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COURSE CONTENT
Theory
The Year 10 Literature course encourages students to engage deeply with texts that explore diverse voices, enduring themes, and powerful ideas. Across two distinct units, students will build foundational skills in literary analysis in preparation for VCE Literature. Key components of this course involve close reading, and personal interpretation through the study of both poetry and playscript texts.
Practical:
Possible excursions to explore the context of selected texts.
Skill Area
Close Reading
Description
Annotating and analysing word choices, tone, structure, and figurative language
Application
To unpack meaning at a line or passage level
Identifying Literary Devices
Recognising simile, metaphor, symbolism, irony, etc
To interpret how authors create mood, meaning, and message
Contextual Unde rstanding
Understanding historical, cultural, or biographical background of the text
To connect text to its time, values, and relevance
Thematic Analysis
Exploring recurring ideas (e.g. power, identity, truth, justice)
To build depth in personal and academic responses
Character and Voice Analysis
Interpreting character motivations, development, and reliability
To understand character complexity and narrative impact
Essay Writing
Planning, structuring, and writing cohesive analytical responses
Textual evidence, analysis
Oral Presentation Skills
Speaking clearly and confidently, using textual evidence and structure
To explain interpretation and engage an audience
Creative Interpretation
Reimagining or recreating a text through performance, poetry, or prose
To deepen understanding through transformation
Reflective Thinking
Evaluating one’s own interpretations and learning journey
To build metacognitive awareness and refine personal voice
PATHWAYS INTO VCE OR VCE VM
VCE: English
VCE: Literature
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