YEAR 11 TERM 2 VCE ENGLISH Unit 1 - Area of Study 2 - Calendar of Lessons, Homework and SACs

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YEAR 11 TERM 2 VCE ENGLISH Unit 1 Area of Study 2 focuses on analysing and presenting argument to influence an audience. Students study persuasive language and argument structure across written, spoken and visual texts, including contention, logic and reasoning, tone and bias, and intended audience. The term calendar schedules lessons on persuasive language, media issues, Purpose and Audience, viewing activities, and SAC assessments, with homework due throughout and a persuasive language techniques review.

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Lesson and homework calendar (Term 2)

Week-by-week schedule of lessons, media focus, SACs, and due dates

| YEAR 11 TERM 2 VCE ENGLISH Unit 1 Area of Study 2
Focus; Analysing and presenting argument
CALENDAR of LESSONS, HOMEWORK and SAC’s | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Monday 11 Apr –Tuesday 12 April
Persuasive Oral Presentations delivered to class. SAC | | 13 Apr | 14 Apr
Explanation of Unit 1 Outcome 2. Homework explained | 15 Apr | | 2 | 18 Apr
Analysing and presenting argument – persuasive language intro | 19 Apr
Lunch tutes
Issues in the media focus
Homework due in up to and including 2.12 p 14 | 20 Apr | 21 Apr
Exploring ‘Purpose’ &‘Audience” | 22 Apr | | 3 | 25 Apr
Anzac Day | 26 Apr
Gattaca Viewing
Lunch tutes
Homework due in up to and including 2.22 p. 17 | 27 Apr | 28 Apr
Gattaca Viewing and discussion | 29 Apr | | 4 | 2 May
SAC Persuasive Writing assessment task on

Gattaca. | 3 May
Lunch tutes
Issues in the media focus
Formulating and developing Arguments.
Homework due 2.26 page 20 | 4 May | 5 May
Issues & Points of view | 6 May | | 5 | 9 May – 13 May Year 11 work experience | | | | | | 6 | 16 May
Viewing of Animal Farm
Persuasive Writing task on Animal Farm SAC | 17 May
Lunch tutes
Issues in the media focus
Unpacking Contentions
Homework due in up to and including page 3.9 page 29 | 18 May | 19 May
Contentions Vs Points of view | 20 May | | 7 | 23 May
Student led discussion of contentions in class SAC (2 .22 d page 17) | 24 May
Lunch tutes
Issues in the media focus
Investigating points of view Logic, reasoning, tone and bias Homework due in 3.13 page 32 | 25 May | 26 May
SAC prep construction of texts that attempt to influence an audience. | 27 May | | 8 | 30 May
SAC Analysing and presenting argument Essay | 31 May
Lunch tutes
Issues in the media focus
Homework up to and including p 35 | 1 June | 2 June
Part 3 persuasive language techniques revisited | 3 June | | 9 | 6 June
Part 3 persuasive language techniques revisited
Homework up to p 40 3:28 | 7 June
Report Writing Day | 8 June | 9 June
Part 3 persuasive language techniques revisited | 10 June | | 10 | 13 June Queens Birthday | 14 June
Lunch tutes
Part 3 persuasive language techniques revisited
Homework P:55 3:48 | 15 June | 16 June
Part 3 persuasive language techniques revisited | 17 June | | 11 | 20 June
Part 3 persuasive language techniques revisited | 21 June
Part 3 persuasive language techniques revisited
Homework up to and including Part 3 chapter p 62 | 22 June | 23 June | 24 June. | | | | | | | | VCE English Unit 1 Area of Study 2 Analysing and presenting argument In this area of study students focus on the analysis and construction of texts that attempt to influence an audience. Students read a range of texts that attempt to position audiences in a variety of ways. They explore the use of language for persuasive effect and the structure and presentation of argument. They consider different types of persuasive language, including written, spoken, and visual, and combinations of these, and how language is used to position the reader. Students consider the contention of texts; the development of the argument including logic and reasoning, tone and bias; and the intended audience. Students consider how authors craft texts to support and extend the impact of an argument. In considering the presentation of arguments in oral form, students also learn about the conventions of oral communication for persuasive purposes. Students consider the persuasive impact of tone, diction and audience engagement in the presentation of a viewpoint. They practise their listening and speaking skills through discussion and debate, developing their own arguments and critiquing the arguments of others. Suitable texts may be drawn from a variety of sources and may be written, spoken or multimodal. Appropriate texts could include editorials, letters to the editor, opinion and comment pi

FAQs

What is the focus of VCE English Unit 1 Area of Study 2 in Term 2?

Students focus on analysing and presenting argument, including how language constructs persuasive effect and positions an audience.

What kinds of persuasive texts and language are studied?

Students read and examine a range of written, spoken, and visual texts and explore how tone, diction, and audience engagement create persuasive impact.

What SAC and assessment tasks are scheduled during the term?

The calendar includes SACs such as persuasive oral presentations, a persuasive writing assessment task on Gattaca, a SAC persuasive writing task on Animal Farm, and an analysing and presenting argument essay.

Sep 20, 2026

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