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Alphabetical List of Prescribed Texts for
HSC 2004 to 2007
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The (Prose Fiction) by Twain, Mark
Area of Study: The Journey. Focus: Physical Journeys
After Mabo (Media) by Hughes, John
Advanced: Module C: Representation and Text, Elective 2: Powerplay
Anil’s Ghost (Prose Fiction) by Ondaatje, Michael
Extension: Module A: Genre. Elective 2: Crime Fiction
Antony& Cleopatra (Shakespeare) by Shakespeare, William
Advanced: Module C: Representation and Text. Elective 2: Powerplay
ATSIC web site
(Multimedia)
Advanced: Module B: Critical Study of Texts
Australian War
Memorial : 1918 Australians in France: ‘Contents and
Feedback’, web site (Multimedia)
Standard: Module B: Close Study of Text
Away (Drama) by Gow, Michael
Area of Study: The Journey. Focus: Physical Journeys
Big Sleep, The – Director’s Cut (Film) by Hawks, Howard
Extension: Module A: Genre. Elective 2: Crime Fiction
Billy Elliot (Film) by Daldry, Stephen
Standard: Module C: Texts and Society. Elective 3: Into the World
Birthday Letters (Poetry) by Hughes, Ted
Advanced: Module C: Representation and Text. Elective 1: Telling the Truth
Blade Runner – Director’s Cut, (Film) by Scott, Ridley
Advanced: Module A: Comparative Study of Texts & Contexts. Elective 2: In the Wild
Bone People, The (Prose Fiction) by Hulme, Keri
Extension: Module B: Texts and Ways of Thinking. Elective 3: Retreat from the Global
Box the Pony (Drama) by Rankin, Scott and Purcell, Leah
ESL: Area of Study: The Journey
Brave New World (Prose Fiction) by Huxley, Aldous
Advanced: Module A: Comparative Study of Texts & Contexts. Elective 2: In the Wild
Briar Rose (Prose Fiction) by Yolen, Jane
Standard: Module B: Close Study of Text
Bush Tucker Man: Stories of Survival (Media) by Hiddins, Les
Standard: Module A: Experience Through Language. Elective 1: Telling Stories
Castle, The (Film) by Sitch, Rob
Extension: Module B: Texts and Ways of Thinking. Elective 3: Retreat from the Global
ChinaCoin, The (Prose Fiction) by Baillie, Allan
ESL: Area of Study: The Journey
Cid, The (Drama) by Corneille, Pierre
Extension: Module A: Genre. Elective 1: Revenge Tragedy
Cinema Paradiso (Film) by Tornatore, Giuseppe
ESL Module A: Experience Through Language. Elective 1: Telling Stories
Citizen Kane (Film) by Welles, Orson
Advanced: Module B: Critical Study of Texts
Cloudstreet (Prose Fiction) by Winton, Tim
Advanced: Module B: Critical Study of Texts
Club, The (Drama) by Williamson, David
Standard: Module A: Experience Through Language. Elective 2: Dialogue
Clueless (Film) by Heckerling, Amy
Advanced: Module A: Comparative Study of Texts & Contexts. Elective 1: Transformations
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor: The Complete Poems (Poetry) by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor Area of Study: The Journey. Focus: Imaginative Journeys
Contact (Film) by Zemeckis, Robert
Area of Study: The Journey. Focus: Imaginative Journeys
Cosi(Drama) by Nowra, Louis
Area of Study: The Journey. Focus: Inner Journeys
Cyteen(Prose Fiction) by Cherryh, C J
Extension: Module A: Genre. Elective 3: Speculative Fiction
Dead White Males (Drama) by Williamson, David
Extension: Module B: Texts and Ways of Thinking. Elective 2: Postmodernism
Doll’s House, A (Drama) by Ibsen, Henrik
Extension: Module B: Texts and Ways of Thinking. Elective 1: The Individual and Society
Dune (Prose Fiction) by Herbert, Frank
Extension: Module A: Genre. Elective 3: Speculative Fiction
Educating Rita (Drama) by Russell, Willy
Standard: Module C: Texts and Society. Elective 3: Into the World, and ESL Module A: Experience Through Language. Elective 2: Dialogue
Elizabeth (Film) by Kapur, Shekhar
Extension: Module C: Language & Values. Elective 3: Gendered Language
Emma (Prose Fiction) by Austen, Jane
Advanced: Module A: Comparative Study of Texts & Contexts. Elective 1: Transformations
Empire of the Sun (Prose Fiction) by Ballard, J G
Area of Study: The Journey. Focus: Inner Journeys
Ender’s Game (Prose Fiction) by Card, Orson Scott
Area of Study: The Journey. Focus: Imaginative Journeys
Fiftieth Gate, The (Nonfiction) by Baker, Mark Raphael
Advanced: Module C: Representation and Text. Elective 3: History and Memory
Floor of Heaven, The (Poetry) by Tranter, John
Extension: Module C: Language & Values. Elective 3: Gendered Language
French Lieutenant’s Woman, The (Prose Fiction) by Fowles, John
Extension: Module B: Texts and Ways of Thinking. Elective 2: Postmodernism
Frontline (Media) by Sitch, Rob et al
Advanced: Module C: Representation and Text. Elective 1: Telling the Truth
Games, The (Media) by Clarke, John & Stevenson, Ross
Extension: Module C: Language & Values. Elective 2: The Language of Sport
Golden Age, The (Drama) by Nowra, Louis
Advanced: Module A: Comparative Study of Texts & Contexts. Elective 2: In the Wild
Good Walk Spoiled: Days and Nights on the PGA Tour, A (Nonfiction) by Feinstein, John
Extension: Module C: Language & Values. Elective 2: The Language of Sport
Hamlet (Shakespeare) by Shakespeare, William
Advanced: Module A: Comparative Study of Texts & Contexts. Elective 1: Transformations
Handmaid’s Tale, The (Prose Fiction) by Atwood, Margaret
Extension: Module A: Genre. Elective 3: Speculative Fiction
Henry Lawson Short Stories, The Penguin edition (Prose Fiction) by Lawson, Henry
Standard: Module A: Experience Through Language. Elective 1: Telling Stories
High Noon (Film) by Zinnemann, Fred
Extension: Module A: Genre. Elective 1: Revenge Tragedy
History of Reading, A (Nonfiction) by Manguel, Alberto
Extension: Module C: Language & Values. Elective 1: Acts of Reading and Writing
If on a winter’s night a traveller (Prose Fiction) by Calvino, Italo
Extension: Module B: Texts and Ways of Thinking. Elective 2: Postmodernism
Imaginary Life, An (Prose Fiction) by Malouf, David
Advanced: Module A: Comparative Study of Texts & Contexts. Elective 2: In the Wild
Imagined Corners (Poetry) by Watson, Ken (ed)
Area of Study: The Journey. Focus: Inner Journeys, and ESL: Area of Study: The Journey
Immigrant Chronicle (Poetry) by Skrzynecki, Peter
Area of Study: The Journey. Focus: Physical Journeys, and ESL: Area of Study: The Journey
In Between Series [Angie, Saret, Alex, Fatima] (Prose Fiction) by McCarthy, Maureen
ESL Module A: Experience Through Language. Elective 2: Dialogue
In the Skin of a Lion (Prose Fiction) by Ondaatje, Michael
Advanced: Module B: Critical Study of Texts
Into the Wild (Nonfiction) by Krakauer, Jon
Standard: Module B: Close Study of Text
Itinerant Blues (Poetry) by Watson, Samuel Wagan
Standard: Module A: Experience Through Language. Elective 3: Image
Justice Game, The (Nonfiction) by Robertson, Geoffrey
Advanced: Module C: Representation and Text. Elective 1: Telling the Truth
King Lear, The Tragedy of (Shakespeare) by Shakespeare, William
Advanced: Module B: Critical Study of Texts
King Richard III (Drama) by Shakespeare, William
Standard: Module B: Close Study of Text
Komninosby the Kupful (Poetry) by Komninos
Standard: Module C: Texts and Society. Elective 2: Ways of Living
Letters to Alice (Prose Fiction) by Weldon, Fay
Extension: Module C: Language & Values. Elective 1: Acts of Reading and Writing
Life After George (Drama) by Rayson, Hannie
Advanced: Module C: Representation and Text. Elective 2: Powerplay
Life is Beautiful (Film) by Benigni, Roberto
Area of Study: The Journey. Focus: Inner Journeys
Lionheart(Nonfiction) by Martin, Jesse
Area of Study: The Journey. Focus: Physical Journeys
Lord of the Rings, The: The Fellowship of Ring, (Film) by Jackson, Peter
Extension: Module A: Genre. Elective 3: Speculative Fiction
Lost Salt Gift of Blood, The (Prose Fiction Short Stories) by MacLeod, Alistair
Extension: Module B: Texts and Ways of Thinking. Elective 3: Retreat from the Global
Maestro (Prose Fiction) by Goldsworthy, Peter
ESL: Area of Study: The Journey
Maybe Tomorrow (Nonfiction) by Pryor, Boori (Monty) with Meme McDonald
Standard: Module A: Experience Through Language. Elective 1: Telling Stories
‘Medea’ in Medea and Other Plays (Drama) by Euripides
Extension: Module A: Genre. Elective 1: Revenge Tragedy
Memento (Film) by Nolan, Christopher
Advanced: Module C: Representation and Text. Elective 3: History and Memory
Mouth to Mouth (Poetry) by Westbury, Debbie
Standard: Module B: Close Study of Text
My Place (Nonfiction) by Morgan, Sally
Area of Study: The Journey. Focus: Inner Journeys
Navigating (Drama) by Thomson, Katherine
Standard: Module B: Close Study of Text
New Selected Poems (Poetry) by Heaney, Seamus
Extension: Module B: Texts and Ways of Thinking. Elective 3: Retreat from the Global
Nineteen Eighty-Four (Prose Fiction) by Orwell, George
Advanced: Module C: Representation and Text. Elective 2: Powerplay
North and South (Prose Fiction) by Gaskell, Elizabeth
Extension: Module B: Texts and Ways of Thinking. Elective 1: The Individual and Society
On Giants’ Shoulders (Nonfiction) by Bragg, Melvyn
Area of Study: The Journey. Focus: Imaginative Journeys
One Man’s War (Nonfiction) by Arneil, Stan
Standard: Module C: Texts and Society. Elective 1: The Institution and Individual Experience
Only the Heart (Prose Fiction) by Caswell, Brian & Chiem, David Phu An
ESL: Area of Study: The Journey
Orlando(Film) by Potter, Sally
Extension: Module B: Texts and Ways of Thinking. Elective 2: Postmodernism
Pardoner’s Tale, The (Poetry) by Chaucer, Geoffrey
Middle English Version. (Modern English Version unacceptable)
Advanced: Module A: Comparative Study of Texts & Contexts. Elective 1: Transformations
Patchwork Girl
(Multimedia) by Jackson, Shelley
Extension: Module C: Language & Values. Elective 1: Acts of Reading and Writing
Picador Book of Sports Writing, The (Prose Fiction) by Coleman, Nick & Hornby, Nick (eds)
Extension: Module C: Language & Values. Elective 2: The Language of Sport
Portrait of a Lady, The (Prose Fiction) by James, Henry
Extension: Module B: Texts and Ways of Thinking. Elective 1: The Individual and Society
Ports of Call (Prose Fiction) by Maalouf, Amin
Standard: Module B: Close Study of Text, and ESL Module A: Experience Through Language. Elective 1: Telling Stories
Possession (Prose Fiction) by Byatt, A S
Extension: Module B: Texts and Ways of Thinking. Elective 2: Postmodernism
Pride & Prejudice (Media) by Langton, Simon
Extension: Module B: Texts and Ways of Thinking. Elective 1: The Individual and Society
Rabbit-Proof Fence (Film) by Noyce, Phillip
Area of Study: The Journey. Focus: Physical Journeys, and ESL: Area of Study: The Journey
Raw (Prose Fiction) by Monk, Scott
Standard: Module C: Texts and Society. Elective 1: The Institution and Individual Experience
Real Inspector Hound, The (Drama) by Stoppard, Tom
Extension: Module A: Genre. Elective 2: Crime Fiction
Real Wild Child (Multimedia) by Real Wild Child Consortium
Standard: Module C: Texts and Society. Elective 2: Ways of Living
‘Revenger’s Tragedy, The’ in Three Jacobean Tragedies (Drama) by Tourneur, Cyril
Extension: Module A: Genre. Elective 1: Revenge Tragedy
Room of One’s Own, A (Nonfiction) by Woolf, Virginia
Extension: Module C: Language and Values, Elective 1: Acts of Reading and Writing
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Drama) by Stoppard, Tom
Advanced: Module A: Comparative Study of Texts & Contexts. Elective 1: Transformations
Samplers: Nine Vicious Little Hypertexts (Multimedia) by Larsen, Deena
Advanced: Module B: Critical Study of Texts
School for Scandal, The (Drama) by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley
Advanced: Module B: Critical Study of Texts
SeaChange: Series 1: Episodes 1 and 2 (Media) by Cox, Deb
Standard: Module C: Texts and Society. Elective 2: Ways of Living
Selected Poems (Poetry) by Browning, Robert
Extension: Module B: Texts and Ways of Thinking. Elective 1: The Individual and Society
Selected Poems: A New Edition (Poetry) by Harwood, Gwen
Advanced: Module B: Critical Study of Texts
Selected Poems: William Wordsworth, edited by John O Hayden (Poetry) by Wordsworth, William
Advanced: Module A: Comparative Study of Texts & Contexts. Elective 2: In the Wild
Shipping News, The (Prose Fiction) by Proulx, E Annie
Extension: Module B: Texts and Ways of Thinking. Elective 3: Retreat from the Global
Shoe-Horn Sonata, The (Drama) by Misto, John
Standard: Module B: Close Study of Text
Simple Gift, The (Poetry) by Herrick, Steven
Standard: Module C: Texts and Society. Elective 3: Into the World, and ESL Module A: Experience Through Language. Elective 1: Telling Stories
Simple Plan, A (Film) by Raimi, Sam
Advanced: Module A: Comparative Study of Texts & Contexts. Elective 1: Transformations
Skull Beneath the Skin, The (Prose Fiction) by James, P D
Extension: Module A: Genre. Elective 2: Crime Fiction
Sometimes Gladness Collected Poems 1954-1997 (5th edition) (Poetry) by Dawe, Bruce
Standard: Module A: Experience Through Language. Elective 2: Dialogue, and ESL Module A: Experience Through Language. Elective 2: Dialogue
Speeches (Nonfiction) by Board of Studies
Advanced: Module B: Critical Study of Texts
State of Shock (Drama) by Strachan, Tony
Standard: Module C: Texts and Society. Elective 1: The Institution and Individual Experience
Stolen (Drama) by Harrison, Jane
Standard: Module A: Experience Through Language. Elective 2: Dialogue
Stolen Children, The – Their Stories (Nonfiction) by Bird, Carmel (ed)
ESL Module A: Experience Through Language. Elective 1: Telling Stories
Strictly Ballroom (Film) by Luhrmann, Baz
Standard: Module A: Experience Through Language. Elective 3: Image, and ESL Module A: Experience Through Language. Elective 2: Dialogue
Studying in English , by Board of Studies
ESL: Module B: Texts and Society. Elective 2: English for Study
Tempest, The (Drama in Standard), (Shakespeare in Advanced) by Shakespeare, William
Area of Study: The Journey. Focus: Imaginative Journeys
Through Australian Eyes (Media) by Fitzwater, William
ESL: Area of Study: The Journey
ThrowimWay Leg (Nonfiction) by Flannery, Tim
Advanced: Module A: Comparative Study of Texts & Contexts. Elective 2: In the Wild
True History of the Kelly Gang, The (Prose Fiction) by Carey, Peter
Advanced: Module C: Representation and Text. Elective 3: History and Memory
Truman Show, The (Film) by Weir, Peter
Standard: Module A: Experience Through Language. Elective 3: Image
Twelfth Night (Drama) by Shakespeare, William
Extension: Module C: Language & Values. Elective 3: Gendered Language
War Poems and Others (Poetry) by Owen, Wilfred
Standard: Module B: Close Study of Text
We All Fall Down (Prose Fiction) by Cormier, Robert
Standard: Module B: Close Study of Text
When the Wind Blows (Multimedia) by Briggs, Raymond
Standard: Module A: Experience Through Language. Elective 3: Image
When We Were Kings (Film) by Gast, Leon
Extension: Module C: Language & Values. Elective 2: The Language of Sport
Whose Life is it Anyway? (Drama) by Clark, Brian
ESL: Area of Study: The Journey
Wild Swans (Nonfiction) by Chang, Jung
Advanced: Module B: Critical Study of Texts
Witness (Film) by Weir, Peter
Standard: Module B: Close Study of Text
Workplace and Community Texts by Board of Studies
Standard Module C: Texts and Society (all electives) and ESL Module B: Texts and Society(both electives)
WutheringHeights (Prose Fiction) by Bronte, Emily
Advanced: Module B: Critical Study of Texts
Yeats, W.B: Poems selected by Seamus Heaney (Poetry) by Yeats, William Butler
Advanced: Module B: Critical Study of Texts
You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation (Nonfiction) by Tannen, Deborah
Extension: Module C: Language & Values. Elective 3: Gendered Language