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VCE Stuff => VCE English Studies => VCE Subjects + Help => VCE English & EAL => Topic started by: misskaraleah on October 25, 2008, 09:26:47 pm

Title: Lets try and guess the issue in Section C of the exam!
Post by: misskaraleah on October 25, 2008, 09:26:47 pm: What does anyone think the issue in the Analysis section of the exam will be? Im not too sure.
Fingerscrossed its an issue im familiar with, and nothing that will be difficult to understand.

Hopefully only 1 piece to write on and 1 image :)
Title: Re: Lets try and guess the issue in Section C of the exam!
Post by: shinny on October 25, 2008, 09:33:22 pm: It's unlikely to be an issue you're very familiar with, if its even a major issue at all. VCAA will tend to avoid current controversial issues since people can even get offended by certain things, so stuff like abortion and so on won't be on it. They tend to just doctor articles and make up random stuff like chickens going berserk (i.e. sample exam) which are pretty straight-forward so that people can just focus on analysing language. Besides, theres usually an 'intro' sorta thing that leads in to the article so you can get a grasp of the issue.
Title: Re: Lets try and guess the issue in Section C of the exam!
Post by: Amnesiac on October 25, 2008, 09:40:32 pm: Nevertheless, i can see misskaraleah's point. If the issue is somewhat interesting in any way it will make it more enjoyable (if that's humanly possible) to analyse. However, it probably will be something boring, because VCAA are boring.Personally, I want it to be on something that concerns the younger generation. For example, binge drinking or the new red P plate restriction laws. In my opinion, those sorts of issues would engage me more than, say, the benefits of handwriting letters as opposed to using technological forms of communication (i did that for a sample and it sucked lol.)
Title: Re: Lets try and guess the issue in Section C of the exam!
Post by: shinny on October 25, 2008, 09:43:02 pm: I'm just hoping it'll be a more emotionally-charged issue rather than a rational and logical one. Those are a BITCH to analyse since explaining logical arguments are quite hard...Emotional ones just tend to be something like....this is intended to make readers feel sympathy for etcetc easy :]
Title: Re: Lets try and guess the issue in Section C of the exam!
Post by: merlin on October 25, 2008, 09:45:27 pm: it's gonna be most likely something related to us students...
Title: Re: Lets try and guess the issue in Section C of the exam!
Post by: xers on October 25, 2008, 09:45:39 pm: Banning of muck up day maybe? lol
Title: Re: Lets try and guess the issue in Section C of the exam!
Post by: merlin on October 25, 2008, 09:47:47 pm: could well be lol
Title: Re: Lets try and guess the issue in Section C of the exam!
Post by: merlin on October 25, 2008, 09:48:50 pm: but my bets on something discussing underage drinking, u'll see...
Title: Re: Lets try and guess the issue in Section C of the exam!
Post by: AppleXY on October 25, 2008, 09:49:53 pm: lol muck up is banned at our school, so yeah lol

It will consist of visuals and an article most likely
Title: Re: Lets try and guess the issue in Section C of the exam!
Post by: merlin on October 25, 2008, 09:51:38 pm: and an article condeming xavier boys lol
Title: Re: Lets try and guess the issue in Section C of the exam!
Post by: transgression on October 25, 2008, 09:51:42 pm: BINGE DRINKING

taxes, etc.
heaps of articles about this during march/april/may
Title: Re: Lets try and guess the issue in Section C of the exam!
Post by: merlin on October 25, 2008, 09:53:36 pm: Quote
but my bets on something discussing underage drinking, u'll see...

didn't I just said that... ???
Title: Re: Lets try and guess the issue in Section C of the exam!
Post by: Noblesse on October 25, 2008, 09:53:53 pm: The exams were written a VERY long time ago, so I doubt it will be about banning of muck up day :P
I'm thinking either hoon-driving, perhaps binge-drinking or global warming.
Title: Re: Lets try and guess the issue in Section C of the exam!
Post by: RD on October 25, 2008, 10:10:26 pm: Quote from: AppleXY on October 25, 2008, 09:49:53 pm
lol muck up is banned at our school, so yeah lol
yeah same =\
Title: Re: Lets try and guess the issue in Section C of the exam!
Post by: Noblesse on October 25, 2008, 10:20:38 pm: The VATE practice english exam section C dealt with the resources crisis (eg. petrol, water etc). VATE has been known to get it right occasionally so who knows :D
Title: Re: Lets try and guess the issue in Section C of the exam!
Post by: Survivor on October 25, 2008, 10:26:20 pm: I really hope that it's something that exposes the fragilities/callousness of human beings :) The last two I did sort of revolved around this broader issue and they were awesome.
Title: Re: Lets try and guess the issue in Section C of the exam!
Post by: jsimmo on October 25, 2008, 10:35:45 pm: I think something about the environment/global warming... how 'our' actions are negatively affecting our environment..

anything to do with the damage humans are doing to the environment = my guess.