What Will I Cover During the Unit 3 English Lectures?

Unit 3 English (Parts 1, 2 & 3):

These lectures will address the features, conventions and organisational structures involved in writing an analytical text response essay. Popular texts will be used to demonstrate new concepts and techniques and to build an analytical text response blueprint suitable for SAC 1.

Individual Text Analysis Lectures:

These 2 hour lectures will focus on the analytical interpretation of the text you will be studying at school during Term 1 – 2024.

You will continue to develop your SAC 1 essay blueprint and then apply the knowledge and skills acquired during this lecture, as well as the Area of Study 1 lectures as you plan and construct short analytical responses to select passages, and separately, as you critically evaluate sample analytical responses of varying standards.

Individual Text Analysis Lectures are Available for the Following Texts:

  • High Ground
  • Much Ado About Nothing
  • My Brilliant Career
  • Oedipus the King
  • Pride & Prejudice
  • Rainbow’s End
  • Sunset Boulevard
  • The Memory Police
  • We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

What Will Be Covered During the Unit 1 & Unit 3 Summer School Head Start Lectures?

Our ‘VCE Summer School Head Start Lectures’ draw on the key knowledge & key skills outlined in the 2024 VCE Study Design.

During the First Half of Each Subject Course:

  • You will work through key Unit 1 or Unit 3 Area of Study 1 topics to an A+ standard, in a relaxed, step-by-step manner. Emphasis will be placed on the more challenging concepts as well as the topics that will be the focus of your SACs.
  • You will identify & resolve any knowledge gaps that may exist & correct theoretical misconceptions that result in the loss of valuable marks in SACs & exams.
  • You will work through a wide range of SAC & exam-style questions & learn how to recognise potential sources of error, as well as the tricks & traps that could appear in your SACs & exams.
  • You will learn new techniques & problem-solving strategies that will help you dissect & answer the harder analysis, synthesis & application style questions.

Your teacher will then guide you through a trial SAC that closely resembles the SAC your school will use to assess the knowledge & skills relating to Outcome 1.

As You Work Through this Trial SAC:

  • You will be introduced to & practice the problem-solving/application skills you’ll need to master.
  • You will study the sections of the SAC that are poorly addressed each year & investigate the opportunities that arise to boost your SAC marks.
  • You will learn what to include & how to craft answers/responses that would obtain full marks.
  • You will receive valuable advice & unique suggestions to help make your SACs stand outfurther boosting your SAC results & subject rank(s).
  • You will discover the key factors that differentiate A, B & C grade SAC responses.
  • You will be shown how to convert a C grade SAC to a B & a B grade SAC to an A.
  • You will be alerted to potential areas of weakness & how these can be corrected before your first SAC is released next year.
  • You will learn how to use the time you spend preparing for your SACs in the most effective & beneficial way.
  • You will discover strategies you can implement now, so you can reduce stress levels & study loads before your SACs & exams.

After Completing the Trial SAC:

The remaining time will be used to introduce the more important concepts & skills in Area of Study 2.

What Will Be Covered During the Unit 3 Prerequisite Lectures?

As the marks received in Unit 1 and 2 don’t directly contribute to an ATAR, many students dedicate the minimum amount of time (and effort) to study, incorrect in their belief there will be plenty of opportunities to catch up in Year 12 if required.

Students who start their Unit 3 studies lacking strong foundations in key Year 11 concepts will find it difficult to cope with new course materials and will obtain lower SAC marks and subject ranks than otherwise possible.

Prior knowledge has long been considered the most important factor influencing learning engagement, how well new learning is remembered, student achievement, the development of effective independent learning skills as well as the ability to apply higher-order cognitive problem-solving skills. It is therefore important for students pursuing high marks or studies and careers in areas where learned knowledge must be applied to develop an integrated knowledge framework based on deep-level learning from the start of their VCE.

During our ‘Unit 3 Prerequisites Lectures’ you will revise, strengthen and develop a deep-level understanding the critical Unit 1 and Unit 2 concepts that are the key to performing to a high standard in Unit 3. Emphasis will be placed on the more challenging concepts as well as the topics that will be the focus of your Unit 3 SACs.

The ‘Unit 3 Prerequisites Lectures’ will greatly benefit all students, especially those aiming for the higher VCE marks. Students who obtained less than 80% in a Unit 2 subject as well as students who didn’t complete the equivalent Unit 1 and/or Unit 2 subject course at school are strongly encouraged to attend this highly beneficial lecture.

Unit 3 Prerequisite Lectures are Available in the Following Subjects:

• Unit 3 Biology
• Unit 3 Chemistry
• Unit 3 Physics
• Unit 3 General Mathematics
• Unit 3 Mathematical Methods
• Unit 3 Specialist Mathematics

Note:

The ‘Unit 3 Prerequisites Lectures’ draw on the key knowledge and key skills outlined in the 2024 VCE Study Design and are presented by qualified, experienced VCE teachers who are current or recent VCE exam assessors for VCAA.

Bonus (FREE) Lectures for Students Attending Summer School

Follow the link below to find out what will be covered in the Free Strategic Study Skills Lectures & the VCAA Exam 2 Maths Methods Applications Lectures.

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