1. YEAR 11 VCE ENGLISH 2017

2. VCE English Unit 1 Unit 2 Exam 4 x ATs 3 x ATs
Sem 1 (2 hr) + Sem 2 (3 hr)
Unit 3
Unit 4
3 x SACs 25%
2 x SACs 25%
50%

3. Think about… What grade on your recent English Exam?
What English Study Score are you hoping for? 30? 40?...
Did you know most university courses require an English study score of at least 30?
Did you know your ATAR = English + top three + 10% 5th subject

4. English study score Bell curve

5. In year 12, you are in the race with 47,000 others
In year 12, you are in the race with 47,000 others. If you stop trying, someone else runs past you

6. Year 11 texts

7. Term 1 Term 2 W2 (AT – ORAL) Life of Pi W3 Life of Pi W4 W5 W6 W7 W8
(AT – text response) Life of Pi W9
Analysing Argument
W10
(AT) Analysing Argument W1
Inheritance W2 W3 W4 W5
(AT creative response) Inheritance W6
Exam revision W7
Exams W8 W9
Analysing Argument
W10
W11

8. Term 3 Term 4 W1 (AT) Analysing Argument W2 Death of a Salesman W3 W4
American Beauty W6 W7
DoS/AB W8 W9
(AT-comparative essay) Exam revision W1
Presentation of an argument W2
(AT) Presentation of an argument W3
Exam revision W4 W5
Exams W6 W7
Year 12 Transition W8
Year 12 (2018) W9

9. Analysing and Presenting Argument
Areas of study
Reading and Creating
Reading and Comparing
Analysing and Presenting Argument

10. Reading and Creating Text study – TWO texts: - ‘Life of Pi’ - novel
- ‘Inheritance’ - play
THREE assessment tasks:
- One creative
- Two analytical
Semester 1 and 2 Exams will include an analytical text response (to either text)

11. Key Skills
An understanding of the ways in which authors construct meaning.
A focus on the features of texts such as structure, conventions and language.
An exploration of the underlying concepts that are presented in texts.
The development of an interpretation of texts by students.

12. Reading and Comparing Study of a pair of texts:
- ‘Death of a Salesman’ – Play by Arthur Miller
- ‘American Beauty’ – Film by John Pilger
One assessment task – comparison of how two texts present ideas, issues and themes.
Semester 2 Exam will include comparative response

13. Death of a Salesman
American Beauty
*Setting
*Character
*Plot
*Text construction
*Themes
*Issues
What similarities and differences can you find?
*Setting
*Character
*Plot
*Text construction
*Themes
*Issues

14. Analysing and Presenting Argument
Texts from a range of media -print or digital
The issue studied can be: domestic, state, national or international
Close analysis of the construction of an argument
TWO assessment tasks (sem 1):
- written analysis and comparison of texts
- oral point of view on an issue
Semester 1 and 2 Exams will include an analysis of argument response

15. To do well two things are required: Retention – memorising information
How do you do it?
To do well two things are required:
Retention – memorising information
Transfer – doing something with this information

16. If everyone has access to information, why doesn’t everyone do well?
retention
If everyone has access to information, why doesn’t everyone do well?

17. YOU NEED TO PROCESS AND TRANSFER THIS INFORMATION
= DEEPER UNDERSTANDING
= HIGHER STUDY SCORE

18. WHEN IT IS CHALLENGING YOU ARE IMPROVING YOUR ABILITY TO TRANSFER
YOU NEED TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS OTHERWISE YOU ARE JUST RETRIEVING INFORMATION.
You have to be personally involved. Bring your questions, bring your background info--- bring yourself to the learning.

19. BRING YOURSELF TO THE learning - ENGAGE
Read
Write
Listen
Talk
Ask questions

20. “Greatest success comes just one step beyond the point at which defeat overtakes you.” -unknown

21. The reason there is so much to cover in VCE ENGLISH is the way VCAA sorts the students.
It’s how they work out who the winners are.

22. Transition – commencing work on AT 1 – oral
Let’s begin…
Transition – commencing work on AT 1 – oral
Holidays – reading ‘Life of Pi’ and oral
First week back – ‘Life of Pi’ quiz & AT 1-oral