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EnglishQ&A by dot point
A short Q&A bank for every VIC English syllabus dot point. Each question and answer is drawn directly from our worked dot-point page, so you can scan key concepts before opening the long-form answer.
Unit 1: Reading and exploring texts and Crafting texts
- ways of reading texts including close, attentive and careful reading15Q&A pairs
- the context in which a text was produced and the context in which it is read, and how these affect interpretation15Q&A pairs
- the features of an analytical response to a text, including structure, conventions and language15Q&A pairs
- the features of effective and cohesive writing including sentence and paragraph structures, syntax and the relationship between ideas15Q&A pairs
- the ideas, concerns and conflicts presented in texts15Q&A pairs
- the effect of language choices including the use of figurative, dialogic and other language features15Q&A pairs
- the role and use of mentor texts as models of effective and cohesive writing15Q&A pairs
- the relationship between purpose, context (including mode) and audience and the construction of texts15Q&A pairs
- the use of frameworks of ideas to inspire and inform writing15Q&A pairs
- the vocabulary, text structures and language features used by the author and their effects on the reader15Q&A pairs
- voice and perspective in texts, including the perspectives of authors, narrators and characters15Q&A pairs
- the processes of drafting, revising, editing and publishing texts15Q&A pairs
Unit 2: Reading and exploring texts and Exploring argument
- the structure, conventions and language of an analytical commentary on a persuasive text, building the habits required for the Unit 4 argument analysis14Q&A pairs
- the structure, conventions and language of an analytical response to a Unit 2 set text, building the habits required for the Unit 3 text response10Q&A pairs
- the ideas, issues and conflicts represented in texts, and the ways the writer constructs them through vocabulary, text structures and language features10Q&A pairs
- the contention, supporting arguments and structure of persuasive texts, including how the argument is constructed for a specified audience and purpose9Q&A pairs
- the persuasive language techniques used in unfamiliar persuasive texts, and the intended effect of each on the audience10Q&A pairs
- the tone of a persuasive text, the audience it addresses, and the intended effect of language and structural choices on that audience11Q&A pairs
- the views and values endorsed or challenged in texts, and how the writer constructs these positions through craft choices8Q&A pairs
- the use of vocabulary, text structures and language features by the writer of a set text, and the effects of these on the reader10Q&A pairs
Unit 3: Reading and Responding to Texts and Creating Texts
- the conventions of discussion and debate15Q&A pairs
- the conventions of discussion and reflection on writing processes, including metalanguage to discuss writing, the role of feedback, and the processes of drafting, reviewing, editing and refining15Q&A pairs
- the features of an analytical response to a text, including structure, conventions and language15Q&A pairs
- the features of effective and cohesive writing, including vocabulary, text structures, language features and conventions appropriate to purpose, audience and context (including mode)15Q&A pairs
- the ideas, concerns and tensions presented in a text15Q&A pairs
- the ways vocabulary, text structures, language features and conventions can be manipulated to achieve specific effects in writing15Q&A pairs
- the role and use of mentor texts as models of effective and cohesive writing for analysis and reflection15Q&A pairs
- the relevant metalanguage used to discuss and analyse the construction of meaning in a text15Q&A pairs
- the ways purpose, context (including mode) and audience shape texts15Q&A pairs
- the vocabulary, text structures and language features used in a text15Q&A pairs
Unit 4: Reading and Responding to Texts and Analysing Argument
- the contention, supporting arguments and structure of a persuasive text, including how the arguments build the case11Q&A pairs
- the persuasive language techniques used in unfamiliar persuasive media, and the intended effect of each on the audience12Q&A pairs
- Read and analyse a single List 1 text (novel, play, collection, non-fiction or film), identifying explicit and implicit ideas and values, and the authorial choices that construct meaning7Q&A pairs
- the form, structure and conventions of unfamiliar persuasive media, including how the form of the text shapes the persuasive case15Q&A pairs
- the conventions of an analytical commentary on unfamiliar persuasive media, including structure, language and how the response tracks the writer's case15Q&A pairs
- the tone of a persuasive text, the audience it addresses, and the intended effect of language and structural choices on that audience12Q&A pairs
- Write an extended analytical text response to a List 1 text under exam conditions (Section A of the end-of-year exam), with a clear contention, sustained argument, integrated evidence, and analysis of authorial choices14Q&A pairs