YEAR 11 VCE ENGLISH 2017

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%

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

English study score Bell curve

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

Year 11 texts

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

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

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

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)

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.

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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.

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

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

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.

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