Memo on Part B of the Exam

It probably doesn’t make a big difference to students doing Year 12 this year, but teachers might be interested in a slight change in the VCAA instructions for Part B (Context) of the exam this year.  Below are the new instructions for this part of the exam. There are more details on the VCAA site.
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English texts for 2010

Current Year 12 students probably won’t care much (unless you’re thinking of repeating!) but teachers might be interested to know that the 2010 text list is now online at the VCAA site. Last year for Citizen Kane this year (boo!), first year for On the Waterfront (I’m not sure how I feel about that!)

Sample Context Writing

VCAA have just put up a collection of sample context writing in a variety of styles on their website.The English section of their website is HERE
You can get to the document directly from this LINK Definitely worth a look.

VCE English: Frequently Asked Questions from VCAA Bulletin

As the English course is brand new in 2008, there have been various support documents coming out of organisations such as VCAA. Page 9 of the September 2007 VCAA Bulletin contained answers from VCAA to frequently asked questions including the following:

Which outcome is preferred for the completion of the mandatory oral assessment task?
How are the [...]