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Unit 2: Reading and exploring texts and Exploring argument

8 dot points, in syllabus order. Each dot point has a focused answer, with exam-style questions and worked answers where available.

How are ideas, issues and conflicts identified and analysed in a Year 11 VCE English Unit 2 set text?

the ideas, issues and conflicts represented in texts, and the ways the writer constructs them through vocabulary, text structures and language features

VCE English Unit 2 Area of Study 1 key knowledge point on identifying ideas, issues and conflicts in a Year 11 set text. The reading routine, the move from theme-spotting to claim-making, and how Unit 2 builds the habits Unit 3 will demand.

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How is the contention and supporting argument structure identified in a Year 11 persuasive text?

the contention, supporting arguments and structure of persuasive texts, including how the argument is constructed for a specified audience and purpose

VCE English Unit 2 Area of Study 2 key knowledge point on identifying the contention and supporting argument structure in a Year 11 persuasive text. The annotation routine, the distinction between contention and topic, and how Year 11 prepares for the Unit 4 argument analysis.

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What persuasive language techniques operate in Year 11 persuasive texts?

the persuasive language techniques used in unfamiliar persuasive texts, and the intended effect of each on the audience

VCE English Unit 2 Area of Study 2 key knowledge point on persuasive language techniques. A working Year 11 catalogue (appeals, evidence, inclusive language, rhetorical moves, tonal devices), how to name the intended effect on the audience, and the moves that prepare for Unit 4 analytical commentary.

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How are tone, audience and intended effect analysed in a Year 11 persuasive text?

the tone of a persuasive text, the audience it addresses, and the intended effect of language and structural choices on that audience

VCE English Unit 2 Area of Study 2 key knowledge point on tone, audience and intended effect. A Year 11 tonal vocabulary, the move from generic "the reader" to specific audience identification, and how to argue intended effect at specific moments.

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How are views and values represented in a Year 11 VCE English Unit 2 set text?

the views and values endorsed or challenged in texts, and how the writer constructs these positions through craft choices

VCE English Unit 2 Area of Study 1 key knowledge point on views and values. The distinction between view (claim about how things are) and value (claim about how things should be), the moves writers use to endorse or challenge specific positions, and how Year 11 readers articulate these.

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How do vocabulary, text structures and language features in a Year 11 VCE English Unit 2 set text construct meaning?

the use of vocabulary, text structures and language features by the writer of a set text, and the effects of these on the reader

VCE English Unit 2 Area of Study 1 key knowledge point on vocabulary, text structures and language features. The Year 11 metalanguage students should command, how each craft layer constructs meaning, and the habits that prepare for Unit 3 / 4 close reading.

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What does a Year 11 VCE English Unit 2 Exploring Argument analytical commentary look like?

the structure, conventions and language of an analytical commentary on a persuasive text, building the habits required for the Unit 4 argument analysis

VCE English Unit 2 Area of Study 2 key knowledge point on the analytical commentary. The Year 11 four-part shape, the contention sentence template, the four-step procedure for analysing each technique, and the habits that prepare for Unit 4 Section C.

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What does a Year 11 VCE English Unit 2 analytical response look like?

the structure, conventions and language of an analytical response to a Unit 2 set text, building the habits required for the Unit 3 text response

VCE English Unit 2 Area of Study 1 key knowledge point on the analytical response. The five-part structure, the conventions VCAA expects in Year 11, the specific moves that prepare students for Unit 3, and the writing habits that distinguish Band 4 from Band 6 at Year 11 level.

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