YEAR 11 VCE ENGLISH 2017 VCE ENGLISH Unit

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 Exam 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% 5 th subject

ENGLISH STUDY SCORE BELL CURVE

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 W 2 (AT – ORAL) Life of Pi W 1 Inheritance W 3 Life of Pi W 2 Inheritance W 4 Life of Pi W 3 Inheritance W 5 Life of Pi W 4 Inheritance W 6 Life of Pi W 5 (AT creative response) Inheritance W 7 Life of Pi W 6 Exam revision W 8 (AT – text response) Life of Pi W 7 Exams W 9 Analysing Argument W 8 Exams W 10 (AT) Analysing Argument W 9 Analysing Argument W 10 Analysing Argument W 11 Analysing Argument

TERM 3 TERM 4 W 1 (AT) Analysing Argument W 1 Presentation of an argument W 2 Death of a Salesman W 2 (AT) Presentation of an argument W 3 Death of a Salesman W 3 Exam revision W 4 Death of a Salesman W 4 Exam revision W 5 American Beauty W 5 Exams W 6 American Beauty W 6 Exams W 7 Do. S/AB W 7 Year 12 Transition W 8 Do. S/AB W 8 Year 12 (2018) W 9 (AT-comparative essay) Exam revision W 9 Year 12 (2018)

AREAS OF STUDY v. Reading and Creating v. Reading and Comparing v. Analysing and Presenting Argument

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

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

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

Death of a Salesman *Setting *Character *Plot *Text construction *Themes *Issues American Beauty What similaritie s and difference s can you find? *Setting *Character *Plot *Text construction *Themes *Issues

ANALYSING AND PRESENTING ARGUMENT v Texts from a range of media -print or digital v The issue studied can be: domestic, state, national or international v Close analysis of the construction of an argument v 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

HOW DO YOU DO IT? • To do well two things are required: • Retention – memorising information • Transfer – doing something with this information

RETENTION • If everyone has access to information, why doesn’t everyone do well?

TRANSFER 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. ” - U NK NO WN

• 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.

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