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Literature

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Accreditation period - Units 1-4: 2006-2011

The accreditation period has been extended until 31 December 2011.

• VCE Eligibility: Changes to the English Requirement
  Memorandum to Schools, 94/2005.
  Outlines the VCE English requirement from 2006.
• Frequently Asked Questions (PDF - 374KB)
  VCAA Bulletin, September 2005, p.5.
  Frequently asked questions on changes to the English requirement.

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Curriculum

• Study Design (PDF - 403KB)
  Details on areas of study, outcomes and assessment for Literature Units 1-4: 2006-2011.
• For details of how to purchase a hardcopy of the VCE Literature Study Design, please refer to Publications.
• Study Summary (DOC - 45KB)
  A summary of the VCE Literature Study Design for 2006-2011.
• 2008 Literature Text List (PDF - 253KB)
  VCAA Bulletin, Supplement 1, February 2007.
  The approved Literature Text List for study in 2008.
  • The 2006 second edition of Joanna Murray-Smith's Honour will be used when setting the 2008 examination. As published in the VCAA Bulletin, April 2006, p.11 (PDF - 546KB). The 1997 edition has been significantly revised and should not be used as the basis for study.
• 2009 Literature Text List (PDF - 152KB)
  VCAA Bulletin, Supplement 3, February 2008.
  The approved Literature Text List for study in 2009.
  • The novel by Gail Jones Sixty LIghts, Vintage 2005, replaces The Man Who Loved Children on List B (VCAA Bulletin, May 2008, p.6) (PDF - 159KB)

 

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Assessment

• Assessment Handbook (DOC - 205KB)
  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
  • descriptors for the written examination.
• Examination Reports
  Find past exams for Literature.

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Support Material

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

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The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority publishes administrative advice and regulations for the VCE in the VCE and VCAL Administrative Handbook 2008. Changes to advice and regulations occur during the year. The details of all such changes are published in the VCAA Bulletin and VCAA Bulletin P–10 on a regular basis. It is essential that VCE teachers familiarise themselves with advice and regulations in the VCE and VCAL Administrative Handbook and regularly check the VCAA Bulletin.