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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Thanks
Lyle, </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Gail</span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>, Mary, Prue for yet another stimulating
discussion about the VCE English/</span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>ESL</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'> study.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Implementation
supports provided by VCAA include:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:11.35pt;text-indent:-11.35pt'><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><span dir=LTR><font size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>State-wide briefings on Units 3 and 4 in February/March 2008 and (in
partnership with VATE) in July 2007; over 2,000 teachers attended the
briefings. Briefings on Units 1 and 2 had been conducted in 2006.</span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:11.35pt;text-indent:-11.35pt'><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><span dir=LTR><font size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Support Materials for Area of Study 2 were published in both English
and </span></font></span><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>ESL</span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> versions.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:11.35pt;text-indent:-11.35pt'><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><span dir=LTR><font size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>English and </span></font></span><font size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>ESL</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> sample
exams and Examination Criteria were published in April 2007 (teaching of Units
3 and 4 began in 2008). </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:11.35pt;text-indent:-11.35pt'><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><span dir=LTR><font size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>English and </span></font></span><font size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>ESL</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> ‘Expected
qualities for the mark range’ were published in March 2008; a draft of
the Section B expected qualities was available at the February Briefings and
also at the VATE Englishes day in February. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:11.35pt;text-indent:-11.35pt'><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><span dir=LTR><font size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>The VCAA will soon publish some sample pieces of writing; these were
written by teachers of Unit 3 towards the end of Term 2 – they illustrate
some of the many possible approaches to the writing in Area of Study 2.</span></font></span></p>
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size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><span dir=LTR><font size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Ongoing telephone support is available at 9651 4580. </span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#400080" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#400080'>Marion
G White</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-style:italic'>Curriculum Manager, English</span></font></i></p>
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