Unit 3: Outcome 1
On completion of this unit the student should be able to analyse in writing, how a selected text constructs meaning, conveys ideas and values, and is open to a range of interpretations.

Unit 4: Outcome 1
On completion of this unit the student should be able to develop and justify a detailed interpretation of a selected text.

Relationship to Exam:
Both outcomes are examined at the end of the year: Section A, Text Response.

Coursework Tasks (S or N for Units 3 & 4)
Students consolidate and fine-tune skills developed in Units 1 & 2 through a range of oral work and short and extended written pieces on set texts as set by the teacher. Research, critical reading of resource material and note-taking is an integral part of this study area.

The minimum requirements for satisfying School and VCAA course requirements to achieve S for Unit 3 & 4 are:
1. one set of short written responses and/or oral responses for class presentation on each of the 2 texts.
2. one analytical essay on each of the 2 texts.

Unit 3 SAC
Text set: Ransom
An extended written interpretation of one text in an analytical mode. Total word range: 700—800.

Assessment

Unit 4 SAC
Text set: Henry IV, Part I
An extended written interpretation of one text in an analytical mode. Total word range: 700—800.

Assessment

Units 3 & 4: Outcome 2
On completion of this unit the student should be able to draw on ideas and/or arguments suggested by a chosen Context to create written texts for a specified audience and purpose; and to discuss and analyse in writing their decisions about form, purpose, language, audience and context.

Relationship to Exam:
This outcome is examined in Section B, Writing in Context

Coursework Tasks (S or N for Units 3 & 4)
The minimum requirements for satisfying School and VCAA course requirements to achieve S for Unit 3 and Unit 4 are preparation and completion of several pieces of writing in the persuasive, expository and imaginative styles on set topics or prompts for specific audiences, purposes and contexts, each accompanied by a written explanation. These are undertaken in class and for homework.

Context study: Whose Reality?

In this unit students will explore the ways in which the theme "Whose Reality?" is explored in print, non-print and multimodal texts.

Texts set for study:
• Death of a Salesman, Spies
• In addition, students will also read other texts — print, non-print and multimodal — that explore ideas and arguments associated with the theme.

Unit 3 SAC
• Text set: Death of a Salesman
• One extended written text drawing on the ideas and arguments from Death of a Salesman that is created for a specific audience and context. Length should be approximately between 800—1000 words.
• A written explanation of decisions about form, purpose, language, audience and context must accompany each text. Length should be approximately between 200—300 words.

Sample prompts for SAC are available on the Whose Reality? website.

Unit 4 SAC
• Text: Spies
• One extended written text drawing on the ideas and arguments from Spies that is created for a specific audience and context. Length should be approximately between 800—1000 words.
• A written explanation of decisions about form, purpose, language, audience and context must accompany the text. Length should be approximately between 200—300 words.

Sample prompts for SAC are available on the Whose Reality? website.

Unit 3: Outcome 3
On completion of this unit the student should be able to analyse the use of language in texts that present a point of view on an issue currently debated in the Australian media, and to construct, orally or in writing, a sustained and reasoned point of view on the selected issue.

Relationship to Exam:
Language analysis is examined at the end of the year: Part C, Analysis of Language Use.

Coursework Tasks (S or N for Units 3 & 4)
Students consolidate and fine-tune language analysis skills developed in Units 1 & 2 through a range of oral work and short and extended written pieces on a range of texts.

The minimum requirements for satisfying School and VCAA course requirements to achieve S for Unit 3 & 4 are:
1. Short written exercises on language analysis and persuasive argument
2. Minimum of one language analysis essay comparing three articles and one persuasive response
3. Minimum three practice tasks for the exam, Section C, Analysis of Language Use

Unit 3 SAC
There are two tasks to complete:

Task 1 Analysis of language use: A written analysis of the use of language in three or more persuasive texts that debate a current topical issue in the Australian media. Total word range: 600—700.

Task 2 Point of View: A sustained and reasoned point of view in oral form. The issue chosen must be topical, current and have been debated in the Australian media since September 1st, 2012. The oral presentation is undertaken individually. Maximum speaking time: 10 minutes.

Assessment