Reading and Analysing Texts: A Companion to Senior English

Reading and Analysing Texts: A Companion to Senior English introduces students to ideas about reading itself, the different approaches they can use to become critical readers and thinkers of what they read, as well as strategies of evaluating these approaches to reading.

Throughout this study, students are given the opportunity to read a variety of classic and contemporary texts. By engaging with these texts personally and critically, they will develop their knowledge of literary devices, chrarcter, theme, context, and genre. As a result, students will arrive at a deepe understanding of the ways these concepts interact to create different methods for reading and analysing texts.

This student book is a highly valuable resources for students and teachers of Stage 5 and Stage 6 English. It includes:

• Engaging classroom activities to develop skills in comprehension, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of texts
• Texts regarded as quality literature
• Texts that represent a variety of cultural, social, and gender perspectives
• Access to the full text of literary works covered throughout the study