English & Drama

English

Well-written, well-spoken English opens all doors in Australian society. The English Faculty at Crestwood High has a breadth and depth of experience to develop the skills of our students in

  • reading and writing
  • talking and listening
  • viewing and representing

The content areas of

  • Prose Fiction
  • Non-fiction
  • Poetry
  • Media
  • Shakespeare
  • Drama
  • Film

Provide the opportunity for students to study, read or view a wide range of materials - sometimes with a fascinating twist! See our Prose Fiction unit for Stage 4.

Fairy Tales: A Prose Fiction Unit for Stage 4

Texts:

  1. The Cinder Maid
  2. Beauty and the Beast
  3. Snow Night
  4. The Happy Prince

Goals for the Unit:

  1. Explore the cultural values of familiar and new fairy tales, especially gender roles.
  2. Explore the representations of love and family in fairy tales.
  3. Consider how and why violence is represented in children\'s stories.
  4. Compare and contrast female characters in texts.
  5. Compose a feature article.
  6. Research fairy tales from other countries.
  7. Give an oral presentation based on the research task.
  8. Reflect on the cultural significance of fairy tales in a learning journal.

Drama

All students study Drama in Stage 4. Drama is offered as an elective in Stage 5 and as an HSC subject in Stage 6.

The Drama courses incorporate

  • improvisation
  • play building a group performance
  • elements of production including lighting, sound, sets, props, costumes and programs.
  • Theatre studies

For further information please contact the English Head Teacher Mr Steve Sanford.