Literature

 

Accreditation period - Units 1-4: 2006-2015

The accreditation period has been extended until 31 December 2015.

Curriculum

• Study Design (pdf - 2.11mb) (January 2013)
  Details on areas of study, outcomes and assessment for Literature Units 1-4: 2006-2015.
• Study Summary (doc - 56.5kb) (January 2013)
  A summary of the VCE Literature Study Design for 2006-2015.
• 2015 Literature Text List (pdf - 152.16kb)
  The approved Literature Text List for study in 2015.
• 2016 Literature Text List 
  The approved Literature Text List for study in 2016.
• VCAA Principles, guidelines and procedures for prescribed VCE text lists (pdf - 223.52kb)

Assessment

• Assessment Handbook (doc - 175kb) (Updated January 2013)
  Contains assessment advice for both School-assessed Coursework and the examination including the examination criteria. The online version of the Assessment Handbook has been updated to include separate descriptors for the two tasks for Unit 4 Outcome 1.
• Examination Criteria (pdf - 192.9kb) (Updated January 2010)
• Examination Reports
  Find past exams for Literature.

Support Material

• Frequently Asked Questions (pdf - 373.62kb) 
  VCAA Bulletin, September 2005, p.5.
  Frequently asked questions on changes to the English requirement.

• Professional Development
  Victorian Association for Teachers of English (VATE) (www.vate.org.au)

Revised Study Design

Literature was revised in 2014 for implementation, beginning in 2016. Implementation of the revised study will be staged:

Units 1 and 2: 2016

Units 3 and 4: 2017

VCE Literature 2016-2020

Teachers are advised that the accreditation period for the revised study design for Units 1 and 2 begins 1 January 2016. The accreditation period for the revised study design for Units 3 and 4 begins 1 January 2017.

The study design is available to teachers in preparation for the implementation of Units 1 and 2 of the revised VCE Literature study design in 2016, and Units 3 and 4 in 2017.

Implementation Support

• English group of studies - implementation timeline (pdf - 89.21kb)
• Year-by-year guide to the implementation of the revised VCE Literature study design (pdf - 69.83kb)
• Frequently asked questions - available soon