SACE Stage 2 Karen (continuers) study plan
SACE Stage 2 Karen (continuers) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Inquiry into the language and culture of Karen-speaking communities (school-assessed)
Map the Domain 1 assessment types (folklore/inquiry portfolio, oral interaction, written response) onto a personal calendar with due dates
Build a 60-item vocabulary log of high-frequency Karen nouns and verbs drawn from your own community texts, tagging each with tone and syllable pattern
Draft three inquiry questions about Karen cultural practice that you could realistically research locally
Record a 2-minute self-introduction in Karen and note five recurring pronunciation or grammar errors
Your checkpoint
A one-page Domain 1 assessment map plus a 60-entry vocabulary log with tone tags
Inquiry into the language and culture of Karen-speaking communities (school-assessed)
Read two short Karen narrative or news texts and summarise each in five Karen sentences
Identify and list ten discourse connectors used in those texts and write one original sentence with each
Interview or converse with a Karen speaker for 10 minutes on a cultural topic and transcribe eight utterances
Classify your transcription errors into vocabulary, word order, and tone categories
Your checkpoint
Two five-sentence Karen summaries plus a 10-item connector list with original example sentences
Inquiry into the language and culture of Karen-speaking communities (school-assessed)
Draft the first section of your inquiry portfolio (context and rationale) in 250-300 words of Karen prose
Use at least six of the connectors from week 2 correctly in that draft
Self-edit the draft against a checklist of agreement, classifier use, and tone marking
Have a fluent speaker review the draft and log their corrections
Your checkpoint
A 250-300 word Karen portfolio draft with a logged correction sheet
Inquiry into the language and culture of Karen-speaking communities (school-assessed)
Expand the portfolio with a 200-word analysis section linking your findings to cultural knowledge
Prepare and rehearse a 5-minute oral presentation on your inquiry topic
Record the presentation and mark it against fluency, accuracy, and content criteria
Re-record after addressing the three biggest weaknesses
Your checkpoint
A recorded 5-minute Karen oral presentation with a completed self-assessment rubric
Inquiry into the language and culture of Karen-speaking communities (school-assessed)
Complete the portfolio with a 150-word reflection and a source list
Proofread the full portfolio for tone marks, spelling, and paragraph cohesion
Write one timed 40-minute extended response in Karen on an unfamiliar cultural prompt
Compare your timed response against the portfolio for register and structural differences
Your checkpoint
A finished inquiry portfolio plus one timed 40-minute extended response
Inquiry into the language and culture of Karen-speaking communities (school-assessed) & External assessment (examination components)
Review the external exam format and list each component with its time allocation
Complete one full past-paper-style listening task and transcribe all missed items
Do one 30-minute reading comprehension set under exam conditions
Compile a personal error bank of the 20 most frequent mistakes from weeks 1-5
Your checkpoint
A completed listening and reading practice set with a 20-item error bank
External assessment (examination components)
Write two timed 30-minute exam-style essays and self-mark against a band descriptor
Practise a 10-minute oral exam simulation with a conversation partner, covering both prepared and unseen prompts
Drill the error bank until you can correctly redo 18 of the 20 items
Memorise and rehearse five formulaic phrases for opening and closing exam responses
Your checkpoint
Two timed essays with band-descriptor self-marks plus a recorded oral simulation
Inquiry into the language and culture of Karen-speaking communities (school-assessed) & External assessment (examination components)
Run one full mock exam under strict timing across all components
Review every mock error and redo the relevant exercises
Finalise and submit the Domain 1 portfolio
Do a light vocabulary and connector review, then rest and rehearse the oral once more
Your checkpoint
A completed full mock exam with a corrected error log and a submitted portfolio
Milestones
Week 4: Portfolio draft of at least 450 words and a recorded 5-minute oral presentation both completed and self-marked
Week 6: One listening and one reading practice set finished under exam conditions with the 20-item error bank written
Week 8: Full mock exam completed under timing, all errors corrected, and the Domain 1 portfolio submitted