffolds, annotated sample responses, practice assessment tasks and glossary

English for Queensland

Units 3 & 4

Our two-volume series, English for Queensland, is designed to exemplify possible learning pathways and model approaches to text analysis and creation by providing depth and complete coverage of the new syllabus in a format that encourages all students to succeed.

With our English for Queensland Units 3 & 4 title, you can trust our expert Queensland authors and award-winning publishing team to support you with the tools and resources you need to implement the new Senior English syllabus. Our Senior English resources are designed to reduce the stress of syllabus implementation, save you time when lesson planning, and ensure the best learning outcomes for your students.

English for Queensland Units 3 & 4 Student book + obook assess Print student book with digital obook access for 27 months from the date of activation.
English for Queensland Units 3 & 4 obook assess Digital student obook access for 27 months from the date of activation.
English for Queensland Units 3 & 4
Teacher obook assess
Digital teacher access for the life of the edition.
Institutional purchases
Please contact your Education Consultant if your school purchases resources on behalf of students and requires multi-year digital subscriptions. If your school has a different model, ask your Education Consultant about purchase options.
PART A STUDYING SENIOR ENGLISH UNITS 3 & 4
Chapter 1 Preparing to study Units 3 & 4 View sample
Chapter 2 Unit 3: Making connections between texts
Chapter 3 Unit 4: Responding critically, responding creatively
PART B UNIT 3 TEXTUAL CONNECTIONS 1 – CONCEPTS IN TEXTS
Chapter 4 Comparative study option 1: Aspiration View sample
Chapter 5 Comparative study option 2: Human progress
Chapter 6 Comparative study option 3: Study of an adaptation
Chapter 7 Internal assessment 1: Public writing View sample
PART C UNIT 3 TEXTUAL CONNECTIONS 2 – ISSUES IN TEXTS
Chapter 8 Conversations about ‘mass surveillance’ in media texts
Chapter 9 Internal assessment 2: Persuasive speaking
PART D UNIT 4 CLOSE STUDY OF LITERARY TEXTS 1 – RESPONDING CREATIVELY
Chapter 10 Close study of Island by Alistair Macleod
Chapter 11 Internal assessment 3: Imaginative writing
PART E UNIT 4 CLOSE STUDY OF LITERARY TEXTS 2 – RESPONDING CRITICALLY
Chapter 12 Close study and critical response
Chapter 13 External assessment: Analytical writing
PART F ENGLISH TOOLKIT
Chapter 14 English toolkit
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Meet our expert
author team

You can trust our expert Queensland authors and award-winning publishing team to support you with the tools and resources you need to teach the Queensland Senior English syllabus.

Dr Kelli McGraw is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Queensland University of Technology. Kelli currently teaches secondary English curriculum and draws on her prior experience teaching secondary school English and debating. Kelli is also the Treasurer of the English Teachers’ Association of Queensland (ETAQ).

Dr Lindsay Williams has been an educator in Queensland for 36 years, teaching English at both state and independent schools. He has also served on numerous curriculum committees and panels, has coordinated and taught teacher preparation courses, and creates curriculum resources for numerous organisations including Reading Australia. He is the current Vice President of the ETAQ.

Sophie Johnson has been teaching Senior English in both independent and state schools in Queensland for over 10 years. She has also taught International Baccalaureate syllabuses and has worked with the QCAA in a range of roles. Sophie is an active member of the ETAQ.

English for Queensland is supported by a range of engaging and relevant digital resources via obook assess.

Resources for students

Students receive:

  • a complete digital version of the Student book with note-taking and bookmarking functionality
  • free Oxford Concise Dictionary look-up feature
  • a range of interactive, auto-correcting, multiple-choice assess quiz questions.

Resources for teachers

In addition to the student resources, teachers also receive:

  • detailed course planner and teacher notes
  • answers to all questions and assessment tasks in the Student book
  • the ability to set up classes, set assignments, and to view all available content and resources in one place.

What's in the QCAA General Senior syllabus?

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