Hi everyone!
I am a bit worried for Literature next year as my school isn't studying any texts from the Novels section on the VCAA Text List.
We are studying: Ariel (poetry), A Room of One's Own (other literature), Twelfth Night (play), Othello (play) and Foreign Soil (short stories).
Should I address this issue to my teacher or wait until school commences?
This is a concern that your school isn't doing any novels for 3/4 Lit. I would try to contact your teacher ASAP, but please don't panic! You can always start the novel later in Unit 4 (most people start Heart of Darkness in term 3/4).
See VCAA Text List, 2019 (quote in italics):
Teachers must consider the text list in conjunction with the relevant text selection information published on page 15 of the VCE Literature Study Design 2017–2020 for Units 3 and 4.
The selection must include:
• one novel
• one collection of poetry
• one play
• two further texts selected from novels, plays, collections of poetry, collections of short stories, other literature or films.
At least one of the texts selected must be Australian.
Another thing you will need to take note of is that you cannot write on both plays (Twelfth Night and Othello) in the exam. You need to write on two different 'text types' (so play and poetry, or short story and poetry, etc.)
What text will you do for critical perspectives (Section A)? I did Twelfth Night for Section B Close Analysis and it was perfectly suited to the task, but I think Othello would do similarly well. I absolutely loved Twelfth Night! The language is amazing, and so many interesting philosophical/societal issues raised in a seemingly comedic fashion., ranging from gender, social class, time, the metaphysical, fantasy, reality, illusion, and even performance itself! Also some amazing one-liners (If music be the food of love (starting a fantastical play with the hypothetical if), Taste your legs (hedonistic decomposition of meaning through the corpulent metaphor), etc.)
Please let me know if you have any questions! All the best, Lit was my favourite subject, so hope you enjoy the year!