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In many ways Units 1 and 2 EAL is a continuation of the sort of work you have completed in Years 7 to 10 in English. 2023 will be the first year of implementation of the new English and English as an Additional Language Study Design at Units 1 and 2. This will allow for both English and English as an Additional Language (EAL) students at PHSC to complete the study in a combined English/EAL classroom. The outcomes and assessments for both VCE English and English as an Additional Language (EAL) students are very similar - if you come from a non-English speaking background or are deaf or hard of hearing you may be eligible and benefit from differentiation and adjustments to tasks appropriate to an EAL learner (please email daviesje@phsc.vic.edu.au or see Ms Davies in the main staff room if you think you qualify for Units 1 and 2 EAL).

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Unit 1Unit 2
  • a personal response to a set text
  • a note-form summary of key connections and ideas within the set text
  • two student-created texts such as: short stories, speeches (with transcripts), essays (comment, opinion, reflective, personal), podcasts (with transcripts), poetry/songs, feature articles (including a series of blog postings) and memoirs
  • a set of annotations on the student-created texts, identifying the qualities of effective writing
  • a detailed mind map of vocabulary, text structures, language features and ideas from the set text
  • an analytical response to a set text
  • a note-form summary of the key argument(s) and supporting arguments in persuasive text(s)
  • an annotated visual text(s) that identifies the key persuasive techniques
  • an analysis of the use of argument and persuasive language and techniques in text(s)
  • an oral presentation of a point of view text.

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VCAA English/EAL Study Design (version 1.1 updated March 2022)PHSC English/English as an Additional Language 1&2 Wiki Page (not available until 2023)