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In Area of Study 2 you will craft your own writing which can be imaginative, persuasive, informative or hybrid) with a focus on a stated context, purpose and audience. You will build your knowledge of what makes writing effective and your skills in this area through the exploration, discussion and study of mostly short mentor texts such as short stories, speeches or monologues (with transcripts), poetry/songs, feature articles (including a series of blog or social media postings) and memoirs and biographies (these may be entire texts or extracts). You are not restricted to writing in a particular genre. There is also scope for students to provide ideas and negotiate additional mentor texts that best fit the needs and interests of the class.
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You will also apply your knowledge of argument to create your own point of view text for oral presentation, and learn about the conventions of oral presentation for persuasive purposes.Click here to watch Ms Ridgway-Faye and Kara Thompson 11E discuss Year 11 English.
What will I do in class?
In class you will be involved in a combination of whole class or small group discussion focusing on activities such as close reading, viewing and listening of a variety of written, visual, audio and audio-visual texts, analysing text and language, or essay planning and writing. You will also complete short and extended analytical and creative, informative, persuasive and/or hybrid written tasks.
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Satisfactorily complete all School Assessed Coursework (SACs). These Below are possible tasks for assessment:
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Give me all the details I want to know more:
VCAA English/EAL Study Design (version 1.1 updated March 2022)
PHSC English 1&2 Wiki Page (not available until 2023)