year 9 into year 10 subject guide

Year 9 into Year 10

Subject Guide

Year 9 into Year 10 Subject Guide – Core Subjects Printed Copies Are Not Controlled.

The Core Subjects

(Compulsory for all students)

Religion & Ethics

English Mathematics

Science History Geography

Health & Physical Education

Sport and


Religion & Ethics

About the Subject

The concept and history of religion permeates many aspects of society and culture. Many professions expect their employees to work within ethical and moral frameworks.

Religion and Ethics provides students with an opportunity to consider different points of view, collaborate with others and discuss the impact of religion on society.

Course Modules

Year Level

Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4

10 Module 1 Heroes and

Role Models

Module 2 Religious Citizenship

11 Module 3 Peace and

Conflict

Module 4

Sacred Stories

Module 5 Religions

of the World

Module 6 The

Australian Scene

12 Module 7 Social Justice

Module 8 Meaning

and Purpose

The sequence of modules provides a progression of learning that intentionally builds understanding around the identification and explanation of the ways religion, beliefs and ethics contribute to the personal, relational and spiritual perspectives of life and society (QCAA, 2019).

How Are Students Assessed?

Students in Year 10 and Year 11 encounter the assessment types that are used for Year 12 level study (Units 3 and 4).

These assessment techniques are:

• Investigation • Project (Written and Product components) • Extended Response to Stimulus • Exam (Short Response)

ATAR Relevance

Religion and Ethics is an Applied Subject and may contribute to a student’s ATAR using the 4 General + 1 Applied subject model. Students begin Unit 1 and undertake the first two modules during Year 10. Successful completion of each Unit contributes one QCE point towards a student’s Certificate of Education.

Education & Career Opportunities

Peace Lutheran College offers a holistic

education that aims to instil values and attitudes

for life-long learning.

In Religion and Ethics, students become:

• Self-directed, insightful investigators and learners

• Discerning, resourceful problem solvers and implementers

• Adept, creative producers and contributors

• Open, responsive communicators and facilitators

• Principled, resilient leaders and collaborators

• Caring, steadfast supporters and advocates

As a College, we value and promote the importance and benefits for students of developing spiritual awareness and well-being.

Students have opportunities to explore ways to serve others and investigate how to care for the world around them.

Students may be challenged to consider the importance of religion and ethics in areas such as business, the use of science and technology, and health and welfare.

All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable

for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for

training in righteousness. 2 Tim 3:16


English

About the Subject

Dependent on student numbers Year 10 English offers 3 levels of English. Students are allocated to classes based on the standard awarded in English at the end of Year 9. Consideration is given to attitude, effort and independence in learning. There is potential for movement across levels.

Foundation for ATAR General English English A: A and B standards English B: C standard

Foundation for Applied Essential English (may be used for ATAR)

English: D and E standards

Mainstream Units Course Topics

(The order of these units may be subject to change)

• Rhetoric and the art of persuasion

• Interpreting issues in two different texts e.g. novel and film

• Close analysis of Literature

• Power of the imagination

How Are Students Assessed

Students are assessed under two modes:

Receptive: identify, interpret, explain, analyse and evaluate the texts of others Productive: create their own texts

Persuasive Oral

Receptive mode – Identify and analyse Productive mode – Multi-modal presentation

Media article - Supervised

Productive mode – critique

Receptive mode – interpreting texts

Analytical essay

Receptive mode – analysis Productive mode – analytical essay

Imaginative text – short story or script

Productive mode

Short Course Literacy (SCL)

Short Course Literacy is a SAS subject that is completed over one semester in Semester 2 Year 10.

It is specifically designed for those students who choose a pathway that does not require direct entry into university or will choose to study Essential English in Year 11. It allows students to get their Literacy credit for their QCE. For the first semester of the year students will access two of the four mainstream units above.

SCL Course Topics (Semester 2)

Topic 1: Personal identity and education Topic 2: The work environment


Topic 1:

• Internal assessment 1A Extended response – written

• Internal assessment 1B Student learning journal

Topic 2:

• Internal assessment 2A Extended response – spoken/signed

• Internal assessment 2B Reading comprehension task

Education & Career Opportunities

While English develops skills necessary in all aspects of life, some of the more specific applications would be in the following fields:

• Journalism

• Law

• Author

• Teacher

• Advertising

• Actor

• Diplomatic Services

• Speech writer

• Editor

• Script writer

• Presenter

“Only in men’s imagination does every truth find

an effective and undeniable existence.

Imagination, not invention, is the supreme

master of art as of life.”

Joseph Conrad


Mathematics

About the Subject

Learning mathematics creates opportunities for and enriches the lives of all Australians. The Australian Curriculum: Mathematics provides students with essential mathematical skills and knowledge in Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability. It develops the numeracy capabilities that all students need in their personal, work and civic life, and provides the fundamentals on which mathematical specialties and professional applications of mathematics are built.

Mathematics focuses on developing increasingly sophisticated and refined mathematical understanding, fluency, logical reasoning, analytical thought and problem-solving skills. These capabilities enable students to respond to familiar and unfamiliar situations by employing mathematical strategies to make informed decisions and solve problems efficiently.

Topics Covered Number and Algebra indices, linear algebra, financial decisions.

Measurement and Geometry co-ordinate geometry, trigonometry and its applications, length, area and volume

Statistics and Probability quadratic expressions, probability, dealing with data.

How you are assessed

Students complete tasks such as assignments and tests, which are designed to track what they know and can demonstrate what they can do.

Mathematics: Numbers are a part of the ocean

Possible Future Opportunities

Essential, General and Methods Mathematics can all contribute to your ATAR or the numeracy requirements needed for a QCE certificate. Specialist Mathematics is an optional subject that can be chosen in addition to your math’s class and can contribute to your ATAR.

Year 10 has three math’s classes - Introduction to Maths Methods, Introduction to General Maths and Introduction to Essential Maths.

Educational and Career Opportunities

Year 10 Introduction to Essential Maths leads into Essential Mathematics.

Most employers look for mathematics results when interviewing job applicants:

• Building trades

• Secretarial and sales

• Banking and insurance

• Hospitality

• Retail assistants

Year 10 Introduction to General Maths leads into General Mathematics.

Most employers look for mathematics results when interviewing job applicants:

• Australian Defence Force

• Caterers

• Nurses

• Teacher

Year 10 Introduction into Maths Methods leads into Mathematics Methods and Specialist Maths. Maths Methods is often a pre- requisite for these university courses:

• Engineering

• Science

• Medical Maths Methods is a recommendation for many university courses:

• Pilot

• Statistician

*Note: these recommendations and prerequisites vary between universities and specific degrees.


Science

About the Subject

The Science course in Year 10 is designed to provide a stimulating experience for all students and prepare them for future study of Science. Students are grouped according to ability into 2 distinct Science courses:

Advanced Science Designed as a preparation for the academic Science courses in Year 11 and 12, with a focus on developing theoretical understanding and the manipulative skills required in Authority Science subjects such as Chemistry and Physics.

Science An investigative approach to learning that offers students a diverse experience of the essential skills used in Science. It is still possible that this course will lead into all Authority Science courses, particularly less mathematically orientated subjects such as Biology and Aquatic Practices (SAS).

Topics Covered

Chemical Science All substances consist of atoms which can combine to form molecules, and chemical reactions involve atoms being rearranged and recombined to form new substances.

Biological Science Characteristics are inherited from one generation to the next, and life has evolved over time based on the principle of Natural Selection.

Earth and Space Science Humans use resources from the Earth and influence the surface of the Earth and the atmosphere.

Physical Science An object’s motion is influenced by a range of contact and non-contact forces. Students appreciate that concepts of force, motion, matter and energy apply to systems ranging in scale from atoms to the universe itself.


Extended Investigations

Students investigate a hypothesis or answer a practical research question.

End of Unit Tests - These are short tests conducted under supervised conditions to ensure authentication of student work.

Extended Research Tasks - Developed in response to a scientific question, circumstance or issue that requires extensive research and their own opinions on scientific issues.

Science: systematic knowledge of the physical or

material world gained through observation and

experimentation.


Science provides you with the skills and ways of thinking that are excellent preparation for many university courses.

Careers specific to Science include:

• Scientist

• Doctor

• Engineering

• Physiotherapist

• Marine Biologist

• Researcher

• Biochemist

• Pharmacist

• Environmental Scientist

• Microbiologist

• Dentist

• Geologist

• Nurse

• Agriculture careers

• Nutritionist

“The important thing is to never stop questioning”. Albert Einstein


History

About the Subject

History is a disciplined process of inquiry into the past that develops students' curiosity and imagination. Awareness of history is an essential characteristic of any society, and historical knowledge is fundamental to understanding ourselves and others. It promotes the understanding of societies, events, movements and developments that have shaped humanity from earliest times. It helps students appreciate how the world and its people have changed, as well as the significant continuities that exist to the present day.

Topics Covered

Term 1, World War II: Students study the causes of World War II and the course that the war followed. Students examine the nature of warfare in the European and Pacific theatres and the effect of the war on the home front. The conclusion of the war was brought about by the U.S. entry into the conflict and the beginning of the atomic age.

Topic 2, Rights and freedoms (1945- the present): Students investigate struggles for human rights in depth. This will include how rights and freedoms have been ignored, demanded or achieved in Australia and in the broader world context, namely the American Civil Rights Movement. The role of Martin Luther King Junior in the United States and Charles Perkins’ Freedom Rides in Australia are examined. Students study the extent to which the civil rights movement can be seen as successful in changing attitudes and perspectives in contemporary, modern society. Topic 3, Popular Culture: Students investigate how ‘Popular Culture’ after World War II shaped Australian society in the twentieth century. This includes an examination of the impact of sport, music and film and how attitudes and beliefs towards these movements varied across time, age and gender.


Research assignments

Students locate and evaluate a range of primary and secondary sources in order to answer a historical question.

Response to historical sources

Students are provided with a selection of historical sources to analyse and respond to a series of questions. This task is completed individually, under supervised conditions in a set time frame.

“The Freedom Ride was probably the greatest and most exciting event I have ever been involved in with Aboriginal Affairs” – Charles Perkins, Arrente man, Aboriginal activist and President of the SAFA.


Modern History not only develops historical knowledge, but also researching skills that are important for a range of courses and careers. Courses specific to History include:

• Modern History

• Ancient History

• Law

• Social Work

• Social Science

• Political Science

• Journalism

Careers where following a History educational pathway could be beneficial include:

• Historian

• Journalist

• Politician

• Lawyer

• Social Worker

• Law enforcement

• Humanities Teacher

• Curator

“If you stop learning, you stop creating history and

become history".

Vadim Kotelnikov


Geography

About the Subject

Geography is a structured way of exploring, analysing and understanding the characteristics of the places that make up our world, using the concepts of place, space, environment, interconnection, sustainability, scale and change. It addresses scales from the personal to the global and time periods from a few years to thousands of years.

Topics Covered

Topic 1: Environmental change and management:

The world faces many environmental challenges

that range from a local scale, for example land

degradation around the school, through to a global

scale, such as global warming. Students learn how

people and their environments connect and how

effective management strategies can help us

realise a sustainable future.

Topic 2: Geographies of human wellbeing: Human wellbeing varies across the world. Students learn how to measure and compare wellbeing and understand the reasons for these spatial variations. Students research the how different programs can help close the development gap.

How Are Students Assessed? Assessment 1 Practical exercise under examination conditions. Students use their geographical skills to analyse maps, produce graphs and tables that are used to answer geographical questions. Assessment 2 This assessment requires students to research a specific challenge or problem through collecting, representing, analysing and responding to a range of data that is both teacher-provided and student researched.

Geography; the world at your fingertips


Geography provides students with a range of knowledge and skills that lends itself to a variety of university courses.

Courses specific to Geography include:

• Geography

• Sustainability

• Earth Sciences

• Geographic Information Systems

• Surveying & Certification

• Urban & Environmental Planning

• Urban & Regional Planning; Spatial Science

• Architecture

Careers where following a geography pathway could be beneficial are:

• Environmental Management

• City / Transport Planner

• Geologist

• Climatologist

• Cartographer

• Actuary

• Researcher

• Survey or Statistician

“Simply put, geography is our future. When

we look at any issue with the balance and

scrutiny that geographical study offers, we

move beyond the media hype or political

pin. Geography allows us to see the world

more clearly".

Tom Biebrach


Health & Physical Education

About the Subject Health and Physical Education (HPE) encourages

students to develop strategies for maintaining a positive

outlook and gauging behavioural expectations in

different leisure, social, movement and online situations.

Students learn to apply HPE information to implement

personalized plans for maintaining healthy and active

habits in their life. HPE promotes making the right

decisions for a healthy lifestyle to encourage longevity

in life and to be positive role models for friends and

family. HPE motivates confident physical activity and

participation in many different sporting and movement

areas with an emphasis on improving performance and

enjoying being active. HPE allows students to

demonstrate leadership, fair-play and co- operation,

while applying decision-making skills about their own

health and well-being in the classroom as well as

outdoors.

Topics Covered

• Swimming & Lifesaving Skills – Bronze Medallion and CPR qualification

• Biomechanics – the science of movement and how we can improve

• Personal fitness and developing a training program

• Health benefits of physical activity

• Mental health and wellbeing

• Harm minimization, safety, injury analysis, first aid and treatment

• Lifelong physical activities

• Games and sports including (but not limited to); swimming, hockey, volleyball, personal fitness and training methods, squash, badminton.

How Are Students Assessed? Students demonstrate their learning through various assessment methods involving multi-modal presentations, examinations and assignments on the topics covered.

Ongoing assessment is monitored for development in movement and performance aspects allowing the student to improve and progress throughout the term.

Every positive thought propels you in the right direction.


• Sports Medicine

• Occupational Therapy

• Sports Nutrition

• Coaching

• Sports Journalism

• Sports Psychology

• Personal Trainer

• Sports Management

• Military Fitness

• HPE Teacher

• Physiotherapy

• Sports Science

• Health related careers

• Nursing

• Medicine

• Sports Administration

• Health & Recreation

“The most important thing in the Olympic Games

is not winning but taking part; the essential thing

in life is not conquering but fighting well.”

Pierre de Coubertin


Sport and Recreation

About the Subject

Sport is human activity which has physical exertion and skills as the primary focus, with elements of competition, and for which rules and patterns of behaviour governing the activity exist formally through organisations.

Topics Covered

Sport involves recreational and competitive activities.

We participate in inter-school sport on Wednesday afternoons. Peace Lutheran College is one of a small group of schools who participate in both Junior Secondary Sport (JSS) for years 7, 8 and 9 and the Cairns Inter-School Sporting Activities (CISSA) competition for years 10, 11 and 12. Competitive athletes are catered for, and those that are not as competitive participate in our Sports-Ed programs, that teach about alternative roles, such as sports administration and sports management.

We also do a broad range of recreational activities including: Zumba, beach trips, hikes, stretch and relax sessions, and other non-competitive games. Some of our activities are played in House Teams, some depend on your personal preference, some in year levels and some in age groups, so that you interact on and off the sports arenas with a variety of other students.


There is no formal assessment for Sport but success is recognised and valued. Improvement and attitude are key indicators of success in this subject.

We award Gold awards to State team members, Silver to Regional (Peninsula) team members and Bronze to district (TCN-Trinity Coast North) team members.


• Athletic Careers

• Sports Administration

• Sports Management

• Sports Medicine

• Sports Marketing

• Sports Psychology

• Sports Science

Sport promotes fun, fitness, health.

“Simply put, sport is our future in regards to

health, fitness, social physical and mental

wellbeing.

When we look at balancing education as a whole,

sport is key to keeping our physical and mental

capabilities functioning.”

Tom Biebrach

Year 9 into Year 10 Subject Guide – Elective Subjects

The Elective Subjects

Technology Subjects

• Industrial Technology & Design (ITD)

• Digital Technology

• Food Technology

• Introduction to

Business & Legal Studies

The Arts

• Visual Art

• Drama

• Music

LOTE

• Japanese

Pre-requisite: Students must have studied the subject in previous years

• Italian

This subject is ideal for students continuing from Year 9


Industrial Technology and

Design (ITD)

About the Subject

The aim of Industrial Technology and Design in Year 10 is to introduce students to the role technology plays in society and to develop:

• An understanding of Manufacturing and its application to Industry

• Preparation for vocational employment

• A capacity to cope with and to contribute to life in a technical society

• A sense of personal worth and self-esteem

• Problem solving abilities

• Personal and interpersonal skills in manufacturing workplaces

• Production quality

• Safe and effective tool/machinery use

In general, all students should be able to use their creativity and derive satisfaction from working with materials, tools and machines while they gain skills they need to prepare themselves for future employment as well as recreation and leisure pursuits.

Topics Covered

• Designing Products

• Problem Solving

• Furnishings

• Creating Procedural Instructions

• Interpreting Working Drawings

• Sketching/Drafting Ideas


Assessment in this subject is undertaken through a series of practical projects and each student compiles a design folio of work. Techniques used to assess students work may include multiple answer tests, design folios, self- reflection tasks, teacher observation of work practices and assessment of completed projects. This will be achieved in a stress-free environment where students are encouraged to excel in this subject.


• Cabinet Maker

• Carpenter

• Council Worker - Outdoor

• Craftsperson

• Building Contractor

• Glass and Blazing Tradesperson

• Industrial Designer

• Industrial Engineer

• Jeweller

• Manufacturer

• Safety Inspector

• Timber and Composite Machinist

• Upholsterer

“Almost all quality improvement comes via

simplification of design, manufacturing, layout,

processes, and procedures.”

Tom Peters


Digital Technology

About the Subject

In a digital age, and with rapid and continuing changes in the ways that people share, use, develop and communicate with Digital Technology, young people need to be highly skilled in its use.

To participate in a knowledge-based economy and to be empowered within a technologically sophisticated society now and into the future, students need the knowledge, skills and confidence to make Digital Technology work for them at school, at home, at work and in their communities.

Digital Technologies are fast and automated, interactive and multimodal, and they support the rapid communication and representation of knowledge to many audiences and its adaptation in different contexts. They transform the ways that students think and learn and give them greater control over how, where and when they learn.

Topics Covered

• Web Design

• Graphic Design

• Robotics

• Digital publication

• Animation

• Game and App development


Students will complete in class activities using a range of technical equipment, applications and media processes to present ideas, achieve effects and explore aesthetic qualities in media forms.

It involves students making and responding to media arts independently, in small groups, with their teachers and communities. They explore media arts as an art form through representation, manipulation of genre and media conventions along with analysis of media artworks.


• Information Systems

• Web designer

• Game Design

• App Developer

• Digital Publication Creation

• ICT Manager

• Network Engineer

“Digital media enables us to build

more stages for our kids to express

themselves.”

Marco Torres


Food Technology

About the Subject

This subject has been designed to introduce students to the general knowledge and skills needed for employment in the hospitality industry.

Food Technology is an area of study that provides students with a range of interpersonal skills, such as team work, effective communication and organisational skills, as well as specific knowledge and technical skills related to various sectors of the industry. These skills have a broad application both in personal life and in future work roles.

Topics Covered

Unit 1: Introduction to senior food technology

Unit 2: Food trends

Unit 3: Food equity and international foods

Unit 4: Food for special occasions


Students will be assessed on their knowledge, planning and decision-making skills along with their practical skills and application. Techniques used to assess student’s learning include the following:

• Design assignments

• Written tests and reports

• End of term exams

• Observation of work practices

• Practical assessments

• Production and presentation of food items

• End of term exams

• Written tests and reports

• Observation of work practices

• Production and presentation of food items

• Compiling work schedules and requisition of stock

• Calculating the cost of food items

• Planning events


A wide range of careers and jobs such as:

• Baristas

• Chefs

• Front of House Managers

• Silver service waitrons

• Receptionists

• Tourism and event management positions

• Wedding and banquet co-ordinators

• Bar managers

• Restaurant managers

• Fast food outlet managers

• Numerous other positions and opportunities

within the Hospitality framework.

Food technology at Peace Lutheran College includes studies in the purchase, preparation, and service of a whole range of food, from simple entrées to complex main courses and delicious desserts. Practical skills form a large component of this course, where the students will be developing their skills as the year progresses.

George Sailor and Alexandria Ruh Year 10 Regional winners of the 2015

Culinary Challenge.


Introduction to Business & Legal

Studies

About the Subject Business Studies in Year 10 aims to ensure students develop enterprising behaviours and skills that can be transferable into life, work and business opportunities as well as contribute to the development and prosperity of individuals and society. Students will develop reasoning and interpretation skills to apply economics and business concepts to make informed decisions as well as and the role it plays in creating a prosperous, sustainable and equitable economy for all Australians.

Content and assessment research is based on current business, economic and legal issues, providing students with the opportunity to engage in interesting and relevant material.

Throughout the year students participate in introductory units of Legal Studies and Senior Business. These units provide students with the opportunity to experience subjects offered by the College in Year 11 and 12 as well as determine their appeal and if they have the skills required to successful study these areas.

Topics Covered

✓ Introduction to Legal Studies including; examining the principles which underpin our judicial system such as the Presumption of Innocence, Freedom of Speech and Rights of the Accused and Victims, the role of the High Court of Australia.

✓ Introduction to Business Fundamentals

✓ Economic Performance and Standards of Living

✓ Four Functions of Business – HR, Marketing, Finance and Operations


Assessment includes research reports, analysis of business performance and examinations.


Whether you are planning to enter fashion or finance, or something in-between, studying Business can open a world of possibilities for you.

• Digital Marketing Specialist

• Human Resources Manager

• Management Consultant

• Accountant

• Lawyer

• Entrepreneur & Business Owner

• Business Intelligence and Information Systems

Manager

• Finance Management

“The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that is changing really quickly, the only strategy

that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks”

Mark Zuckerberg

“What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: know your product better than

anyone, know your customer, and have a burning desire to succeed.”

David Thomas (Founder of Wendy’s)


Visual Art

About the Subject

Learning in Visual Arts involves students making and responding to artworks, drawing on the world as a source of ideas.

Through Visual Arts, students learn to reflect critically and develop their own arts knowledge and preferences. They learn with growing sophistication to express and communicate experiences through and about visual arts.

Topics Covered

Art History: discovering major movements, artists and artworks over time and their contribution to the world. Analysing Artworks: Critical analysis of the work of others students to understand compositional devices and then explore these in their own art. Practical work involving sculpture, painting and interpreting work in contexts. Experimental folios for preparation into Senior Studies, which allow the students to explore diverse materials, techniques and processes and reflect on their own work with a teacher guided focus.


Visual Art assessment is divided into two areas: Making and Responding.

Both Making and Responding involve developing practical and critical understanding of how the artist uses an artwork to engage audiences and communicate meaning.

Making could include painting, ceramics, craft, installation, photography, digital media, and sculpture in various forms. Responding includes written analysis, exam, oral and research assignment. Term 3 and 4 include an experimental folio, based on the senior syllabus structure.


Most careers can be enhanced with a creative flair and our everyday lives can also become more exciting and innovative with an understanding of the aesthetic world around us.

There are many opportunities for further education in Visual Art which include degrees in University, TAFE and also traineeships.

A snippet of the careers one could enter in the art world include:

• Art Dealers

• Animators

• Fashion Designers

• Garden Designers

• Book Illustrators

• Graphic Artists

• Cartoon/Comic Strip Artists

• Industrial Designers

• Curators

• Jewellers

• Stage Designers

• Milliner

• Landscape Architects

• Interior Designers

• Architects

• Artists

• Photographer

“Art is not what you see, but what you make other’s see.” Edgar Degas


Drama

About the Subject

Drama provides opportunities for students to create, reflect, challenge, ritualise, critique and celebrate. Students are encouraged to express and communicate understandings about human issues and experiences through the enactment of real and imagined events. While interacting in a range of roles, relationships, situations and contexts, students investigate feelings, actions and consequences. They develop confidence and self- awareness as they collaborate to prepare and present drama for a variety of purposes and in a range of forms, styles and contexts.

Topics Covered

• Collage drama and hybridised performance

• Comedy and clowning

• 20th century Australian Realism

• Experiencing and responding to live theatre

• Self-devised scripts and plays

• Informal and public performances

• Potential to work with actors and theatre professionals


Drama is assessed in three dimensions: Making: Forming, Making: Performing and Responding.

Making: Forming

Involves the creation of drama through improvisation, role-play, play building and playwriting.

Making: Performing

Involves the performance of drama, demonstrating acting and rehearsal techniques.

Responding

Involves the analysis and evaluation of drama through critical interpretation of the elements of drama and stylistic conventions in performance.


• Tertiary study/TAFE Certificate/ Industry pathways

• Actor/performer

• Playwright

• Director

• Designer

• Stage manager/theatre technician

• Arts administrator

• Creative industries

• Advertising/public relations

• Journalist

• Lawyer

• Retail, hospitality or human resource management

• Early childhood education

• Primary/secondary teacher

• Tertiary education/tutoring

Above: Students combine traditional and contemporary

clowning techniques to entertain and challenge audiences.

“Theatre was my first love. I can't take the

theatre out of me. And I wouldn't want to.

To me, it’s home.”

Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Hugh Jackman has a BA in Communications and acting

qualifications from WAAPA


Music

About the Subject

If you love music and want to improve you existing skills or learn a new instrument, then this subject gives you opportunities to explore the musical elements and a variety of instruments.

You can learn how to play keyboard, guitar, drum kit and percussion in a solo and ensemble setting, or you can sing if you prefer. You are allowed the freedom to choose the instrument that interests you.

You will have opportunities to rehearse and perform pieces in a group or band or as an instrumentalist. You will listen to, analyse and observe musical conventions and create your own musical pieces using a variety of techniques and technologies such as mix craft, Sibelius, and digital multitrack recording.

You will learn how to listen to music in a new way and gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of it.

Topics Covered

• Music from Film & Television

• World Music

• Australian Music

• Contemporary Music

• Rock Music

• Music and the Arts

• Digital technologies


Students will have an assessment task for the topics studied. This will be a performance, a composition, and written and research tasks.

You can choose to learn and perform a piece that interests you and corresponds to the topic studied. Students can play in groups or individually.

For composition, students explore the musical elements to create an original piece. This can be done either electronically, recorded live, or notated by hand. You listen to pieces and deconstruct them in order to create something unique.

For research tasks, you will be given a set of questions to respond to and create a digital presentation, written report or speech.


• Musician

• Sound engineer

• Event coordinator

• Educator

• Music journalist

• Composer

“Music touches us emotionally, where

words alone can’t”

Johnny Depp

“Music is the universal language of

mankind.”

Longfellow


Japanese

About the Subject

Learning another language is not just about becoming able to communicate with people in different countries. It is also about gaining international mindedness, which is a critical skill in this globalized world to unite the different countries together, whilst allowing them to remain diverse and unique. Many universities value LOTE learning and offer a bonus rank to your entry rank scale if you complete a senior language subject.

Japanese language skill is highly valued in Australia, particularly in Queensland, a region that relies on its relationship with Japan for many aspects. In Year 10 Japanese, students will learn about Japanese grammar and expressions, furthering communication ability, and will learn how to type in Japanese script. Students will also learn about Japan and its culture from the imaginary trip to Japan throughout the year, as well as from various cultural activities such as cooking and music.

Topics Covered

• Travel planning

• Typing in Japanese

• Illness and injury

• Map orientation

• Japanese fashion

• Japanese Seasonal changes

• Japanese food & table manners

• Pop culture (anime, manga, J-pop music)

• Japanese cities & tourist spots


• Travel planning Power Point presentation

• Listen to recorded and spoken script

• Read / write letters and travel journals

• Restaurant role play

• Katakana script quizzes


Study of Japanese will be advantageous for

a wide range of career opportunities

including but not limited to the following:

• Tourism industry

• Flight industry

• Various community service work (e.g.

hospitality, health care etc.)

• Food industry

• Art and music industry

• Media industry

• Information technology industry

• Government-related work

• Teaching

• Interpreting and translating

• Work opportunity in Japan and other Asian

countries

“Learning another language is a journey to

find another you”

Bridge the world – learn another language!


Italian

About the Subject

As they advance through their teenage years, students become more self-aware and develop their own philosophy. Students may also instinctively become more curious and start exploring different ways of thinking.

The new Australian Curriculum, in effect from 2018, introduces new goals in Languages learning, alongside the conventional spoken and written practice. These include understanding that becoming bilingual positively shapes a person’s identity and adds a whole range of communication skills that are much required in the workplace nowadays. Through the analysis of texts, music and movies, Italian language class offers opportunities to compare the Italian lifestyle with the Australian lifestyle with the purpose of expanding student’s own horizons. Some lesson time will be dedicated to class discussions on topics of contemporary society such as Italian and European current affairs but also of past history, such as how the Italian people and culture have influenced, and continue to influence, our society in Australia and worldwide.

In Year 10 Italian, students explore language structures of higher complexity than in previous years. Communication skills and vocabulary knowledge are developed through a variety of written and spoken activities in which students: express opinions, talk about their school life and free time, describe routines and situations, use informal and formal language, use past tenses to create recounts.

A two-week school excursion to Italy during the June-July holidays is offered to Year 9 and 10 students.

Topics Covered

• Outings and shopping • Fashion and trends • Family life and routines

• Friendship, companies and school life

How Are Students Assessed? Students

are assessed on their ability to:

• Understand and interpret facts and ideas in spoken and written texts

• Interact orally and sustain conversation with peers and the teacher

• Compose a range of written texts • Understand aspects of Italian culture

Assessment is in the form of in-class examinations or tests.

Education and Career Opportunities

The study of Italian language and culture helps develop and reinforce other learning areas such as:

• Culture and Literacy (English)

• Humanitarian and Social Science studies (Geography, History, Politics)

• The Arts (Music, Drama, Dance, Design)

Graduates in a European language are well qualified for careers in:

• Diplomatic services

• Teaching

• Interpreting and translating

• Travel and hospitality

• Publishing

• Theatre

• Commerce and international relations

• International banking

• Journalism and communications

• Medical areas

• Music and the arts

Graduates might also consider career opportunities in Italy and Europe, such as: English teaching to Italians, tourism, art, fashion, design, music, engineering.

"Non è bello quel ch'è bello,

ma è bello quel che piace."

Italian proverb, meaning: “it is not beautiful what is

said to be beautiful, but it is beautiful what you like.”

"Perfect your second language,

broaden your horizons"

year 9 into year 10 subject guide

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