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VCE Preparation: Homework Update

1. Opinion – based analysis

Using our metalanguage, please analyse the key ideas of these sample opinion texts.

  1. See Exercise 22, “Sport Talk”, Get over it; Un-Australian Behaviour (Skill: verbs that criticise)
  2. See Exercise 21, https://www.englishworks.com.au/exercise-21-p-32-toe-the-line-green-orange/

2. Literary conventions and Text analysis/ responses

Focus: How can I avoid storytelling?

We are working on the skill and language of comparison to help us highlight an author’s key ideas, and their views and values.

Please read pp 19-20-text-responseDownload
Please read Stories-2-and-6Download
Please see the Language of Comparison, Page-37Download

Extra: Literary conventions: a clue to the author’s message

CHECKLIST What to Look for in a Text
Checklist of Author’s Key ConcernsChecklist

3. Improve your expression:

Please send me 10 sentences per week based on the following words/sentences.

https://www.englishworks.com.au/working-with-words-page/

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