Words 2: Literacy Support Level Two

Subject Overview

This year-long program is for students who require further assistance in their English skills. Students at Preparatory level who have not participated in WORDS 1, may participate in WORDS 2.

• This is NOT a class for Entry or Essential English students due to the maturity of texts studied including films.

Conflict and resolution theme

My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate glory,
The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori.”
― Wilfred Owen, The War Poems

Friendship and Connection Theme

Content and ideas:    Themes – each term is based on a theme:  

• Term One – Family and Autonomy

• Term Two – Social Justice and Activism

• Term Three – Homelessness and the gift of friendship

• Term Four – Conflict and resolution

Class Activities: 

• Word search, Crosswords, Kahoot activities  

• Viewing and commenting on films, short stories and novels 

• Note-taking  

• Comparing ideas in texts 

• Relating themes to students’ own world and experience 

• Collaboration on a project 

• Creative and analytic writing 

• Extension activities for students who want a challenge  

Do this subject if you:

• need help with organisation  

• require time and assistance to complete tasks 

• require content and learning tasks to be modified   

• need support for either a VCE or VCE VM pathway

• require help to structure written and oral responses 

• like variety in lessons

Content Warning: This subject contains in-depth study of films with an M15+ rating. It is recommended that students are aged fifteen or over when undertaking this subject.