This interactive book explains the Electives which will be available at Pakenham Secondary College for Year 10 students in 2024.
Pakenham Secondary College 2024 Electives Handbook Year 10
Contents
Welcome ............................................................................................................................................................ 4
Timeline ............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Year 10 Structure............................................................................................................................................... 6
Elective Choices for Mainstream & Enhancement (VCE Unit 1 & 2) ................................................................ 7
Year 10 Electives to choose from ...................................................................................................................... 8
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING (VET) ............................................................................................. 9
Vocational Education & Training (VET) ........................................................................................................... 10
VET programs include: ................................................................................................................................ 10
Selecting a VET Study ................................................................................................................................. 11
Assessment in VET ..................................................................................................................................... 11
Unique Student Identifier (USI).................................................................................................................... 11
THE ARTS ....................................................................................................................................................... 14
Year 10 Art Elective Descriptors...................................................................................................................... 15
Art ................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Digital Art and Design .................................................................................................................................. 15
Photography ................................................................................................................................................ 16
Drama .......................................................................................................................................................... 16
Music............................................................................................................................................................ 17
Potential Incursion/Excursion Opportunities................................................................................................ 18
TECHNOLOGY................................................................................................................................................ 19
Year 10 Technology Elective Descriptors....................................................................................................... 20
Food Technology ......................................................................................................................................... 20
Digital Technology and App Development .................................................................................................. 21
Textiles and Product Design........................................................................................................................ 22
Wood Technology and Product Design ....................................................................................................... 23
HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION .............................................................................................................. 24
HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION .............................................................................................................. 24
Year 10 Health & Physical Education Elective Descriptors ............................................................................. 25
Mind, body and soul..................................................................................................................................... 25
Body attack .................................................................................................................................................. 25
Sport and leadership.................................................................................................................................... 26
Explore Outdoors ......................................................................................................................................... 26
ENGLISH ......................................................................................................................................................... 27
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Year 10 English Electives Descriptor .............................................................................................................. 28
Literature...................................................................................................................................................... 28
Potential Incursion/Excursion Opportunities................................................................................................ 28
HUMANITIES................................................................................................................................................... 29
Year 10 Humanities Elective Descriptors ................................................................................................... 30
Money Matters ............................................................................................................................................. 30
Crime and Punishment ................................................................................................................................ 30
Year 10 Humanities Elective Descriptors ................................................................................................... 31
History, People and Power .......................................................................................................................... 31
Potential Incursion/Excursion Opportunities................................................................................................ 31
LANGUAGES .................................................................................................................................................. 32
Year 10 Languages Elective Descriptor ......................................................................................................... 33
Un voyage en France! ................................................................................................................................. 33
SCIENCE ......................................................................................................................................................... 34
Year 10 Science Electives Descriptor ............................................................................................................. 35
Science of Food (Gastronomy).................................................................................................................... 35
Science of Crime (Forensics) ...................................................................................................................... 35
Industrial Science (Trades related).............................................................................................................. 36
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Welcome
At Pakenham Secondary College we are committed to ensuring that the students who attend our College leave with an appropriate qualification(s), together with a pathway to further study and employment that is important to them. We are committed to ensure that we provide a tailored approach to all of our students as they seek learning and pathways opportunities that relate to their future hopes and aspirations. We believe that our students should be provided with as much choice as possible as they move in to Year 10, including having access to a range of options including a Mainstream / Enhancement / Vocational Education & Training (VET) Program, various School Based Apprenticeship Training (SBAT) Programs and earlier access to one Year 11 subject where appropriate. In 2024, we have introduced greater choice to our Year 10 students and this is reflected in the information shared as part of this Handbook. I encourage all parents and students to become familiar with the contents of this Handbook and to contact the College should you have any queries. Furthermore, I urge families to take up the opportunity to participate in Course Counselling and Information Sessions that will be made available to students and parents/carers.
As a College, we look forward to working with our students in order to support them in achieving a pathway and future that is important to them.
Aaron Smith Principal Pakenham Secondary College
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Timeline
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Year 10 Structure
There are 4 options available in Year 10:
Mainstream
Enhancement
VET
Connections (if suitable, individuals will be selected and contacted for this program)
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Elective Choices for Mainstream & Enhancement (VCE Unit 1 & 2)
VCE Applied Computing VCE Art Making & Exhibiting
VCE Physical Education
VCE Politics: Australian & Global
VCE Biology
VCE Product Design & Technology: Textiles VCE Product Design & Technology: Wood Tech
VCE Business Management
VCE Food Studies
VCE Psychology VCE Sociology
VCE Health & Human Development
VCE Legal Studies VCE Literature VCE Modern History
VCE Visual Communication Design
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Year 10 Electives to choose from
Key Learning Area:
Elective: Literature
English
LOTE
French
Humanities Humanities Humanities
Money Matters
Crime and Punishment History, People and Power
Science Science Science
Science of Food Science of Crime
Industrial Science (Trades related)
Health and Physical Education Health and Physical Education Health and Physical Education Health and Physical Education
Mind, Body and Soul
Body Attack
Sport and Leadership
Explore Outdoors Food Technology
Technology Technology Technology Technology
Digital Technology and App Development
Textiles and Product Design
Wood Technology and Product Design
The Arts The Arts The Arts The Arts The Arts
Art
Digital Art and Design
Photography
Drama Music
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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING (VET)
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Vocational Education & Training (VET)
Vocational Education and Training (VET) Certificates are courses of study that are nationally recognised and accredited. VET enables students to gain industry training in preparation for further learning or entry into the workforce (e.g. Certificate III in Music Industry). Most certificate programs run over two years and are made up of a number of Units of Competence.
A VET in Schools program is usually made up of VET Units that are delivered by an RTO at the student’s school or another school within the South-Eastern Cluster.
VET programs include:
Agriculture Animal Care Automotive
Allied Health Assistant
Applied Fashion Design & Technology
Beauty Services
Building and Construction Computer Assembly & Repair Early Childhood Education & Care
Community Services Construction Pathways
Electrotechnology
Equine Studies
Horticulture
Hospitality Make-up
Integrated Technologies
Plumbing
Retail Cosmetics Screen & Media
Salon Assistant
Sport & Recreation Workplace Skills
Visual Arts
Other courses are available (see Nicole Sing from Careers)
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Vocational Education & Training (VET)
Selecting a VET Study
VET units contribute to the satisfactory completion of Year 10.
If you are thinking about taking any combinations of VET and Year 10 studies, talk to the Careers and Pathways Counsellor about the credit arrangements. Each VET program may require you to have some Work Experience, which gives you a chance to learn more about the industry and the skills it requires. Successfully completing a VET certificate provides you with a nationally recognised certificate that can lead directly into employment and higher certificate level TAFE courses. VET courses can even provide you with credit for some Tertiary Institutions. Assessment in VET ‘Students receive an S for a Unit of Competency if they have demonstrated competence as assessed by their registered training organisation (RTO). Students receive an S for a module if they have demonstrated achievement of all the learning outcomes as assessed by the RTO. Satisfactory completion of VET Units is calculated automatically as students satisfactorily complete units of competency/modules. The VET studies are assessed by the subject teacher against a nationally accredited set of competencies. If a student is competent, they receive a satisfactory result. If a student cannot demonstrate their competence in an area, then they can be re-assessed at a later time after further practice. Where possible, assessment should be a practical task or based on a practical task. Unique Student Identifier (USI) All students doing a nationally recognised training need to have a Unique Student Identifier (USI). This includes students doing Vocational Education Training (VET) at school (VET for secondary students). If students don’t have a USI they will not receive their qualification or statement of attainment. In order to apply students must go to: https://www.usi.gov.au/students/_create-your-usi
Students will create an account and this will generate a 10 digit code. STUDENTS MUST SUBMIT THIS CODE TO THE VET COORDINATOR AND THEIR VET TEACHER.
The online application requires one identity document and takes only 5-10 minutes provided that you have the identity proof at hand. A USI is then allocated on the spot on screen, and is also emailed to the student instantly. Students are strongly advised to record this code.
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THE ARTS
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Year 10 Art Elective Descriptors
Art
This elective aligns with VCE Art Making and Exhibiting and is recommended for students who are interested in fields such as painting, sculpting, art teaching, visual arts and crafts professionals.
Students in this elective will develop a range of fine art techniques for 2D art forms, including drawing, painting, printmaking and also 3D art forms such as sculpture and ceramics. Exploratory and developmental work will be undertaken prior to the commencement of art works.
Students will have the opportunity to learn about:
Painting Drawing Sculpture Ceramics
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Analysing artworks and artists practice
Subject Cost: $70.00
Digital Art and Design This elective aligns with VCE Visual Communication Design and VCE Art Making and Exhibiting and is recommended for students who are interested in creative fields such as animation advertising, illustration interior design, marketing, graphic design and signwriting. Students will use a combination of freehand drawing techniques and digital software to develop ideas in design fields such as communication design, product design and industrial design. Students produce a visual journal documenting the design process for each unit of work. Students will have the opportunity to learn:
Character design
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Animation
Digital painting
Augmented reality
Procreate Illustrator SketchUp
Subject cost: $70.00
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Year 10 Art Elective Descriptors
Photography This elective aligns with VCE Art Making and Exhibiting and is recommended for students who are interested in creative fields such as photography, gallery or museum curator, graphic designer, visual artist, art teacher, magazine photo editor.
Students will learn the operation and function of a digital camera in the production of a folio of digital prints, including studio lighting, landscapes, portraits and digital editing/manipulation using Adobe Photoshop.
Students will have the opportunity to learn about:
• Operation and function of a digital camera • Composition, art elements and design principles • Editing photographs using Photoshop • Studio lighting • Developing a photography folio; contact sheets and annotations
Subject cost: $40.00
Drama In this unit students will be introduced to the process of devising original theatre for an intended audience. This subject will introduce students to not only refine their acting and directing techniques, but understand the impact costume, set, lighting and sound design can have on a performance for an audience. Students will also be required to see a live professional production, to analyse the performance and design techniques used on the stage. Students will participate in research tasks, group performance tasks and a mini class production. If the subject runs in semester 2, students will present their class production in the city to a panel of experts and schools across Victoria, in the Suitcase Series showcase at The Malthouse Theatre.
Assessment Tasks:
Learning Tasks for the unit include participation in workshops, mini performances and theory homework. Assessments Tasks will include a mini-Ensemble performance, a written analysis of a live performance, the rehearsal process and presentation of the class production.
Proposed topics:
Devising Theatre:
• Understanding theatre techniques to create engaging scene work for an audience • Playing with conventions of modern theatre • Understanding the impact Design has on a theatre performance
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Class Production (Suitcase Series):
Reading a script for inspiration Constructing a class performance
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• Presenting work at Malthouse Theatre/or at a school showcase event.
Potential Costs
• Students may need to pay $30 to cover costs of any excursions that occur for this subject. • This is subject to change, depending on the production we go and see for a key assessment task.
Music
Year 10 Music builds on the knowledge and skills developed in Year 9 Music. Students will have the opportunity to play various instruments and perform in groups and solo. Students will study variety different styles of music and understand what makes each of them unique. There is a focus on developing basic theory through a variety of activities on keyboard, voice, and your chosen instrument. Music is an excellent stepping-stone into VCE Music.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of music, including performance skills, rehearsal strategies, reading music, recording music, and learning about the musical culture.
To undertake this subject, it is strongly recommended that you take instrumental lessons, but it is not a requirement.
Content:
• How to present a performance in a group and solo setting • Aural and Theory Skills • Composition • Music Recording using Sound Trap • Understanding stylistic characteristics of different styles. • Applying theoretical knowledge in a practical sense and analysing music by ear • Rhythm Reading / Solfege Singing
Assessment tasks:
Solo and Group Performances. Music programs to create music.
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Theory / Aural Exam
Analysis of songs and performances.
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Year 10 Art Elective Descriptors
Potential Incursion/Excursion Opportunities
Art
Digital Art & Design
Gallery / exhibition tour
Artist talk
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Artist talk
Artist workshop
Artist workshop
ACMI tour
PSC End of semester exhibition
PSC End of semester exhibition
Photography
Drama
Photographic excursion Gallery / exhibition tour
Drama production excursion
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PSC End of semester exhibition
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TECHNOLOGY
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Year 10 Technology Elective Descriptors
Food Technology
Course Description:
In this unit students will explore the key components of catering and kitchen management such as menu planning, food styling and methods of cookery.
Students will use the design process to investigate, design, produce and evaluate suitable food products for different clients and scenarios. They reflect on the sensory and functional properties of ingredients and individual dietary needs.
Students will learn about environmental issues that can be caused in food production and develop sustainable practices when preparing and cooking food.
Areas of Study:
Food safety and hygiene
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Food Sustainability
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Catering and Hospitality
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The Design Process
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Link to VCE / VET Subjects: VCE Food Studies Units 1 and 2, VET Hospitality
Contact Person: Mrs. Heidi Robertson
Subject Cost: $150.00
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Year 10 Technology Elective Descriptors
Digital Technology and App Development
Course Description:
This course will give students a general knowledge of how computers and networks work, how computers are used in the workplace and common issues related to the use of ICT.
The study of this course will contribute to the general education of students and is not just for those intending to pursue further study in the ICT area.
Areas of Study:
Visual Thinking Tools
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Computer Networks
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MS Excel – Advanced
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Issues in ICT
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• Introduction to Visual Basic Programming
Introduction to App Development
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Exploring legal responsibilities of Apps
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Link to VCE Subjects: Applied Computing Units 1 & 2; Data Analytics Units 3 & 4
Contact Person: Mr. Brad James
Subject Cost: $15.00
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Year 10 Technology Elective Descriptors
Textiles and Product Design
Course Description:
This course offers students the opportunity to express themselves through design and construction of a range of different fabric products. Students will further develop their textile construction skills and learn more difficult construction techniques and processes. Students will be required to use design briefs, make decisions about their design solutions and create original designs. They will learn to complete more advanced sewing techniques and gain a better understanding of machine and overlocker operation. Students will complete a recycled garment project to reinforce the importance of recycling fabric.
Students will be required to evaluate their design solutions and justify their choices of fabric and construction processes. Students will complete a workbook displaying test samples of a range of different teams.
Areas of Study:
Create a series of different seams
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• Create a Fabric container for a specific need
• Create a Kimono using a range of different seams
Create a recycled garment
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Link to VCE Product Design and Technology Units 1-4
VET Certificate 1 Fashion and Design
Contact Person: Mrs Robyn Gramc
Subject Cost: $50.00
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Year 10 Technology Elective Descriptors
Wood Technology and Product Design
Course Description:
During the semester students are engaged in theory and practical work. Students will be given the opportunity to design and create products using wood. Students are introduced to a new range of hand tools and processes, giving them the skills necessary to study Product Design Technology (Wood) at Year 11.
Areas of Study:
• Occupational Health and Safety – Students learn to assess hazards within the workshop and to use hazard management strategies.
• Design Folio - record all aspects of the design process from the initial client profile to the evaluation of the finished product
Design and create products using wood
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Link to VCE / VET Subjects:
Product Design Technology (Wood) Units 1-4
VET Building and Construction
Contact Person: Mr. Glenn Carroll
Subject Cost: $100.00
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HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION
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Year 10 Health & Physical Education Elective Descriptors
Mind, body and soul This elective aligns with VCE Health and Human Development and is recommended for students who are interested in fields such as child care, nutrition and health promotion. Rather than an emphasis on competitive team sports, as seen across years 7 to 9, students in this elective will engage with recreational physical activities with an emphasis on physical activity for health and wellbeing benefits.
Students will have the opportunity to learn about:
• Physical, social, emotional, spiritual and mental health and wellbeing • The health status of Australians • Development across the lifespan • Nutrition • Youth health and wellbeing issues, such as stress, substance use, injuries etc.
Subject cost: approx. $30 (for excursions)
Body attack This elective aligns with VCE Physical Education and is recommended for students who are interested in fields such as fitness, exercise and sports science and physiology. Students in this elective will engage with fitness based physical activities, in both a gym and sport setting.
Students in this elective will engage with fitness based physical activities, in both a gym and sport setting.
Students will have the opportunity to learn about:
Fitness components and testing Training methods and principles The musculoskeletal system The cardiorespiratory system
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Energy systems
Subject cost: approx. $30 (for excursions)
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Sport and leadership This elective provides an alternative pathway to VCE Physical Education for the students who enjoy participating in traditional team sports and are interested in fields such as sports coaching and education/teaching. Students in this elective will engage in coaching and leading teams in sports such as netball, basketball, Australian Rules football, soccer etc through a SEPEP model, as well as through assisting with interschool sport. Year 10 Health & Physical Education Elective Descriptors
Students will have the opportunity to learn about:
Sports coaching Stages of learning
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Classification of motor skills
• Types of practice and feedback to enhance individual and team performance
Subject cost: approx. $30 (for excursions)
Explore Outdoors This elective aligns with VCE Outdoor and Environmental Education and Health and Human Development and is recommended for students who are interested in fields such as environmental science and horticulture. Students in this elective will engage in outdoor recreational activities such as orienteering and hiking.
Students will have the opportunity to learn about:
• participating in physical activities in local natural resources and built environments • benefits to health and wellbeing of being outdoors and of being active in a natural setting • minimal-impact outdoor recreation in the local area • safety in outdoor environments (e.g. water and bike safety)
Subject cost: approx. $100 (for excursions)
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ENGLISH
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Year 10 English Electives Descriptor
Literature
Beyond Stranger Things
(Gothic Literature from Frankenstein to Stranger Things )
Monsters, Malevolence and Mayhem
Combining Horror, Mystery, and Romance; Gothic Literature has provided some of the most well-known characters, themes, and tropes in fiction: such as Dracula , and Frankenstein’s Monster, through to the modern gothic hit show Stranger Things.
Stories, poetry, films, and novels, (from authors including: H.G. Wells, Edgar Allen Poe, Bram Stoker, and Mary Shelley) will introduce students to the tropes, ideas, and emotions that are inherent in Gothic Fiction.
Students will create their own short story and/or short film in the gothic genre.
Group Project: To create a published anthology of short stories for an authentic audience.
This elective aligns with VCE Literature and is recommended for students who are interested in fields such as writing, creative arts, film and television production.
Subject cost: approx. $25 (for excursions)
Potential Incursion/Excursion Opportunities
Cinema Excursion
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State Library
ACMI
Melbourne Museum
Gothic Architecture in Melbourne
Guest Speakers
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HUMANITIES
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Year 10 Humanities Elective Descriptors
Money Matters
This elective aligns with VCE Business Management and is recommended for students who are interested in fields such as Business, Marketing/Advertising and Accounting.
Rather than an emphasis on Economics, as seen across year 7-9, students in this elective will engage with ideas of how to plan and organise a business with an emphasis on how to promote a business through traditional and social media and the benefits accurate record keeping through the Cash Book and spread sheets and sales through ads.
Students will have the opportunity to learn about:
Innovation in Business
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Business locations
Sales, marketing and advertising
Workplace rights
Booking keeping and the cash book
• Credit, loans, business finance, crypto-currency, money markets
Subject cost: approx. $30 (for excursions)
Crime and Punishment
This elective aligns with VCE Legal Studies and VCE Sociology and is recommended for students who are interested in fields such as law, criminology, deviance and how society works.
Students in this elective will engage with criminal law, social groups, gangs, and visiting the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court.
Students will have the opportunity to learn about:
How our criminal courts operate Police, crime, gangs and prisons
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• How Soc’s, TikTok, Vloggers, influencers change or world – or not? • Diversity and deviance • Social norms & social codes
Subject cost: approx. $30 (for excursions)
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Year 10 Humanities Elective Descriptors
History, People and Power This elective provides a pathway to VCE Modern History and is recommended for the students who enjoy participating in investigating the past events and their meaning. Topics / themes covered and are linked to areas such as the Fronter Wars in Australia; Cold War in the second half of the 20 th Century; Societies in conflict; and ways by which Human societies recover from conflict and trauma, including the Civil Rights (Black people, women and LGBTI+), and understanding the societies of Cuba, China, North Korea, Iran and Russia as examples. Students in this elective will engage with different voices from the past visual medias and will participate in reading, visual media and the internet and the text book.
Subject cost: approx. $30 (for excursions)
Potential Incursion/Excursion Opportunities
Crime and Punishment
Money Matters
Dandenong Magistrates Court
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• Main Street and Market Place Pakenham • Trades Hall • Melbourne Stock Exchange • Local businesses
Pakenham Police
Social media presenter
Cyber crime
Melbourne Remand centre
History, People and Power
Melbourne Museum Women’s activists
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LGBTI+ activists
Black lives and anti-racism speakers
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LANGUAGES
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Year 10 Languages Elective Descriptor
Un voyage en France!
Course description:
In this elective, the Languages Pathway 2 French curriculum will focus on the development of communication in a variety of formal and informal social and cultural contexts.
Through multi-modal immersion and modelled use of language, the teaching and learning program will consolidate students’ existing knowledge of French grammatical conventions, then extend further upon students’ personal vocabulary and knowledge of language structures such as the verb tenses (l’imparfait, le futur simple, le conditionnel), definite and indefinite articles, along with possessive, personal, direct and indirect pronouns. Students will read, view, or listen to a range of multi-modal texts to obtain factual information on defined topics of interest in order to construct conversations with others or written reflections. Students will develop a deep understanding of the close relationship between language and cultural conventions that recognise social norms of purpose and context in formal and informal communication.
They will gain an understanding of diverse views and beliefs within a different cultural community as compared with their own and be able to articulate a preference, provide information or a point of view on a given topic.
Areas of Study:
• Viewing, Listening and Reading French Texts
• Oral and written French communication in both formal and informal social contexts
Creative Cultural Research Folio
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Writing Folio
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• French Immersion Incursion or Excursion
Subject Cost: $20.00
Link to VCE Subjects: Languages Units 1 to 4
Contact Person: Mrs. Deborah Kielnhofer
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SCIENCE
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Year 10 Science Electives Descriptor
Science of Food (Gastronomy) This unit aligns with VCE Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Science and are suitable for students who are interested in careers related to food, health and agriculture. It is also useful for students to be able to make good choices in caring for their health.
Students in this elective will undergo classroom studies, practical experiments and research current day issues related to food.
Students will have the opportunity to learn about:
• Production of food (including future developments such as growing meat in labs) • How our body processes food • How food and health are related • What makes some food smell and taste good • Issues related to food (e.g. GM foods, food safety, environmental impacts, economy, water rights)
Subject cost: approx. $50 (for excursions)
Science of Crime (Forensics) This unit aligns with VCE Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Psychology and are suitable for students who are interested in careers related to criminology, security and psychology. It is also useful for students to learn about how to protect themselves from crime (e.g. online safety, home security).
Students in this elective will undergo classroom studies, practical experiments and research current day issues related to crime.
Students will have the opportunity to learn about:
Types of crime
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• How crime is committed and how to reduce our exposure to them • How investigators analyse crime to identify suspects • How to identify and avoid scams, identity theft and malware (viruses, trojans, etc.) • Issues related to the use of technology in solving crime (e.g. privacy, online data)
Subject cost: approx. $30 (for excursions)
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Year 10 Science Electives Descriptor
Industrial Science (Trades related) This unit aligns with VCE Chemistry, Physics and Earth Science and are suitable for students who are interested in careers related to the automotive industry, engineering, landscaping and other hands-on careers. It is also useful for students to learn about how to choose safe cars, how to drive safely, how to perform basic operations related to cars (e.g. checking oil levels, changing a tyre, etc.), gardening and DIY home improvement.
Students in this elective will undergo classroom studies, practical activities and a project chosen by the student based on their interest.
Students will have the opportunity to learn about:
• Types of engines (petrol, diesel, electric, hybrid), machines and vehicles • How to plan and budget for projects • Issues related to the use of machines in industries (e.g. environment, safety, soil analysis) • Different types of materials and chemicals involved in various industries
Subject Cost: approx. $30 (for excursions)
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