What is it and why should I do it?
VCE Essential English Primer is a compulsory subject. It will build on the reading & viewing, speaking & listening and writing skills skills and understanding you have developed so far in English, while also focusing on preparing you preparation for VCE English subjectsYear 11 English subjects. You will find elements of the course are similar to Years 7-9 English, but you will also complete new tasks which will introduce you to aspects of VCE Englishes.
What will I do in class?
Class activities will include a range of indiviudal individual and group work, whole class and group discussion. Each topic will You will learn about the construction of the English language, read, discuss and complete a close study of a literary text, experiment with and create writing in a variety of genres on the idea 'Writing about the Future', analyse how language is used in the media, and practice your own oral presentation skills.
How do I satisfactorily complete the unit?
- English Language unit (MUST be done first to fit in with VCE subject selection)
- Foreign Soil or Antigone (personal/analytical writing??)?? TBC
- Writing about the Future
- Argument and Language analysis (analytical essay) - we will need to further develop existing resources in this area
- Oral presentation
You will be provided with opportunities to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of each of the units studied through written classwork, homework, participation in class discussions and completion of Reportable Learning Tasks. Formal assessment will based on a range of tasks set by the teacher throughout the semester, including an analytical text response essay, argument and language analysis essay, writing for various purposes and audiences in a range of text forms, a prepared speech and a test. There will be an English exam at the end of the unit.
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