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Design a realistic and paced study timetable now.  \n2. Build in regular short breaks and down-time.  \n3. Go over Exam Assessment Criteria for each section of the paper.  \n4. Using the Exam Assessment Criteria, develop a list of strengths and areas for improvement by reflecting on SAC progress and teacher feedback throughout the year. Make sure you know what you need to do to improve your writing. If you aren’t sure, ask your teacher directly  \n5. Practise developing essay plans and writing full responses as well as introductions, body paragraphs and conclusions.  \n6. Read and annotate a range of high scoring sample essays  \n7. If you find it helpful, listen to the audio of your texts.  \n8. Reread/view texts and focus on key passages/scenes.  \n9. Memorise several short text quotes a week.  \n10. Write theme and character profiles.  \n11. Consolidate your understanding of symbols and motifs.  \n12. Write practice responses under timed conditions and have these corrected by your teacher.  \n13. Create a personal list of spelling demons.  \n14. Create a list of transition words and phrases.  \n15. Read and annotate VCAA examination reports, particularly those from 2017 onwards with the new study design.  \nPTO  \nSection A: Text Response  \nExam Assessment Criteria 1: Knowledge and understanding of the text  \n1. You need to understand the key aspects of literary texts: theme, character, plot, setting and style (literary techniques) and how they work together to create meaning in a text.  \n2. Higher scoring responses directly address authorial intent as the 2019 Examiner’s Report highlights: “Students who could present an understanding that the text they were discussing was a deliberate construct by the author, designed to present a particular worldview, were better able to demonstrate an insightful reading”.  \n3. Your response should demonstrate that you are familiar with the entire text and not just the most obvious scenes or episodes. This could include referring to minor characters as well as the more obvious ones.  \n4. “When studying collections of poetry and short stories it is important to remember that they are commenting on the collection and not only on one or two specific short stories or poems”(Examiner’s Report 2019)  \nExam Assessment Criteria 2: A coherent analysis in response to a topic  \n5. You must identify and address all the elements presented in the prompt. The wording of the topic should be closely considered so that the whole prompt is fully understood (VCE Examiner’s Report 2019). Before the exam, make sure you understand the different types essay of essay prompts (question, proposition and quotation) and the demands of each.  \n6. Related to point 5, the 2019 Examiner’s Report specifically suggests that “students should consider the scope of any ‘how’question… these require a discussion of the construction elements of the text as well as a discussion of the ideas”.  \n7. Use your dictionary in the exam “to determine the exact meaning of words in essay topics… [as] some essay questions challenge students due to their uncertainty about the vocabulary… An accurate understanding of the terms of the topic allowed students to answer the question in a precise manner. It also increased the chance of the student recognising and addressing the implications of the topic”(VCE Examiner’s Report 2019)  \n8. Remember to structure your paragraphs logically. For example, you might choose the TEEL approach – topic sentence, elaboration, evidence and link back to the topic/prompt.  \n9. Your introduction needs to clearly identify your stance in response to the prompt. Don’t be afraid to ‘resist’ the wording of the question. 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