VCE ENGLISH UNITS 3 & 4

2011 ~ 2012

SATISFACTORY COMPLETION… The factors that affect satisfactory

completion are:

Students must achieve a grade higher than 40% on each assessment task.

Students must achieve a “S” (satisfactory grade for each work requirement.

Students must have a minimum attendance of 80% of classes.

SATISFACTORY COMPLETION… The award of satisfactory completion

for a unit is based on a decision that the student has demonstrated achievement of the set of outcomes specified for the unit.

There are 3 outcomes in Unit 3 and 2 outcomes in Unit 4 – these will be explained in the following slides.

UNIT 3 ENGLISH ASSESSMENT:Outcomes: Work Requirements:

required for authentication and to achieve an ‘S’.

SACs (100 marks):Required for graded assessment / Study Score.

Unit 3

Outcome 1: Reading & Responding

Outcome 2: Creating & Presenting

Outcome 3: Using Language to Persuade

Sighted coursework and a “folio” of practice

essay tasks.

A folio of practice writing tasks showing

experimentation with various styles and forms.

Sighted research notes, planning and drafting of

speech; transcript of completed speech.

A folio of practice annotations and

language analysis pieces.

An extended written analysis of the text “Year of Wonders”.

30 marks

A sustained written context piece of 900-

1200 words, with S of I.30 marks

An Oral Presentation presenting a persuasive point of view on a given

issue. 20 marks

A written analysis of the use of language to

persuade in media texts.20 marks

OUTCOME 1: READING & RESPONDING

TEXT: “Year of Wonders” – Geraldine Brooks

Students will examine the structures, features and conventions used by the author to construct meaning.

Students will consider the ways in which texts are open to different interpretations.

Students will describe and analyse the ways in which social, historical or cultural values are embodied in a text.

OUTCOME 1 – ASSESSMENT:TEXT RESPONSE ESSAY SACThe assessment task for this outcome is 1

essaycompleted in SAC conditions during class

time. This SAC is worth 30 marks and is to be

completed in 150 minutes (3 periods). You are permitted to bring in a

dictionary. The expected word length is approx.

800-1000 words.

OUTCOME 2: CREATING & PRESENTING

CONTEXT: The Imaginative LandscapeTEXTS: ‘One Night the Moon’ – a short film

and ‘Island’- a collection of short stories Students focus on the interconnection

between reading and writing. Students should be able to identify and

describe ideas and arguments presented in selected texts and draw on those ideas and arguments to create written texts for a specified audience and purpose.

Students should explain their own decisions about form, purpose, language, audience and context in their writing.

OUTCOME 2 – ASSESSMENT:CONTEXT WRITING SAC Complete 1 sustained piece of imaginative, expository or

persuasive writing, based on the idea in the context – ‘The Imaginative landscape’, the prompt you are given on the day and the texts you have studied.

This will include a STATEMENT OF INTENTION of your writing choices in terms of form/context, language, audience, purpose and your connections to the prompt and texts.

This SAC is worth 30 marks and must be completed in 150 minutes (3 periods).

You are permitted to bring in a dictionary.

Expected word length will be approx. 900-1200 words.

OUTCOME 3: USING LANGUAGE TO PERSUADE Students will analyse and compare

the use of language in texts that debate a topical issue.

Students view, read and listen to texts such as, feature articles, opinion pieces, cartoons, editorials, letters to the editor, interviews on current affairs programs, websites and speeches.

OUTCOME 3 - ASSESSMENT:ORAL AND LANGUAGE ANALYSIS SACSThere are TWO assessment tasks for thisOutcome. These two tasks are worth 20

marks each. an oral presentation conveying a point

of view on a certain issue (5-7 minutes).

an analysis of the use of persuasive language in 3 or more articles on the issue. This will be done over 4 periods – 200 minutes.

UNIT 4 ENGLISH ASSESSMENT:Outcomes: Work Requirements:

required for authentication and to achieve an ‘S’.

SACs (100 marks):Required for graded assessment / Study Score.

Unit 4

Outcome 1: Reading & Responding

Outcome 2: Creating & Presenting

Sighted coursework and a “folio” of practice

essay tasks.

A folio of practice writing tasks showing

experimentation with various styles and forms.

An extended written analysis of the text “Henry IV Part 1”.

50 marks

A written context piece of 900-1200 words, with S of I.

50 marks

OUTCOME 1: READING & RESPONDINGTEXT: ‘Henry IV Part 1’ by William

Shakespeare This outcome builds on Outcome 1 from

Unit 3. Students identify, discuss and analyse

the structures, features and conventions of a text.

Students will analyse the ways in which authors express or imply a point of view or values.

Students develop and justify a detailed written interpretation of a selected text.

OUTCOME 1 – ASSESSMENT:TEXT RESPONSE ESSAY SAC

The assessment task for this outcome is 1 essay

completed in SAC conditions during class time.

This SAC is worth 50 marks and is to be

completed in 150 minutes (3 periods).

You are permitted to bring in a dictionary.

The expected word length is approx. 800-1000 words.

OUTCOME 2: CREATING & PRESENTING

CONTEXT: The Imaginative Landscape TEXTS: ‘Tirra Lirra by the River’ – a novel

and a collection of poetry by John Kinsella.

Students focus on the interconnection between reading and writing.

Students should be able to identify and describe ideas and arguments presented in selected texts and draw on those ideas and arguments to create written texts for a specified audience and purpose.

Students should explain their own decisions about form, purpose, language, audience and context in their writing.

OUTCOME 2 – ASSESSMENT:CONTEXT WRITING SACComplete 1 sustained piece of imaginative, expository or

persuasive writing, based on the idea in the context – ‘The Imaginative landscape’, the prompt you are given on the day and the texts you have studied.

This will include a STATEMENT OF INTENTION of your writing choices in terms of form/context, language, audience, purpose and your connections to the prompt and texts.

This SAC is worth 50 marks and must be completed in 150 minutes (3 periods).

You are permitted to bring in a dictionary.

Expected word length will be approx. 900-1200 words.

ENGLISH EXAM (3HRS 15MIN)3 Writing Tasks: Task Details: Allocated Marks:

English Exam

Outcome 1: Reading & Responding

Outcome 2: Creating & Presenting

Outcome 3: Using Language to Persuade

A well developed analysis essay on

either Year of Wonders or Henry IV

Part 1.

A context writing piece in response to a given prompt and the chosen

stimulus text/s.

A well developed analysis of language used to persuade in

media text/s.

20 marks

20 marks

20 marks

ENGLISH ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW

ENGLISH

Unit 3 SAC performance:4 SACs / 100 marks

English Exam:3 writing tasks / 60 marks

Unit 4 SAC performance:2 SACs / 100 marks

25%

25%

50%

EnglishStudy Score (out of 50)