Rationale: The English language is central to the way in which students understand, critique and appreciate their world and to the ways in which they participate socially, economically and culturally in Australian society. The study of English encourages the development of literate individuals capable of critical and imaginative thinking, aesthetic appreciation and creativity.

UNITS 3 & 4
Areas of Study

• Reading and Creating Texts
• Analysing Argument
• Reading and Comparing Texts

Outcomes
UNIT 3

• In this area of study students identify, discuss and analyse how the features of selected texts create meaning and how they influence interpretation. Students will be able to read and respond to texts both analytically and creatively.
• Students analyse and compare the use of argument and language in texts that debate a topical issue.

UNIT 4

• On completion of this unit the student should be able to produce a detailed comparison which analyses how two selected texts present ideas, issues and themes.
• On completion of this unit the student should be able to construct a sustained and reasoned point of view on an issue currently debated in the media.

Assessment: S or N based on the demonstrated achievement of the outcomes specified above.

School-Assessed Coursework and examination

• Unit 3 School-Assessed Coursework: 25%
• Unit 4 School-Assessed Coursework: 25%
• End of year examination: 50%

Texts: These will need to be purchased from the booklist.

Rationale: VCE Literature provides opportunities for students to develop their awareness of other people, places and cultures and explore the way texts represent the complexity of human experience. Students examine the evolving and dialogic nature of texts, the changing contexts in which they were produced and notions of value. They develop an understanding and appreciation of Literature and an ability to reflect critically on the aesthetic and intellectual aspects of texts. The study of Literature enables students to consider the power and complexity of language, the ways literary features and techniques contribute to meaning and the significance of form and structure.

LI013 UNIT 3: FORM & TRANSFORMATION
In this unit students consider how the form of a text affects meaning, and how writers construct their texts. They investigate ways writers adapt and transform texts and how meaning is affected as texts are adapted and transformed. They consider how the perspectives of those adapting texts may inform or influence the adaptations. Students develop creative responses to texts and their skills in communicating ideas in both written and oral forms.

Outcome 1

• On completion of this unit the student should be able to analyse the extent to which meaning changes when a text is adapted to a different form.

LI014 UNIT 4: INTERPRETING TEXTS
In this unit students develop critical and analytic responses to texts. They investigate literary criticism informing both the reading and writing of texts. Students develop an informed and sustained interpretation supported by close textual analysis.

Outcome 2

• On completion of this unit the student should be able to respond creatively to a text and comment on the connections between the text and the response.

Assessment for Units 3 & 4: S or N based on the demonstrated achievement of the outcomes specified for the unit.