The Major Work – Print Medium

See Major Work Parameters (page 12) for other presentation requirements.

Short story(ies)

Students complete a short story or a suite of stories within a 6000–8000 word limit. The word limit does not include the Reflection Statement.
All appropriated or non-original material must be acknowledged in the Reflection Statement in accordance with the principles of All My Own Work. Bibliographies are not required to be added to short stories; however, where works have been cited or referenced in the Major Work, these should be appropriately cited as an addendum attached to the short story or stories.

Poem(s)

Students write a suite of poems, a collection of poems or an extended poem up to a 3500 word limit. The word limit does not include the Reflection Statement.

• The suite of poems should be linked in theme and/or structure.
• The collection could develop a single concept or diverse concepts.

All appropriated or non-original material must be acknowledged in the Reflection Statement in accordance with the principles of All My Own Work. Bibliographies are not required to be added to poems; however, where works have been cited or referenced in the Major Work, these should be appropriately cited as an addendum attached to the poem or poems.

Critical Response

Students develop a critical response based on their independent research into an area of special interest of their choice within a 4000–4500 word limit. The word limit does not include the Reflection Statement.

This could take the form of:

• a critique of an author’s work, or
• an independent investigation into an aspect of language, or
• an independent investigation into the works of a particular historical period, or
• an independent investigation into a particular paradigm related to the study of English, or
• any other critical response approved by the teacher, which is an extension of the knowledge and understanding gained by the student in the English (Advanced) or Extension courses.

All appropriated or non-original material must be acknowledged in the Reflection Statement in accordance with the principles of All My Own Work. A bibliography is typically appropriate to the conventions of this form and, if included, should be attached to the Major Work.

Script – radio, film, television or drama

Students develop a script of a complete work for the medium of radio, film, television or drama. The intended performance time for the script must be 20–30 minutes.

Scriptwriting conventions appropriate to the medium should be followed. The Board of Studies does not specify a particular style or format. For further advice, refer to English Extension 2 Major Work Frequently Asked Questions.

All appropriated or non-original material must be acknowledged in the Reflection Statement in accordance with the principles of All My Own Work and should be acknowledged as an addendum to the print copy of the script.

The Major Work – Sound Medium

See Major Work parameters (page 12) for other presentation requirements.

Speech(es)

Students present a speech or combination of speeches that must have a playing time of 15−20 minutes. The audio file may include music and/or sound effects, which will not be included in the running time. These effects will be noted for their contribution to the establishment of the internal context of the work, but the assessment emphasis will be on the substance of the speech and the delivery. The audience for the speech must be specified. For further advice, refer to English Extension 2 Major Work Frequently Asked Questions.

The student presenting the Major Work must be the principal performer, sole writer and sole director/producer.

Presentation

The speech or speeches must be submitted as an audio file in the format advised annually by the Board of Studies. Students must also submit a print copy of the speech or speeches.

The completed work should be directly and thoroughly tested for appropriate functionality before submission. It is strongly advised that the work be tested on the storage medium on a computer that has not been used during the production of the work to ensure that it performs as intended.
Titles and credits on the audio must not identify the student, any other students or the school, except by candidate number and school number.
All appropriated or non-original material must be acknowledged in the Reflection Statement in accordance with the principles of All My Own Work and should be acknowledged as an addendum to the print copy of the speech or speeches.
 

Radio Drama

Students present a complete radio drama that must have a playing time of 10–15 minutes. The file may include music and/or sound effects, which will not be included in the running time. These effects will be noted for their contribution to the establishment of the internal context of the work, but the assessment emphasis will be on the substance of the radio drama and the delivery.
The student presenting the Major Work must be the sole writer and sole director/producer.
Presentation
The radio drama must be submitted as an audio file in the format advised annually by the Board of Studies. Students must also submit a print copy of the radio drama.
The completed work should be directly and thoroughly tested for appropriate functionality before submission. It is strongly advised that the work be tested on the storage medium on a computer that has not been used during the production of the work to ensure that it performs as intended.
Scriptwriting conventions appropriate to the medium should be followed. The Board of Studies does not specify a particular style or format. For further advice, refer to English Extension 2 Major Work Frequently Asked Questions.
Titles and credits on the audio must not identify the student, any other students or the school, except by candidate number and school number.
All appropriated or non-original material must be acknowledged in the Reflection Statement in accordance with the principles of All My Own Work and should be acknowledged as an addendum to the print copy of the radio drama.

Performance Poetry

Students present an audio file of a complete poetry performance that must have a playing time of 8–10 minutes. The audio file may include music and/or sound effects, which will not be included in the running time. These effects will be noted for their contribution to the establishment of the internal context of the work, but the assessment emphasis will be on the substance of the performance poetry and the delivery.
The student presenting the Major Work must be the principal performer, sole writer and sole director/producer.
Presentation
The performance poetry must be submitted as an audio file in the format advised annually by the Board of Studies. Students must also submit a print copy of the poetry.
The completed work should be directly and thoroughly tested for appropriate functionality before submission. It is strongly advised that the work be tested on the storage medium on a computer that has not been used during the production of the work to ensure that it performs as intended.
Titles and credits on the audio must not identify the student, any other students or the school, except by candidate number and school number.
All appropriated or non-original material must be acknowledged in the Reflection Statement in accordance with the principles of All My Own Work and should be acknowledged as an addendum to the print copy of the poetry.

The Major Work – Visual Medium

See Major Work parameters (page 12) for other presentation requirements.

Video

Students present a digital file that has a playing time of 6–8 minutes. Students must also submit a print copy of the script.
The student presenting the Major Work must be the sole writer and director.
Presentation
The video must be submitted as a digital file in the format advised annually by the Board of Studies. In addition, a typed video script must be submitted with the digital file.
The completed work should be directly and thoroughly tested for appropriate functionality before submission. It is strongly advised that the work be tested on the storage device on a computer that has not been used during the production of the work to ensure that it performs as intended.
Scriptwriting conventions appropriate to the medium must be followed.
Titles and credits in the video must not identify the student, any other students or the school, except by candidate number and/or school number.
All appropriated or non-original material such as images, music, programming equipment and software must be acknowledged in the Reflection Statement in accordance with the principles of All My Own Work. This material should also be acknowledged in the credits of the video and as an addendum to the print copy of the script.

The Major Work – Digital Media

See Major Work parameters (page 12) for other presentation requirements.

Digital media compositions can use a wide variety of digital tools to create interactive texts that explore a concept or notion. The digital file must have media content viewable within 20 minutes.
The student presenting the Major Work must be the sole composer. All files and links are to be established and created by the student.
Presentation and technical requirements
Students submit a digital media composition as a digital file in the format advised annually by the Board of Studies.
A hard copy of a flowchart, logic map or storyboard must be submitted with the Major Work to ensure that markers assess the extent of the student’s digital media work.
Students must submit technical specifications as well as installation and running instructions with their Major Work.
Titles and credits in the work or on the presentation medium must not identify the student, any other students or the school, except by candidate number and school number.
All appropriated or non-original material such as images, music, programming equipment and software must be acknowledged in the Reflection Statement in accordance with the principles of All My Own Work and should be acknowledged as an addendum to the flowchart, logic map or storyboard.
The digital media composition must be able to function directly from the digital file. Submitted work cannot be copied to a hard drive to improve playback performance. The work must be designed for playback and interaction not requiring specialist hardware or software such as high performance cards or software drivers. Any applications must run on current Apple Macintosh or Microsoft Windows operating systems directly from the storage medium.
The completed work should be directly and thoroughly tested for appropriate functionality before submission. It is strongly advised that the work be tested on the storage device on a computer that has not been used during the production of the work to ensure that it performs as intended. The computer chosen should not have the authoring application installed.