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ENGLISHWritten examination
Tuesday 10 November 2020 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 ofquestions
Number of questionsto be answered
Marks
A – Analytical interpretation of a text 20 1 20B – Comparative analysis of texts 8 1 20C – Argument and persuasive language 1 1 20
Total 60
• Studentsarepermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:pens,pencils,highlighters,erasers,sharpeners,rulersandanEnglishand/orbilingualprinteddictionary.
• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/orcorrectionfluid/tape.
• Nocalculatorisallowedinthisexamination.
Materials supplied• Taskbookof14pages,includingassessment criteriaonpage14• Oneanswerbook
Instructions• Write your student numberonthefrontcoveroftheanswerbook.• Completeeachsectioninthecorrectpartoftheanswerbook.• IfyouchoosetowriteonamultimodaltextinSectionA,youmustnotwriteonatextpairthat
includesamultimodaltextinSectionB.• Youmayaskthesupervisorforextraanswerbooks.• AllwrittenresponsesmustbeinEnglish.
At the end of the examination• Placeallotherusedanswerbooksinsidethefrontcoverofthefirstanswerbook.• Youmaykeepthistaskbook.
Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.
©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2020
Victorian Certificate of Education2020
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SECTION A – continued
SECTION A – Analytical interpretation of a text
Instructions for Section ASectionArequiresstudentstowriteananalyticalinterpretationofaselectedtextinresponsetoone topic (eitheri. or ii.) on onetext.Yourresponseshouldbesupportedbyclosereferencetotheselectedtext.Ifyourselectedtextisacollectionofpoetryorshortstories,youmaywriteonseveralpoemsorstories,or on at least twoinclosedetail.IfyouchoosetowriteonamultimodaltextinSectionA,youmustnotwriteonatextpairthatincludesamultimodaltextinSectionB.Intheanswerbook,indicatewhichtextyouhavechosentowriteonandwhetheryouhavechosentoansweri. or ii.Yourresponsewillbeassessedaccordingtotheassessmentcriteriasetoutonpage14ofthisbook.SectionAisworthone-thirdofthetotalmarksfortheexamination.
Text list
1. After Darkness......................................................................................................................ChristinePiper
2. All the Light We Cannot See................................................................................................ AnthonyDoerr
3. Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity.................. KatherineBoo
4. Extinction............................................................................................................................. HannieRayson
5. In Cold Blood.......................................................................................................................Truman Capote
6. Like a House on Fire.............................................................................................................Cate Kennedy
7. Much Ado About Nothing...........................................................................................WilliamShakespeare
8. Nine Days...................................................................................................................................Toni Jordan
9. Old/New World: New & Selected Poems...........................................................................PeterSkrzynecki
10. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood.................................................................................MarjaneSatrapi
11. Pride and Prejudice...................................................................................................................Jane Austen
12. Rear Window.................................................................................................. directedbyAlfredHitchcock
13. Runaway.................................................................................................................................. AliceMunro
14. Station Eleven...........................................................................................................EmilyStJohnMandel
15. Stories We Tell........................................................................................................directedbySarahPolley
16. The Golden Age....................................................................................................................... JoanLondon
17. The Lieutenant......................................................................................................................KateGrenville
18. The Women of Troy....................................................................................................................... Euripides
19. Things Fall Apart................................................................................................................. ChinuaAchebe
20. William Wordsworth: Poems Selected by Seamus Heaney.........................................WilliamWordsworth
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1. After Darkness by Christine Piper i. “WhycouldIneverdoanythingright?” ‘DrIbarakinotonlyfailsothers,healsofailshimself.’ Discuss.
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ii. ‘In After Darkness,charactersmisusetheirauthorityfortheirowngain.’ Doyouagree?
2. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr i. ‘All the Light We Cannot Seeshowsthatwaraffectsdifferentpeopleindifferentways.’ Discuss.
OR
ii. ‘Wernereventuallyregretsthechoiceshehasmade.’ Doyouagree?
3. Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo i. ‘Despitetheirpoverty,Annawadianshavethetalentstobothsurviveandsucceed.’ Discuss.
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ii. “Hewantedtoberecognizedasbetterthanthedirtywaterinwhichhelived.” ‘Abdul’sdeterminationtobebetterisadmirable.’ Discuss.
4. Extinction by Hannie Rayson i. “Youdowhatyoucantokeepanendangeredanimalalive.” IsthisthemainmessageofExtinction?
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ii. ‘In Extinction,Andyistheonlycharactergenuinelyinterestedinconservation.’ Towhatextentdoyouagree?
5. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote i. ‘In In Cold Blood,Capoteconsiderswhetheramurderercanalsobeavictim.’ Discuss.
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ii. ‘ThecitizensofKansasaremotivatedmorebyfearthanbyanythingelse.’ Doyouagree?
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SECTION A – continued
6. Like a House on Fire by Cate Kennedy i. Towhatextentdocharactersinthesestoriesfacetheirproblemsalone?
OR
ii. ‘ThestoriesinLike a House On Fireexplorechallengesencounteredatdifferentstagesoflife.’ Discuss.
7. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare i. ‘DespitethecomicbanterofBeatriceandBenedick,Much Ado About Nothing confronts some
seriousissues.’ Discuss.
OR
ii. “Menweredeceiversever” IsthistrueofthemeninMuch Ado About Nothing?
8. Nine Days by Toni Jordan i. TowhatextentarethelivesofthecharactersinNine Dayslimitedbysocialexpectations?
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ii. “Everytimeyouseesomeone,youneverknowifyou’reseeingthemforthelasttime.” HowdoesNine Daysemphasisetheimportanceofcherishingthosewelove?
9. Old/New World: New & Selected Poems by Peter Skrzynecki i. “We’restanding/inanemptyfield/withahillinthebackground.” HowdoesSkrzyneckicontrastthedesolationofEuropewiththefertilityofAustralia?
OR
ii. ‘Skrzynecki’spoetryexploresrelationshipsbetweenparentsandchildren.’ Discuss.
10. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi i. HowdoMarji’sinnocentobservationsrevealthetruthsofherworld?
OR
ii. DiscusstheimportanceofhopesanddreamsinPersepolis: The Story of a Childhood.
11. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen i. ‘Pride and Prejudiceshowsthedangersofactingonfirstimpressions.’ Discuss.
OR
ii. ‘Intheirdifferentways,alltheBennetgirlsdefyconvention.’ Doyouagree?
SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
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12. Rear Window directed by Alfred Hitchcock i. ‘ThecharactersinRear Windowcravecompanionshipandbelonging.’ Towhatextentdoyouagree?
OR
ii. ‘In Rear Window,Hitchcockdemonstratesthatappearancescannotbetrusted.’ Discuss.
13. Runaway by Alice Munro i. ‘ManycharactersinMunro’sstorieskeepsecrets.’ Discuss.
OR
ii. ‘ThefemalecharactersinMunro’sstorieslackconfidence.’ Towhatextentdoyouagree?
14. Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel i. “[…]thetruthwasthattheSymphonywastheironlyhome.” HowimportantisasenseofhomeinStation Eleven?
OR
ii. “Thiswillpass.Everythingpasses.” ‘Station Elevenoffersthehopethatcivilisationwillendure.’ Doyouagree?
15. Stories We Tell directed by Sarah Polley i. ‘In Stories We Tell,MichaelPolleyisthemostsympatheticallyportrayedcharacter.’ Doyouagree?
OR
ii. ‘Theuseofoldvideofootage,interviewsandre-enactmentsmakesitdifficulttoknowwhatistruein Stories We Tell.’
Discuss.
16. The Golden Age by Joan London i. ‘AlthoughFrankisconfinedtoahospital,hisworldexpandsinmanyways.’ Discuss.
OR
ii. ‘Poliowasaschallengingfortheparentsasitwasforthechildren.’ Doyouagree?
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17. The Lieutenant by Kate Grenville i. WhydoesDanielRookehavesuchtroubletrustingotherpeople?
OR
ii. ‘In The Lieutenant,theenvironmentstronglyinfluencesthecharacters’actions.’ Discuss.
18. The Women of Troy by Euripides i. ‘In The Women of Troy,menseektocontrolthelivesofwomen.’ Discuss.
OR
ii. ‘TheactionsoftheGreeksinThe Women of Troycannotbejustified.’ Discuss.
19. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe i. ‘Thingsfallapart,butnotallislostinAchebe’snovel.’ Discuss.
OR
ii. ‘Okonkwobecomesasuccessbecauseofhisfather’sfailures.’ Doyouagree?
20. William Wordsworth: Poems Selected by Seamus Heaney by William Wordsworth i. “LetNaturebeyourTeacher.” WhatdothepoemsofWordsworthteachus?
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ii. HowareemotionsexploredinWordsworth’spoems?
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SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER
SECTION B – Comparative analysis of texts
Instructions for Section BSectionBrequiresstudentstowriteacomparativeanalysisofaselectedpairoftextsinresponseto onetopic(eitheri. or ii.) on onepairoftexts.Yourresponseshouldanalysehowthetwotextspresentideasand/orissues,andshouldbesupportedbyclosereferencetobothtextsinthepair.IfyouchoosetowriteonamultimodaltextinSectionA,youmustnotwriteonatextpairthatincludesamultimodaltextinSectionB.Intheanswerbook,indicatewhichtextpairyouhavechosentowriteonandwhetheryouhavechosentoansweri. or ii.Yourresponsewillbeassessedaccordingtotheassessmentcriteriasetoutonpage14ofthisbook.SectionBisworthone-thirdofthetotalmarksfortheexamination.
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SECTION B – continued
Pair 1 Tracks by Robyn Davidson and Charlie’s Country directed by Rolf de Heer
i. ComparethewaysinwhichthecharactersinTracks and Charlie’s Countrydealwiththeiranger.
OR
ii. ‘RobynDavidsonwantstofindoutaboutacountrythatisunknowntoher,whereasCharlieknowshiscountryverywell.’
CompareRobynDavidson’sandCharlie’swaysofviewingtheircountry.
Pair 2 The Queen directed by Stephen Frears and Ransom by David Malouf
i. ‘Theconflictbetweenpersonalfeelingandpublicdutyalwaysleadstoadilemma.’ ComparethewaysinwhichthisconflictisshowninThe Queen and Ransom.
OR
ii. “Thisisafamilyfuneral,MrBlair,notafairgroundattraction.”(The Queen) “Hehadgrieved.Butsilently,neverpermittinghimselftobetraytootherswhathefelt.”(Ransom) Comparehowthetwotextsexploreresponsestogrief.
Pair 3 Stasiland by Anna Funder and Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
i. “Everyonehasissuesoftheirowntodealwith.”(Stasiland) “[…]apartofusstayedlikethat:fearfuloftheworldaroundus[…]”(Never Let Me Go) ComparehowStasiland and Never Let Me Godemonstratetheenduranceofthehumanspiritin
timesofdespair.
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ii. ComparehowStasiland and Never Let Me Goexploretheimportanceofloveandconnection.
Pair 4 Reckoning by Magda Szubanski and The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
i. Comparethewaysinwhichthecharactersinthetwotextsstruggletofindtheirplaceintheworld.
OR
ii. “Weweretugboatsintheriverofhistory,myfatherandI,pullinginoppositedirections.Heneededtoforget.Ineedtoremember.”(Reckoning)
“Idon’twanttogo,[…]Idon’twanttoseethem.Ican’t.”(The Namesake) Comparethewaysinwhichthetwotextsshowthatconfrontingthepastcanbedifficult.
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Pair 5 The Crucible by Arthur Miller and The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham
i. “Proctor[…]hascometoregardhimselfasakindoffraud.”(The Crucible) Tillysays:“[…]everyoneI’vetouchedishurt,ordead.”(The Dressmaker) Comparehowcharactersinthetwotextsconsiderthemselvesresponsiblefortheharmcausedto
others.
OR
ii. Comparethewaysinwhichthetwotextsshowthesufferingoftheinnocentandtheguilty.
Pair 6 Photograph 51 by Anna Ziegler and The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus by Margaret Atwood
i. ‘Deceptionalwayshasanimpactonpeople’slives.’ Comparehowthisideaisexploredinthetwotexts.
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ii. Comparethewaysinwhichpatternsareimportantinthelivesofthecharactersinthetwotexts.
Pair 7 The 7 Stages of Grieving by Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman and The Longest Memory by Fred D’Aguiar
i. ComparehowThe 7 Stages of Grieving and The Longest Memorydepictrelationshipsbetweenthepowerfulandthepowerless.
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ii. ‘Storytellingisawayforasocietytokeepitsvoicealive.’ Comparethewaysinwhichthestoriesaretoldinthesetwotexts.
Pair 8 I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb, and Pride directed by Matthew Warchus
i. Comparehowthetwotextsdepictpowerfulauthorities.
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ii. Comparethewaysinwhichthetwotextsexplorethenatureandconsequencesofprejudice.
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SECTION C – continuedTURN OVER
SECTION C – Argument and persuasive language
Instructions for Section CSectionCrequiresstudentstowriteananalysisofthewaysinwhichargumentandlanguageareused topersuadeotherstoshareapoint(s)ofview.Readthebackgroundinformationonthispageandthematerialonpages12and13,andwriteananalyticalresponsetothetaskbelow.Forthepurposesofthistask,theterm‘language’referstowritten,spokenandvisuallanguage.Yourresponsewillbeassessedaccordingtotheassessmentcriteriasetoutonpage14ofthisbook.SectionCisworthone-thirdofthetotalmarksfortheexamination.
TaskWriteananalysisofthewaysinwhichargumentandwrittenandvisuallanguageareusedinthematerialonpages12and13totrytopersuadeotherstosharethepointsofviewpresented.
Background information
TheshireofBywaysinregionalVictoriadependsonbothfarmersandtouristsforitsprosperity.Thelocalcommunityisconcernedabouttheincreasedrecreationaluseofdronesbymanyofthetouristsvisitingthearea.ThefollowingisthetranscriptofaspeechmadebyyoungfarmerWarwickBandleatapublicmeetingcalledbytheBywaysShireCounciltodiscussthecommunity’sconcerns.Bandleprovidedtwoimagestobeprojectedonascreentoaccompanyhisspeech.
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Goodevening,everyone.
Dronesandtheirinexperiencedusersareprovingtobeacostlyproblemforusfarmers.Dronesarenottoys.Whathappenswhenadronefliesoutofrange?Whathappenswhenthebatteryrunsout?Adronebeingflownoutofcontrol,orcrashingoutofthesky,canbelethal.Justimaginethedamagethatcanbedonebyafallingdrone.Imagine,then,thesedroneusers,realisingthattheyhavelosttheirdrone,searching,crashingthroughcrops,orleavinggatesopenandlettinglivestockout.Andfinally,whentheydon’tfindthedrone,it’sjustlefttorustawayinthefielduntilharvesttime,whenit’ssweptup,damagingtheharvester.
It’stimeourcouncilstartedtodefendthefarmersratherthanthetourists.Thefarmersarethebackboneofthiscommunity,manyofushavinglivedinthisareaforgenerations.Whileweunderstandtheimportancetoourtownofvisitorssupportingbusinessesand,indeed,havewelcomedthe holiday-makers,whentheystartcausinghavocwhilesearchingfortheirwaywarddronesit’stimetosay,‘Enough!’
Don’tgetmewrong!I’mnotjustanothertechnophobecomplainingabouttechnology.Asayoungfarmer,havingjusttakenoverthefamilyfarm,I’mintroducingnewtechnologyonadailybasistoimproveefficiency.Infact,we’reusingdrones–morecorrectlycalledunmannedaerialvehicles–onthefarm.Forfarmers,dronessavetimeandmoneyintaskssuchasdustingandsprayingcrops,ormonitoringcropsforpestsandgrowth.Thereisabsolutelynowaywewanttobandrones.
It’snotjustinfarmingthattheseremarkablelittleworkershavehelpedusout.Weallrememberlastyearwhenthatbushwalkerwentmissing.Thedronesflewtirelesslyoverlargeareas,includingthosedifficulttoaccess.Theireyesledtothespeedyandhappyconclusionwereached.
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Theissueisthatflyingadroneforfunisthelatest21st-centuryfad.Thenumbersofrecreationaldroneusersaremountingeachyear.Consequently,incidentsinvolvingdronesareincreasing.Dronesoutofcontrol.Droneslostintrees.Dronescausingpowercuts.Droneshittingandhurtingpeople.Dronesinflightpathsandeven,inextremecases,dronesinnearmisseswithaircraft.
Asincidentshavemultiplied,theCivilAviationSafetyAuthorityhasintroducedstrictrulestoregulatebothcommercialandrecreationaluseofdronesinordertoprotectprivacyandsafety.Theydoagreatjobofmanagingtherapidlyescalatingandcompetingneedsoftheusersofourairspace.Thereis,however,astartlingincongruityintherulesapplyingtocommercialdroneflyersandrecreationaldroneusers.Commercialdroneflyersarerequiredtohavealicence.Recreationaldroneusersarenot.Commercialdroneflyersarerequiredtodotraininginflying.Recreationaldroneusersarenot.Currently,commercialflyersandoperatorsofdronesmusthaveaRemotePilotLicence.Ontheotherhand,allrecreationaldroneusershavetodoiswatchashortvideoandcompleteatestconsistingofafewmultiple-choicequestionsonawebsite.Thereisnowayofevenprovingthatthepersoncompletingthetestisthepersonwhowillbeflyingthedrone.Theyjustprintthecomputer-generatedcertificateandheadouttolaunchtheirnewtoy.
Whythisdifference?Whyissuchalargegroupofpeoplewhohavenotrainingallowedtoflydrones?DoweletlearnerdriversoutontheroadsontheirownaftersimplycompletingtheironlineLearnerPermitKnowledgeTest?Why,then,aretherulesfordroneusersanydifferent?
IhavenoproblemwiththerecreationaluseofdronesbutIthinkthateveryoneflyingadroneshouldcompletethesamerigorouslicensingprocess.Anythinglessisnotfairandnotsafe.
Asacommunity,wemustconsidertheneedsofthefarmersaswellasthetourists.It’stimeforthecounciltobandroneflyingfornon-licensedusers.
Thankyou.
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END OF TASK BOOK
Assessment criteriaSectionAwillbeassessedagainstthefollowingcriteria:• knowledgeandunderstandingofthetext,andtheideasandissuesitexplores• developmentofacoherentanalysisinresponsetothetopic• useoftextualevidencetosupporttheinterpretation• controlandeffectivenessoflanguageuse,asappropriatetothetask
SectionBwillbeassessedagainstthefollowingcriteria:• knowledgeandunderstandingofbothtexts,andtheideasandissuestheypresent• discussionofmeaningfulconnections,similaritiesordifferencesbetweenthetexts,inresponseto
thetopic• useoftextualevidencetosupportthecomparativeanalysis• controlandeffectivenessoflanguageuse,asappropriatetothetask
SectionCwillbeassessedagainstthefollowingcriteria:• understandingoftheargument(s)presentedandpoint(s)ofviewexpressed• analysisofwaysinwhichlanguageandvisualfeaturesareusedtopresentanargumentandto
persuade• controlandeffectivenessoflanguageuse,asappropriatetothetask
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