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To obtain your VCE, 3 units of English must be completed satisfactorily; including a 3 & 4 sequence (these are your Year 12 Units).
English / EAL | English Language | Literature |
English explores how writers and directors present their views and values, and how they construct a text for a reader or audience. Skills and knowledge include: · Analyse the ways writers argue their point of view in the media · Present a point of view · Write a creative text response · Compare two texts in a text response · Consider the effect texts have on an audience · Analyse writers’ and directors’ messages · Use metalanguage | English Language explores the construction of sentences and the ideas conveyed through language. Skills and knowledge include: · Word origins · Grammar · Changes in language over time · Sub-systems of language · Use metalanguage · Contemporary examples · Explore audience and purpose · Language acquisition · Analytical commentaries on transcripts | Literature explores language and the stylistic and aesthetic qualities of texts. Skills and knowledge include: · Write creatively on a text · Explore critical theory · Investigate the contexts of texts · Unearth the writer’s views and values · Study text adaptations · Classic and contemporary texts · Closely analyse language |
A general course that covers many areas This subject is for those: · Interested in looking at the way the media manipulates audiences · Wanting to choose a familiar course · Wanting to build literacy skills · Careers in anything that requires you to read, write, speak and think. | Supercharged language analysis This subject is for those: · Interested in English as a language or studying a second language · Wanting to try something different, with more concrete answers · Careers in speech pathology, sociology, teaching and where root words are important: medicine (veterinary and nursing), law, science and mathematics | For those who love reading This subject is for those: · Interested in reading a variety of texts with different audiences and purposes · Wanting to explore Literature · Wanting to read texts from different time periods · Careers in writing, law, criticism, journalism, publicity, publishing, media and education |
In year 11… | English | English Language | Literature |
You will write essays | Y | Y | Y |
You will write creatively | Y | N | Y |
You will read: | Y | Y | Y |
Novels | Y | N | Y |
Plays | Y | N | Y |
Short stories | Y | perhaps | Y |
Articles | Y | Y | Y |
Film | Y | Y | Y |
Poetry | N | Y | Y |
Non-fiction texts | N | Y | Y |
You will complete an oral presentation | Y | Y | Y |
You will participate in class discussions | Y | Y | Y |
You will complete 2 outcomes for each unit (Units 1 & 2) | Y | Y | Y |
Each outcome comprises various activities and SACs* | Y | Y | Y |
End of semester exams | Y | Y | Y |
End of Year 12 exam worth 50% of the mark | Y | Y | Y |
*SAC = School Assessed Coursework, usually completed under exam conditions.