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VCE Stuff => VCE English Studies => VCE Subjects + Help => VCE English & EAL => Topic started by: nubs on September 25, 2011, 09:48:41 pm
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Hey gang!
Just wondering if anyone could link me some pieces that they think would be useful to analyse in preparation for the exam
Thanks
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Hey sup!
Check out anything Andrew Bolt writers, very useful for analysis. Also, the front page of every major news site links you to to feature articles well constructed. If you really run out of options, you can go to news.com.au and search 'feature article' and see what pops up.
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Feature articles? I've been told not to analyse those...
Opinion pieces/editorials are the ones I go straight for. Look on The Age website and go to the section under National Times. You'll find more articles than you will ever be able to analyse :D Have fun.
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you can get some from past exams papers from the VCAA website
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Yeah I've been told the opinion pieces ad editorials are the best ones to analyse
What issue do you guys think we'll get this year?
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Afgan war its always on the news ?
what do you think ?
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I doubt it would be something like homosexuality or the burqa. Nothing that students may have a really strong opinion on
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I doubt it would be something like homosexuality or the burqa. Nothing that students may have a really strong opinion on
Yeah you're definitely right there, VCAA always avoids somewhat controversial issues, common sense to do so. I was thinking mayyybeee violent or dangerous dogs.
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The language analysis article(s) will be almost impossible to predict, usually it is about some trivial issue.
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The language analysis article(s) will be almost impossible to predict, usually it is about some trivial issue.
True, vcaa's language analyses are always on the most random issues..like chickens... o_O
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The language analysis article(s) will be almost impossible to predict, usually it is about some trivial issue.
True, vcaa's language analyses are always on the most random issues..like chickens... o_O
Haha, I'd laugh so hard during the exam if it actually turns out to be an issue about chickens... who knows, VCAA is odd esp. with 09's blog. :D :D
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here is a practice for section c: LA
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here is a practice for section c: LA
Thanks for the LA, however maybe it would be wise to credit Engage Education (as this is where it is from)
Link to the full exam here: http://engageeducation.org.au/practice-exams/11-english
Sorry to be a tightass and such, I just noticed that it was a similar font to what Engage uses and upon checking, realise it was part of their exam :P
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Hahah, I love Andrew Bolt's writing, it's amazingly persuasive! :P
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The language analysis article(s) will be almost impossible to predict, usually it is about some trivial issue.
True, vcaa's language analyses are always on the most random issues..like chickens... o_O
lol, the 09 sample exam
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vcaa/vce/studies/english/2009english-sample-v2.pdf
i like LA, but when i tried the VCAA ones, like that speech on biodiversity i got owned.
probably should look at all the 2000-2010 papers
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Hahah, I love Andrew Bolt's writing, it's amazingly persuasive! :P
I hope that it's just his writing that you like! His viewpoints - although often persuasive to his misinformed audience - are generally downright illogical, misguided and ultimately disgraceful. It's people like him that are a threat to the wellbeing of Australian society if you ask me!!
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Hahah, I love Andrew Bolt's writing, it's amazingly persuasive! :P
I hope that it's just his writing that you like! His viewpoints - although often persuasive to his misinformed audience - are generally downright illogical, misguided and ultimately disgraceful. It's people like him that are a threat to the wellbeing of Australian society if you ask me!!
Meh. Sorry to derail the thread and all, but though I should probably chip in here. I've actually met Andrew Bolt quite a few times, and I must say, he is HIGHLY intelligent. Like, scary smart. The thing with his writing is he preys on the fears and insecurities of the majority of the general public, which coincides with your comment about his writing lacking logic, as fear is usually grounded in misinformation or misunderstanding. Bolt uses the fears and insecurities held by a large amount of the general public, particularly issues of racism which most people are too politically concerned to admit feel, and turns them into his own beliefs, thus appealing to many many people, without them realising what he's done, or how he feels about something. The majority of the shit he writes he does not believe in, and only writes it to raise his reputation and reception amongst society, which, given how popular a topic he is these days, has been extremely successful.
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Hahah, I love Andrew Bolt's writing, it's amazingly persuasive! :P
I hope that it's just his writing that you like! His viewpoints - although often persuasive to his misinformed audience - are generally downright illogical, misguided and ultimately disgraceful. It's people like him that are a threat to the wellbeing of Australian society if you ask me!!
Meh. Sorry to derail the thread and all, but though I should probably chip in here. I've actually met Andrew Bolt quite a few times, and I must say, he is HIGHLY intelligent. Like, scary smart. The thing with his writing is he preys on the fears and insecurities of the majority of the general public, which coincides with your comment about his writing lacking logic, as fear is usually grounded in misinformation or misunderstanding. Bolt uses the fears and insecurities held by a large amount of the general public, particularly issues of racism which most people are too politically concerned to admit feel, and turns them into his own beliefs, thus appealing to many many people, without them realising what he's done, or how he feels about something. The majority of the shit he writes he does not believe in, and only writes it to raise his reputation and reception amongst society, which, given how popular a topic he is these days, has been extremely successful.
I have no doubt that he is highly intelligent; one couldn't effectively manipulate millions of Australians on a daily basis without being so! I also completely agree that fear is "usually grounded in misinformation or misunderstanding" - this is what allows Bolt, through his meticulous playing to individuals' fears, to have so much influence.
However, if he "does not believe in [what he writes]" how can you imply that he is an individual worthy of any respect whatsoever? Let alone "extremely successful"?