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VCE English – Units 1 & 2

VCE English – Units 1 & 2. Kambrya College 2008. Unit 1. Outcomes are set by VCAA There are three outcomes Each outcome covers an Area of Study AoS1 – Reading and Responding AoS2 – Creating and Presenting AoS3-Using Language to Persuade. AOS1 – Reading and Responding.

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VCE English – Units 1 & 2

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  1. VCE English – Units 1 & 2 Kambrya College 2008

  2. Unit 1 • Outcomes are set by VCAA • There are three outcomes • Each outcome covers an Area of Study • AoS1 – Reading and Responding • AoS2 – Creating and Presenting • AoS3-Using Language to Persuade

  3. AOS1 – Reading and Responding • Identify and discuss key aspects of a set text and to construct a response in written or oral form. • You must demonstrate the following skills: • Understanding of ideas, characters and themes • Understanding of the ways that the author constructs meaning • The structures features and conventions used by authors to construct meaning in relation to the above • Cont.

  4. Demonstrating outcome 1 cont. • Strategies for preparing, constructing and supporing a response to a text in the chosen form • Show the ways that the text can be open to different interpretations • Use of appropriate metalanguage to discuss the structures and features of narrative texts • The conventions of small group and whole class discussion, including ways of developing constructive interactions and building on the ideas of others • Conventions of spelling, punctuation and syntax of Standard Australian English

  5. Outcome 1 at Kambrya College • The text chosen to allow you to demonstrate outcome 1 in 2008 is Garry Disher’s Australian text about World War II The Divine Wind • You will read this over the holidays and complete all holiday homework related to it • Prepare to read your text more than once and highlight key ideas, themes and character or plot events

  6. AOS 2 – Creating and Presenting • Create and present texts taking account of audience, purpose and context • You will read a text or several shorter texts which will help you to understand the Context and give you some ideas about the requirements of the task • The chosen Context at Kambrya College is ‘Exploring Technology and Communication’

  7. Outcome 2 at Kambrya College • The chosen text at Kambrya College in 2008 is Salam Pax’s blog turned into a novel The Baghdad Blog • This novel is about the experience Salam had living in Iraq in 2002-3 while the bombs dropped on his city and explores many themes related to this experience • You are required to read this over the holiday period and complete the holiday homework related to it. • Several short texts will be added to the reading material for this Context

  8. AOS3 – Using Language to Persuade • Identify and discuss, either in writing and/or orally how language can be used to persuade readers and /or viewers • The documentary text Fine Lines will be studied in this Area of Study to assist in meeting the outcome • One task in unit 3 must be assessed orally • Either outcome 1 or outcome 3 (task 2) will be assessed orally

  9. Meeting Outcome 3 You need to demonstrate the following skills and knowledge to meet this outcome: • Understanding point of view presented in persuasive texts • How texts work to influence readers • Examples of verbal and non-verbal language used by authors of texts to persuade readers and viewers to share the point of view/s presented • Use of appropriate metalanguage and features and conventions of spelling, punctuation and syntax of Standard Australian English

  10. Unit 2 • There are three Areas of Study and three outcomes in unit 2 • AOS 1 is a Reading and Responding outcome • AOS 2 is a Creating and Presenting outcome • AOS 3 is Using Language to Persuade

  11. AOS 1 – Reading and Responding • Discuss and analyse how texts convey ways of thinking about the characters, ideas and themes, and construct a response in written or oral form • You also need to demonstrate an understanding of the structures, features and conventions used by authors to construct meaning in a range of text types and genres, including print, non-print and multimodal texts • Strategies for identifying the point of view and values of the author of a text

  12. How to meet the outcome • Understanding of features of texts that affect interpretation; for example, language, form and context • Strategies and techniques for constructing and supporting a response to a text, including knowledge of an appropriate metalanguage to discuss the structures and features of the text • The Text chosen at Kambrya College in 2008 will be Shakespeare’s Macbeth

  13. AOS 2 – Creating and Presenting • This is the same as for unit 1 • You will use a short selection of electronic and multimedia texts and will create your own electronic multimodal text using technology

  14. AOS 3 Using Language to Persuade • You need to be able to identify and analyse how language is used in a persuasive text and to present a reasoned point of view in oral or written form • You will present this to your peers using a variety of modes (spoken, visual and written)

  15. How the school can help • We have set up a wiki for student use • You will need to apply for a password • It has information about the texts, outcomes and related work • It has a discussion forum • The urlis http://11englishkambrya.wikispaces.com/

  16. How the school will help • See a teacher if you need assistance • Your first stop should always be your classroom teacher • All teachers at Kambrya work in teams and you may seek assistance from any teacher • That teacher will then inform your classroom teacher about any assistance they have given • Seek help as soon as possible if you are having difficulty understanding something

  17. Help cont. • Extra classes will be offered at lunchtimes on demand (once a week) • At exam times extra assistance is offered to students to help with revision • You will be given a clear timeline with the dates of class activities, SACs and exams • It is your responsibility to keep this and refer to it • If there are changes to SAC times you will be notified at least a week in advance

  18. What you need to do • Make sure you are thoroughly organised for learning • Create a separate folder for all of your texts • Create folders for persuasive language and for the Context • Take class notes in every class and for every discussion • Make sure you do all of the required class work and homework

  19. What you need to do • Make sure you have a quite place to study at home • READ WIDELY – this is crucial to your success in English • Research your topics in depth – find a variety of sources • Record all sources where you find and use information – there are very strict rules about using work that is not your own - plagiarism

  20. What else? • You need to work hard to reach your goals • Use all of the resources available to you • What else do you think you can do?

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