Literature Units 3 and 4 - 2016

 

Accreditation period

The accreditation period for Units 3 and 4 will expire on 31 December 2016.

Units 1 and 2 of VCE Literature for 2016 and associated support material are available from the Literature Units 1 and 2 page.

Staged Implementation

Implementation of the revised study is being staged:

Units 1 and 2: 2016, Units 3 and 4: 2017

In 2016, students enrolling in Units 1-2 will undertake the revised study (2016-2020). Students undertaking Units 3-4 will continue with the current study (2013-2016).

Curriculum

• Study Summary (doc - 56.5kb) (January 2013)
  A summary of the VCE Literature Study Design.
• 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)

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