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<DIV>People may remember my discussion on Expected Qualities a while back. Well
looking at the current study design I wonder why a key element in the flagship
statement: </DIV>
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<DIV>‘On completion of this unit the student should be able to analyse, either
orally or in writing, how a selected</DIV>
<DIV>text constructs meaning, conveys ideas and values, and<STRONG><EM> is open
to a range of interpretations</EM></STRONG>.’ (My italics.)</DIV>
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<DIV>Is not being represented in the Expected qualities at all? Namely, question
of students providing a range of interpretations. </DIV>
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<DIV>The idea of interpretation being a key element in the course is mentioned
again in the skills list: </DIV>
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<DIV>• discuss and compare possible interpretations of texts using evidence from
the text;</DIV>
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<DIV>Any thoughts?</DIV>
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<DIV>(extract from current study design below)</DIV>
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<DIV>Reading and responding</DIV>
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<DIV>This area of study focuses on the reading of a range of literary texts to
develop critical and supported</DIV>
<DIV>responses.</DIV>
<DIV>Students examine the structures, features and conventions used by authors
of a range of selected texts</DIV>
<DIV>to construct meaning. They identify, discuss and analyse these in order to
explain how meaning is</DIV>
<DIV>constructed through textual elements such as language and images. They also
examine the ways in</DIV>
<DIV>which the same text is open to different interpretations by different
readers; for example, the ways in</DIV>
<DIV>which a text can be read differently in a different time, place or culture.
They describe and analyse</DIV>
<DIV>the way in which social, historical and/or cultural values are embodied in
texts, and develop oral and</DIV>
<DIV>written responses to a selected text, using appropriate metalanguage. The
term ‘selected text’ refers to a</DIV>
<DIV>text chosen from the list of prescribed texts in Text List 1 published
annually in the VCAA Bulletin.</DIV>
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<DIV>Outcome 1</DIV>
<DIV>On completion of this unit the student should be able to analyse, either
orally or in writing, how a selected</DIV>
<DIV>text constructs meaning, conveys ideas and values, and is open to a range
of interpretations.</DIV>
<DIV>To achieve this outcome the student will draw on knowledge and related
skills outlined in area of</DIV>
<DIV>study 1.</DIV>
<DIV>Key knowledge</DIV>
<DIV>This knowledge includes</DIV>
<DIV>• an understanding of the ideas, characters and themes constructed by the
author and presented in</DIV>
<DIV>the selected text;</DIV>
<DIV>• the structures, features and conventions used by authors to construct
meaning in a range of literary</DIV>
<DIV>texts;</DIV>
<DIV>• methods of analysing complex texts and the social, historical and/or
cultural values embodied in</DIV>
<DIV>texts;</DIV>
<DIV>• the ways in which the same text is open to different interpretations by
different readers;</DIV>
<DIV>• strategies and techniques for constructing a supported analysis of a
text, including a knowledge of</DIV>
<DIV>the metalanguage appropriate to the analysis and to the text type;</DIV>
<DIV>• key elements of oral language conventions and usage in a range of text
types;</DIV>
<DIV>• features of spoken texts which successfully engage audiences;</DIV>
<DIV>• techniques for managing feedback and leading discussion;</DIV>
<DIV>• the conventions of spelling, punctuation and syntax of Standard
Australian English.</DIV>
<DIV>Key skills</DIV>
<DIV>These skills include the ability to</DIV>
<DIV>• critically analyse texts and the ways in which authors construct
meaning;</DIV>
<DIV>• analyse the social, historical and/or cultural values embodied in
texts;</DIV>
<DIV>• discuss and compare possible interpretations of texts using evidence from
the text;</DIV>
<DIV>• use appropriate metalanguage to construct a supported analysis of a
text;</DIV>
<DIV>• plan and revise written work for fluency and coherence;</DIV>
<DIV>• apply oral language conventions in a chosen oral text type;</DIV>
<DIV>• engage an audience through interested and varied language use;</DIV>
<DIV>• respond to audience interest and engagement;</DIV>
<DIV>• use the conventions of spelling, punctuation and syntax of Standard
Australian English.</DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>