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Literature Elaborations

Literature and context

1. Interpret and compare how representations of people and culture in literary texts are drawn from different historical, social and cultural contexts (VCELT435)

   1. exploring and reflecting on representations of values (for example love, freedom, integrity) in literature drawn from cultures and times different from their own
   2. exploring and reflecting on personal understanding of the world and human experience, interpreted in literature drawn from cultures and times different from the students’ own
   3. reviewing historical fiction or nonfiction written by and about the peoples of Asia
   4. analysing literary texts created by and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (including documentaries, picture books, print texts and other multimodal texts) and also texts including film produced by and about peoples of Asian background, and considering the different ways these texts represent people, places, things and issues

Responding to literature

1. Present an argument about a literary text based on initial impressions and subsequent analysis of the whole text (VCELT436)

   1. interrogating and making judgments about a text, comparing others’ ideas against the student’s own and reaching an independent decision or shared consensus about the interpretations and ideas expressed
2. Explore and reflect on personal understanding of the world and significant human experience gained from interpreting various representations of life matters in texts (VCELT437)

   1. establishing a wide reading list on a particular issue based on personal preference and establishing reasons for the inclusion of these texts

Examining literature

1. Analyse texts from familiar and unfamiliar contexts, and discuss and evaluate their content and the appeal of an individual author’s literary style (VCELT438)

   1. comparing texts created by the same author to determine literary style, assessing its appeal and presenting this comparison to others
   2. examining how different authors make use of devices like myth, icons and imagery and evaluating the effect of these choices on audiences
2. Analyse text structures and language features of literary texts, and make relevant comparisons with other texts (VCELT439)

   1. evaluating the effect on readers of text structures and language features of a literary text and comparing these with other texts
   2. by comparing texts, writing or speaking about how well the author constructed the opening and closing sections of the text and used ‘hooks’ to keep the reader/viewer/listener engaged and reading on/watching/listening to the end
3. Interpret and analyse language choices, including sentence patterns, dialogue, imagery and other language features, in short stories, literary essays and plays (VCELT440)

   1. identifying examples of language devices in a range of poems, ballads or poetic extracts, and considering how their use adds to meaning and may also influence the emotional responses of listeners or readers, in varying ways
   2. exploring how language devices look or sound in written or spoken texts, how they can be identified, purposes they serve and what effect they might have on how the audience responds
   3. taking a particular area of study, a topic or theme and examining how different authors make use of devices like myth, icons and imagery in their work

Literacy Elaborations

Texts in context

1. Analyse how the construction and interpretation of texts, including media texts, can be influenced by cultural perspectives and other texts (VCELY441)

   1. comparing perspectives represented in texts from different times and places, including texts drawn from popular culture
   2. identifying, comparing and creating relationships between texts (including novels, illustrated stories, social issue cartoons, documentaries, multimodal texts)
   3. reflecting on the notion that all texts build on a body of prior texts in a culture
   4. analysing and identifying how socio-cultural values, attitudes and beliefs are conveyed in texts, for example comparing and analysing perspectives about an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issue reported in commercial media compared to public and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander media
   5. analysing and interpreting assumptions about groups that have shaped or influenced representations of people, places, events and things and identifying how listeners and readers are positioned by these representations

Interpreting, analysing, evaluating

1. Analyse and evaluate how authors combine language and visual choices to present information, opinions and perspectives in different texts (VCELY442)

   1. comparing two articles with accompanying images on a similar topic in the media, considering the language and visual choices made by the authors for different audiences
   2. analysing how graphic novels present perspectives through the combination of visual and text
2. Use comprehension strategies to interpret and analyse texts, comparing and evaluating representations of an event, issue, situation or character in different texts (VCELY443)

   1. evaluating techniques used to construct plot and create emotional responses, for example comparison, contrast, exaggeration, juxtaposition, the changing of chronological order, or the expansion and compression of time
3. Apply an expanding vocabulary to read increasingly complex texts with fluency and comprehension (VCELY444)

   1. predicting meanings of unfamiliar words by using morphographic patterns

Literature Elaborations

Creating literature

1. Experiment with the ways that language features, image and sound can be adapted in literary texts (VCELT447)

   1. making language choices and choosing particular language devices to achieve intended effects, for example building in a surprise or twist in the ending of a short story or final scene of a film
   2. taking an existing short story, poem, play or speech in print form and creating a short visual text which is accompanied by a sound track containing music and sound effects, and which is intended to amuse audiences who are familiar with the original text
   3. creating written interpretations of traditional and contemporary literature which employs devices like metaphor, symbol, allegory and myth, and evaluating the contribution of these devices to the interpretation of the text
   4. creating written interpretations of traditional and contemporary poetry (for example sonnets and contemporary song lyrics) focusing on their use of symbol, myth, icons and imagery
2. Create literary texts, including hybrid texts, that innovate on aspects of other texts, including through the use of parody, allusion and appropriation (VCELT448)

   1. creating a contemporary parody of an historical text to highlight changes in societal attitudes

Literacy Elaborations

Creating texts

1. Create imaginative, informative and persuasive texts that present a point of view and advance or illustrate arguments, including texts that integrate visual, print and/or audio features (VCELY449)

   1. presenting arguments that advance opinions, justify positions, and make judgments in order to persuade others about issues such the importance of maintaining balance in the biosphere
   2. creating imaginative texts with main ideas developed through the interconnections of plot, settings, characters, the changing of chronological order, foreshadowing in written, spoken and digital texts
   3. creating informative and argumentative texts with explanations, details and evidence
   4. following the structure of an argument which has a series of sequenced and linked paragraphs, beginning with an outline of the stance to be taken, a series of supported points that develop a line of argument, and a conclusion which summarises the main line of argument
2. Review and edit students’ own and others’ texts to improve clarity and control over content, organisation, paragraphing, sentence structure, vocabulary and audio/visual features (VCELY450)

   1. checking for run on sentences, eliminating unnecessary detail or repetition, and providing clear introductory and concluding paragraphs
3. Publishing texts using a range of software, including word processing programs, flexibly and imaginatively (VCELY451)

   1. applying word processing functions, for example outlining, standard styles and indexing

Literature Elaborations

Responding to literature

1. Reflect on, discuss and explore notions of literary value and how and why such notions vary according to context (VCELT454)

   1. reflecting on and discussing responses to literature including plot events, setting details, characterisation, themes, structure and language devices used to achieve particular effects, and collaboratively formulating a list of factors that characterise merit
   2. discussing, debating and evaluating the cinematic qualities and success of a film or new versions of a film
   3. exploring the ways that context has shaped the representation of particular cultures, such as through the analysis of differing viewpoints in texts about different cultures or by comparing the ways texts from different periods reveal differences in viewpoints (for example differences in the portrayal of migrants in traditional and more contemporary literature)

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Interacting with others

1. Listen to spoken texts constructed for different purposes and analyse how language features in these texts position listeners to respond in particular ways, and consider the interaction skills used to present and discuss ideas, or to influence and engage audiences through persuasive language, varied voice tone, pitch and pace (VCELY455)

   1. comparing and evaluating bias or stereotyping and presenting findings in discussions and presentations
   2. identifying and commenting on omissions of information in different texts
   3. exploring and identifying moral and ethical dimensions of an issue represented in different texts, and how these align or contradict with personal and others’ perspectives
   4. understanding the role of intonation, pausing, combinations of clause and rhythm in spoken language and of punctuation
2. Plan, rehearse and deliver presentations, selecting and sequencing appropriate content and multimodal elements for aesthetic and playful purposes (VCELY456)

   1. using graphics and text animations to accompany spoken text, for example presenting a news item suitable for a current affairs program that aligns image to spoken text, or establishing humour by creating a disjunct between sound, image and spoken text