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ENGLISHWritten examination
Wednesday 26 October 2016 Reading time: 9.00 am to 9.15 am (15 minutes) Writing time: 9.15 am to 12.15 pm (3 hours)
TASK BOOK
Section Number of questions
Number of questions to be answered
Marks
A – Text response 20 1 20B – Writing in Context 4 1 20C – Analysis of language use 1 1 20
Total 60
• Studentsaretowriteinblueorblackpen.• Studentsarepermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:pens,pencils,highlighters,erasers,
sharpeners,rulersandanEnglishand/orbilingualprinteddictionary.• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/or
correctionfluid/tape.• Nocalculatorisallowedinthisexamination.
Materials supplied• Taskbookof14pages,includingexamination assessment criteriaonpage14.• Oneanswerbook.
Instructions• Write your student numberonthefrontcoveroftheanswerbook.• Completeeachofthefollowingintheanswerbook: – SectionA:Textresponse – SectionB:WritinginContext – SectionC:Analysisoflanguageuse• Eachsectionshouldbecompletedinthecorrectpartoftheanswerbook.• AllwrittenresponsesmustbeinEnglish.• IfyouwriteonamultimodaltextinSectionA,youmustnotwriteonamultimodaltextinSectionB.• Youmayaskthesupervisorforextraanswerbooks.
At the end of the task• Placeallotherusedanswerbooksinsidethefrontcoverofthefirstanswerbook.• Youmaykeepthistaskbook.
Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.
©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2016
Victorian Certificate of Education 2016
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SECTION A – continued
SECTION A – Text response
Instructions for Section ASectionArequiresstudentstocompleteone analytical/expository pieceofwritinginresponseto one topic(eitheri. or ii.) on oneselectedtext.Intheanswerbook,indicatethetextselectedandwhetheryouareansweringi. or ii.Inyourresponse,youmustdevelopasustaineddiscussionofoneselectedtextfromtheTextlistbelow.Yourresponsemustbesupportedbyclosereferencetoandanalysisoftheselectedtext.Forcollectionsofpoetryorshortstories,youmaychoosetowriteonseveralpoemsorshortstories,orononeortwoinveryclosedetail,dependingonwhatyouthinkisappropriate.IfyouwriteonamultimodaltextinSectionA,youmustnotwriteonamultimodaltextinSectionB.Yourresponsewillbeassessedaccordingtothecriteriasetoutonpage14ofthisbook.SectionAisworthone-thirdofthetotalassessmentfortheexamination.
Text list
1. All About Eve ......................................................................................... DirectedbyJosephLMankiewicz
2. Brooklyn................................................................................................................................... ColmTóibín
3. Burial Rites............................................................................................................................. HannahKent
4. Cloudstreet ................................................................................................................................ TimWinton
5. Frankenstein...........................................................................................................................MaryShelley
6. I for Isobel............................................................................................................................... AmyWitting
7. In the Country of Men ............................................................................................................HishamMatar
8. Island: Collected Stories.................................................................................................. AlistairMacLeod
9. Mabo................................................................................................................ DirectedbyRachelPerkins
10. Measure for Measure..................................................................................................WilliamShakespeare
11. Medea........................................................................................................................................... Euripides
12. No Sugar..................................................................................................................................... JackDavis
13. Selected Poems......................................................................................................................... JohnDonne
14. Selected Poems................................................................................................................... GwenHarwood
15. Stasiland................................................................................................................................. AnnaFunder
16. The Complete Maus ............................................................................................................ ArtSpiegelman
17. The Thing Around Your Neck ..........................................................................ChimamandaNgoziAdichie
18. The White Tiger.....................................................................................................................AravindAdiga
19. This Boy’s Life ..........................................................................................................................TobiasWolff
20. Wuthering Heights ..................................................................................................................EmilyBrontë
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1. All About Eve directed by Joseph L Mankiewicz i. AddisonsaystoEve:“Wehaveagreatdealincommon,itseemstome.” DoyouagreewithAddison’ssuggestion?
OR
ii. TowhatextentisEve’ssuccesstheresultofmanipulationanddeceit?
2. Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín i. HowdoesEilis’sideaofhomechangethroughoutthenovelBrooklyn?
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ii. ‘InthenovelBrooklyn,thecharactersfindthatalthoughAmericaoffersfreedom,itcanbeasrestrictiveasIreland.’
Discuss.
3. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent i. Natanshouts:“Rememberyourplace,Agnes!” ‘Agnes’sproblemisthatshehasnoplacetobelong.’ Doyouagree?
OR
ii. “EverythingIsaidwastakenfrommeandaltereduntilthestorywasn’tmyown.” ‘Agnes’sfateisdeterminedbythestoriestoldbyothers.’ Discuss.
4. Cloudstreet by Tim Winton i. “Therewassomethingwrongwithmen.Theylackedsomebasicthingandshe[Oriel]didn’tknow
whatitwas.” ArethewomeninCloudstreetlessflawedthanthemen?
OR
ii. TowhatextentareRoseandQuickresponsibleforunitingtheirfamilies?
5. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley i. ‘BothVictorandhiscreaturearemotivatedbyrevenge.’ Doyouagree?
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ii. ‘Thecharactersinthisnoveldiscoverthat,withoutcontrol,humancreativityisdangerous.’ Discuss.
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SECTION A – continued
6. I for Isobel by Amy Witting i. “IthoughtIcouldmakemylifeintoaroomandchoosewhatcameintoit.” ‘Isobelhasnocontroloverherlife.’ Discuss.
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ii. ‘ThecharactersinI for Isobelhavesuppressedtheiremotions.’ Doyouagree?
7. In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar i. ‘Suleimanisshapedmorebyviolencethanbylove.’ Doyouagree?
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ii. TowhatextentdoesloyaltygovernthelivesofthemeninMatar’snovel?
8. Island: Collected Stories by Alistair MacLeod i. ‘Inthesestories,MacLeodexploreshowpeopleareaffectedbythelossofawayoflife.’ Discuss.
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ii. ‘Clanandfamilytiesdominatethelivesofthecharactersinthesestories.’ Discuss.
9. Mabo directed by Rachel Perkins i. ‘Maboisnotjustaboutland,itisalsoaboutequalityandacceptance.’ Discuss.
OR
ii. Howdoesthefilm’sdirectorconveythepowerofEddie’sdreams?
10. Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare i. ‘Angeloisanhonourablemanwhosuccumbstotemptation.’ Doyouagree?
OR
ii. ‘Measure for Measureisaplaythataffirmslifeoverlaws.’ Discuss.
11. Medea by Euripides i. ‘ItisJason,notMedea,whogainstheaudience’ssympathy.’ Doyouagree?
OR
ii. ‘TheplayMedeaismoreaboutjusticethanrevenge.’ Discuss.
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12. No Sugar by Jack Davis i. ‘In No Sugar,itisthewomenwhohavelittleornocontrolovertheirlives.’ Doyouagree?
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ii. ‘No SugarcelebratestheresilienceoftheMunday/Millimurrafamily.’ Discuss.
13. Selected Poems by John Donne i. ‘LoveinitsmanyformsisexploredinDonne’spoems.’ Discuss.
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ii. ‘ItisDonne’simagerythatgiveshispoetryitspower.’ Discuss.
14. Selected Poems by Gwen Harwood i. “It’syearsnowsinceI’veplayedanote. Children,andhousework—well,it’sgrim.” ‘Harwood’spoemsrevealacomplexattitudetowardsmotherhood.’ Discuss.
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ii. ‘Harwood’spoemsshowthatzestforlifeandawarenessofdeathareneverfarapart.’ Discuss.
15. Stasiland by Anna Funder i. ‘Stasilandexploreshowpeopleareaffectedwhenindividualrightsandfreedomsareless
importantthantheinterestsoftheState.’ Discuss.
OR
ii. “…youcannotdestroyyourpast,norwhatitdoestoyou.” TowhatextentisthistrueofthepeopleinStasiland?
16. The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman i. HoweffectiveisSpiegelman’suseofthegraphicnovelinconveyingthecomplexityofVladek’s
story?
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ii. ‘ThepeopledepictedinThe Complete Mausneededmorethaninnerstrengthtosurvive.’ Discuss.
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17. The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie i. ‘Inthesestories,thecharactersfindtheycanchangetheirsurroundingsbutnottheproblemsin
theirlives.’ Discuss.
OR
ii. ‘ItisthewomeninAdichie’sstorieswhodisplaycourage.’ Discuss.
18. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga i. ‘Balramovercomestheobstaclesthathavemadeslavesofothers.’ Discuss.
OR
ii. ‘The White TigerportraysanIndiainwhichimmoralityandcorruptionareacceptedpartsofthesystem.’
Doyouagree?
19. This Boy’s Life by Tobias Wolff i. ‘Toby’sunhappinessdriveshimintoaworldofpretence.’ Discuss.
OR
ii. HowisToby’sunderstandingof“whatamanshouldbe”shapedbyhisfatherandothermalesinhislife?
20. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë i. ‘Wuthering Heightsexploresthenatureoffamilyrelationships.’ Discuss.
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ii. ‘TheworldofWuthering Heightsisdominatedbycruelty.’ Discuss.
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SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER
SECTION B – Writing in Context
Instructions for Section BSectionBrequiresstudentstocompleteanextendedwrittenresponse.Intheanswerbook,indicatetheContextandthetitleofthemaintextdrawnupon.Inyourwriting,youmustdrawonideassuggestedbyoneofthefourContexts.Yourwritingmustdrawdirectlyfromat least oneselectedtextthatyouhavestudiedforthisContextandbebasedontheideasintheprompt.Yourresponsemaybeanexpository,imaginativeorpersuasivepieceofwriting.IfyouwriteonamultimodaltextinSectionA,youmust notwriteonamultimodaltextinSectionB.Yourresponsewillbeassessedaccordingtothecriteriasetoutonpage14ofthisbook.SectionBisworthone-thirdofthetotalassessmentfortheexamination.
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Context 1 – The imaginative landscape
A Passage to India..................................................................................................DirectedbyDavidLean
Into the Wild.............................................................................................................................JonKrakauer
Night Street ..........................................................................................................................KristelThornell
The View from Castle Rock.......................................................................................................AliceMunro
Prompt
‘Personal experiences can change our relationship with the landscape.’
TaskCompleteanextendedwrittenresponseinexpository,imaginativeorpersuasivestyle.Yourwritingmustdrawdirectlyfromat least oneselectedtextforthisContextandexploretheideathat‘personal experiences can change our relationship with the landscape’.
OR
Context 2 – Whose reality?
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity ................... KatherineBoo
Death of a Salesman............................................................................................................ ArthurMiller
Foe............................................................................................................................................. JMCoetzee
Wag the Dog..................................................................................................... DirectedbyBarryLevinson
Prompt
‘Our ideas of reality are dominated by self-interest.’
TaskCompleteanextendedwrittenresponseinexpository,imaginativeorpersuasivestyle.Yourwritingmustdrawdirectlyfromat least oneselectedtextforthisContextandexploretheideathat‘our ideas of reality are dominated by self-interest’.
OR
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Context 3 – Encountering conflict
A Separation......................................................................................................DirectedbyAsgharFarhadi
Every Man in this Village is a Liar.......................................................................................... MeganStack
Life of Galileo........................................................................................................................ BertoltBrecht
The Lieutenant...................................................................................................................... KateGrenville
Prompt
‘Our encounters with conflict usually cannot be avoided.’
TaskCompleteanextendedwrittenresponseinexpository,imaginativeorpersuasivestyle.Yourwritingmustdrawdirectlyfrom at least oneselectedtextforthisContextandexploretheideathat‘our encounters with conflict usually cannot be avoided’.
OR
Context 4 – Exploring issues of identity and belonging
Invictus..............................................................................................................DirectedbyClintEastwood
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll................................................................................................ RayLawler
The Mind of a Thief.....................................................................................................................PattiMiller
Wild Cat Falling..........................................................................................................................Mudrooroo
Prompt
‘We understand who we are when we recognise the people we belong with.’
TaskCompleteanextendedwrittenresponseinexpository,imaginativeorpersuasivestyle.Yourwritingmustdrawdirectlyfromat least oneselectedtextforthisContextandexploretheideathat‘we understand who we are when we recognise the people we belong with’.
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SECTION C – continuedTURN OVER
SECTION C – Analysis of language use
Instructions for Section CSectionCrequiresstudentstoanalysetheuseofwrittenandvisuallanguage.Readthematerialonpages12and13andthencompletethetaskbelow.Writeyouranalysisasacoherentlystructuredpieceofprose.Yourresponsewillbeassessedaccordingtothecriteriasetoutonpage14ofthisbook.SectionCisworthone-thirdofthetotalassessmentfortheexamination.
TASKHowiswrittenandvisuallanguageusedtoattempttopersuadereaderstosharethepointsofviewpresentedinthematerialonpages12and13?
Background information
Lawtonisatownof3000people.Itusedtobeonamajorhighway.However,arecenthighwaydiversionhasisolatedthetown,causingasharpdropinthenumberofvisitors.Thishascausedconcernfortheeconomicfutureofthetown.Thereisarangeofideaswithinthecommunityabouthowtoaddressthisproblem.
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SECTION C – continued
The local newspaper of Lawton publishes a weekly column written by the Mayor.
From the Mayor, Councillor Alexandra Wiley
Fellowresidents,
Sincethehighwaywasdivertedtobypassourtown,wehaveallenjoyedtheresultantpeace.Howoftenhavewethoughthowpleasantitistobeabletocrossthestreetforachatwithafriendwithouttakingourlivesinourhands!Howmanyofushavebeengladtoleaveourwindowsopenwithoutfearofdustfromtheroadinvadingourrooms!Butthereisadownsidetothis.Weriskbecomingabackwater,onthewaytobeingaghosttown,ifthispeaceisallwehave.Ofcoursewenolongerwanthugetrucksthunderingdownthemainstreet,butwedowantcars:carsfullofpeoplewhowilleatatourbeautifulbakery,socialiseatourhistoricpub,buyourhandcraftsandusedbooks–evenstayatourcomfortablemotel.Wewanttouristsand,tobeblunt,weneedtheirmoney.
Councilhasbeenconsideringforsometimehowtoattracttravellersandwethinkwehavetheanswer–wehavestoppedthinkingsmallandhavestartedthinkingonagrandscale.Ourregionisfamousforthequalityandfreshnessofitslusciousproduce,butweneedashowcaseforit.Wegrowthemostcrisp,mostsucculentfruitandvegetablesaround,andtheyshouldbeouremblem.Imagineaspectacularpieceofmodernarchitecture,alandmark,abuildinginwhichvisitorscanenjoyourhospitalityandinfrontofwhichtheycantakeselfiestoshowtheirfriends!Wewouldhaveitcreatedrightherebylocalcraftsmenandwomen.TherecouldbenobetterplaceforitthanourverdantCentennialPark–soaringtoaheightof20metresormore,itwouldtoweroverthetreesandevenoverthespireofStMartin’sChurch!Imaginetheeventswecouldholdandallthemerchandisethatwouldgowithit–cuddlytoys,cardsandgiftsinthetouristcentre…thelistgoeson,alltopromoteourregion.
Wedon’tyethavethefinalconceptforwhatthestructurewilllooklikebutalready,ofcourse,wehearthenaysayers.‘Itisn’toriginal!Ithasbeendone!Agiantattraction–can’twethinkofsomethingelse?’Butdoyouknowwhat–allthetownswithgiantattractionsarethriving!Visitorslovethem!Researchshowsthattownswithgiantattractionsreceive20%morevisitors.Wehavebeentoldtherearepeoplewhomakeapointofseeingeveryone,ofphotographingthemall,evenmakingacompetitionofit.Wedeserveashareofthatprosperity.
Fellowresidents,thisisourchance.Wehavetoprotectourlifestyle–ourrural,wholesomeAustralianlifestyleinourownunpollutedtownwithitshealthyfood,sportingteamsandannualShow.Wemustpreserveourcaringcommunitywhereneighboursknowandlookoutforoneanother.Wewanttowelcomenewcomersandofferthemthechancetoprosperamongus.Wewantourfarmerstohavebuyersfortheirproduce,ouryoungpeopletohavejobs,ourhospitalandnursinghometobeviable.WeneedtobeonthetouristmapandyourCouncilfeelsthisisthewaytoachieveit.
PleasesupportthisexcitingideaformakingLawtonatrulygreattown!
Alexandra Wiley
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In the next edition, the local newspaper published the following letter.
Of course we share Councillor Wiley’s concern. Of course we want our town to survive. But destroying its beauty is not the way to make it great. The country is paved with plenty of giant ‘attractions’, all large, ugly installations. Can’t we be different? Can’t we have a cultural focus? Surely an art gallery, an annual music festival, a literary week would be preferable to a monstrosity. The world already has many, too many, ‘selfie’ opportunities! Surely visitors who like this sort of thing are not the type we want. Before we know it, this ‘showcase’ will be overrun by loud children and defaced by vandals, and our air will be polluted by too many cars. Let us consider what gives value to our lives. It is not prosperity at any price, it is not sporting teams and the noisy Show, it is quality of ideas, it is the pursuit of beauty. Our young people would be better employed as catalogue designers, gallery guides or storytellers. We say to Council, please think again.
Ian Warwick President, Lawton Progress Association
The newspaper’s cartoonist also contributed to the debate.
Source: courtesy of Gary Shaw
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Examination assessment criteriaTheexaminationwilladdressallthecriteria.Studentresponseswillbeassessedagainstthefollowingcriteria:
Section A – Text response• detailedknowledgeandunderstandingoftheselectedtext,demonstratedappropriatelyinresponseto
thetopic• developmentinthewritingofacoherentandeffectivediscussioninresponsetothetask• controlleduseofexpressiveandeffectivelanguageappropriatetothetask
Section B – Writing in Context• understandingandeffectiveexplorationoftheideas,and/orargumentsrelevanttothe
prompt/stimulusmaterial• effectiveuseofdetailandideasdrawnfromtheselectedtextasappropriatetothetask• developmentinthewritingofacoherentandeffectivestructureinresponsetothetask,showing
anunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenpurpose,form,languageandaudience• controlleduseoflanguageappropriatetothepurpose,formandaudience
Section C – Analysis of language use• understandingoftheideasandpointsofviewpresented• analysisofwaysinwhichlanguageandvisualfeaturesareusedtopresentapointofviewand
topersuadereaders• controlledandeffectiveuseoflanguageappropriatetothetask