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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>From the point of view of “a coherent piece of prose” - I like your initial assumption best – and it’s what I understand it to be.<BR>
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On 28/05/10 1:55 PM, "Ben Langdon" <<a href="langdon.ben.b@edumail.vic.gov.au">langdon.ben.b@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>Hi there,<BR>
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Just a question for the group about the VCE English language analysis task:<BR>
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What is expected in the conclusion of the analysis?<BR>
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In previous years I have suggested students conclude with a brief overview of the writer's contention plus any kind of pattern that may have been used (for example, Smith relied heavily on emotional appeals while Reddison provided a more analytical, statistics-based argument.).<BR>
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However, I've recently heard that the conclusion is supposed to simply analyse how each of the writers has concluded their article.<BR>
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I realise that most of the assessment comes from how students analyse the language, but I'd like to hear about other people's approaches to the conclusion.<BR>
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Many, many thanks,<BR>
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Ben Langdon<BR>
Portland Secondary College<BR>
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