VCE – English/EAL
English/EAL Units 1-4
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
The study of English empowers students to read, write, speak and listen in different contexts. VCE English and English as an Additional Language (EAL) prepares students to think and act critically and creatively, and to encounter the beauty and challenge of their contemporary world with compassion and understanding. Students work to collaborate and communicate widely, and to connect with our complex and plural society with confidence.
WHAT WILL I LEARN?
UNIT 1: The focus of this unit is on students making personal connections with different types of texts. • Students create their own texts such as stories, essays, blogs etc. based around an idea framework, such as “play” or “personal journeys”.
UNIT 3: The focus of this unit is on building and developing students’ skills and knowledge from Unit One: • examining ideas and meaning from reading texts • creating and crafting their own texts for specific audiences and needs. UNIT 4: The focus of this unit is on further extending students’ skills and knowledge from Unit Three: • the ability to explore ideas and arguments in a variety of texts and styles of presentation • the ability to construct and present a structured argument expressing a point of view; such as a debate, discussion, dialogue etc.
Students will develop their writing skills through exploring the writing process for different purposes.
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UNIT 2: The focus of this unit is on analysing ideas in texts and how argument is used to persuade. • Students examine the language of persuasion through analysing written, visual and spoken examples, • in addition to creating and presenting their own argument on an issue.
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