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Units 3 & 4 VCE English: the home stretch!

Reading & Comparing The Crucible by Arthur Miller and The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham

This Friday 12th August year 12 English teachers will run a lunchtime text discussion session to support students as they prepare for their final ever English SAC.

The Reading and Comparing SAC, where students are required to demonstrate their text knowledge in a clearly organised 1000 word interpretation in response to an unknown topic, will take place in week 8. This is completed under strict time conditions too. It is a challenging task and requires preparation.

All members of the year 12 English teaching team, Andrea Dart, Michael Tod, Merrin-Jane Viljoen, Gemma Etherington and Kate Cash, will discuss the texts, their construction and the issues and concerns central to each. The views, values and attitudes of the texts’ creators will also be discussed. Students have the opportunity to ask questions, building their knowledge for the final assessment worth 60 marks of their Unit 4 score. Lunch is provided for all who attend and the session is filmed for students who are unable to attend.

Once this SAC is completed it will be exam prep time. Students will be working to revise all texts for their three hour examination that will take place on Wednesday 26th October. To support this preparation students will be able to attend the VCE English Revision Lecture presented by ENglish Lab Creator and VCAA Examiner, Mr Ben Taylor. He will share study tips suggestions and ideas to assist students in this final stage of the VCE English studies.

Top Tips from Year 12 English Team regarding their approach to the last SAC: Reading & Comparing The Dressmaker & The Crucible.

• Answer the question you have selected to answer.

• Analyse AND Compare

• Use relevant concepts as a focus for your writing