Outcomes

=This is an outline of the outcomes you need to meet to successfully complete Units 1 & 2 English =

** Lara Secondary College 2009 VCE English: Units 1 and 2 ** ** Information for students **

As you know by now the study of English in VCE is made up of four units. You will be undertaking Units 1 and 2 this year and doing Units 3 and 4 next year. There are three areas of study (AoS) in English. They stay the same throughout Units 1 to 4. The areas of study are: v Reading and Responding v Creating and Presenting v Using Language to Persuade There is an Outcome that you must demonstrate you have achieved for each of these areas of study through assessment tasks. These include learning activities and graded pieces of work called SACs (School Assessed Coursework.) This is easily explained in a table format.

SAC -Text Response Essay || SACs - Submission of a collection of three to five texts (pieces) created for the context (theme) ‘//Who are you?’// || SAC - Individual presentation of an issue in oral form. SAC - Written analysis of language in a selected text or texts ||
 * Unit 1 **
 * **Area of Study** || **Outcome** || **Assessment Tasks** ||
 * 1. Reading and Responding || Identify and discuss key aspects of a set text and to complete a response in written form. || Completion of learning activities as directed.
 * 2. Creating and Presenting || Create and present texts taking account of audience, purpose and context. || Completion of learning activities as directed.
 * 3. Using Language to Persuade || Identify and discuss how language can be used to persuade readers and/or viewers || Completion of learning activities as directed.

(NB: ‘Completion of learning activities’ above refers to relevant classwork. You cannot obtain an ‘S’ for VCE units by only completing the SACs.) SAC - Text Response Essay || SACs - Submission of a collection of three to five texts (pieces) created for the context (theme) ‘//Future Worlds’// || SAC - Individual oral presentation of an issue SAC - Written analysis of language in a selected text or texts || //Notice how the areas of study stay the same but some of the outcomes become more complex in Unit 2.//
 * nit 2 **
 * **Area of study** || **Outcome** || **Assessment tasks** ||
 * 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 form. || Completion of learning activities as directed.
 * 2. Creating and Presenting || Create and present texts taking account of audience, purpose and context. || Completion of learning activities as directed.
 * 3. Using Language to Persuade || Identify and analyse how language is used in a persuasive text and to present a reasoned point of view in an oral or written form. || Completion of learning activities as directed.

Unit 1: __The Penguin Best Australian Short Stories__ (a selection of short stories from this collection, various authors) Unit 2: __Night__ – by Elie Wiesel Unit 1: //Who Are You?// __48 Shades of Brown__ – by Nick Earls Unit 2: //Future Worlds// __Gattaca__ - film as text __The Pedestrian__ – short story by Ray Bradbury A range of media texts will be used in studies of this outcome in both units.
 * SAC dates**: Your teacher will give you ample notice of all SACs.
 * End of Year Examination:** This exam will assess all aspects of the coursework completed during the year. 3 parts of equal weighting: AoS 1: Text Response Essay, AoS 2: Writing on a Context, AoS 3: Written Language Analysis.
 * Set Texts **
 * Area of Study 1: Reading and Responding**
 * Area of Study 2: Creating and Presenting**
 * Area of Study 3: Using Language to Persuade**