VCE English study guide
VCE English · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
VCE English is a Victorian senior secondary study administered within the Victorian Certificate of Education, the certificate framework the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) publishes study designs and examination material for. Candidates are senior secondary students in Victoria, typically in their final years of schooling, who complete the study as part of their VCE program and sit external examinations set and reported on by VCAA. The VCE English study guide has 4 sections and about 1,460 words.
01Reading and Creating Texts: Analysis, Interpretation and Craft
Reading and Creating Texts rewards a controlled, evidence-driven reading of a set text and, where the task demands it, an original response that borrows its craft. You need command of narrative voice and point of view , characterisation , setting , structure and sequencing , imagery and figurative language , symbol and motif , dialogue and idiolect , tone and mood , and thematic concerns .
390 words, about 2 min02Analysing Argument: Contention, Persuasion and Position
Analysing Argument requires you to explain how a writer positions an audience, not merely what the writer thinks. You must identify the contention (the central claim), the supporting arguments and their sequence, the intended audience and context , the tonal shifts , and the persuasive techniques deployed - including inclusive language , appeals to fear, justice, fairness or self-interest , anecdote and case study , statistics and expert testimony , analogy , irony and sarcasm , rhetorical questions , repetition , attack and rebuttal , and visual or layout choices where described.
370 words, about 2 min03Reading and Comparing Texts: Productive Comparison
Comparing texts demands that you hold two texts in view at once and argue something about them together . You need to identify each text's themes , values and assumptions , form and genre , narrative perspective , character construction , setting and context of production , and language style .
347 words, about 2 min04Presenting Argument: Stance, Structure and Delivery
Presenting Argument covers both the construction of a persuasive oral or multimodal piece and its delivery . You need a clear contention , a specified audience and context , a structured sequence of arguments with rebuttal , and deliberate language choices - inclusive pronouns, appeals, evidence, anecdote, repetition, rhetorical questions, call to action.
353 words, about 2 min