<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Hi Russell,</div><div><br></div><div>The key words in this description, for me, are: 'implications', 'exploring' and 'complexity'. The thinking associated with these words is quite sophisticated. While we hope that all students respond 'from the basis of the text' it is usually clear that the best responses take the ideas so much further. The basic response 'describes' the ideas in the topic while the best response moves way beyond this and understands the text in the wider world. </div><div><br></div><div>It is hard to explain but when you see the difference in student responses the difference is more obvious.<br><br>Regards,<div>Julie Squires</div></div><div><br>On 09/07/2012, at 12:42 PM, <<a href="mailto:rdf4@bigpond.com">rdf4@bigpond.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div>I’m looking at the 2011 Expected Qualities (Reading and Responding) for
exam markers and wonder what people understand by the term... “Demonstrates an
understanding of the implications of the topic...exploring its complexity
<strong>from the basis of the text</strong>.” I note that this expected
quality is only referred to in the 8-10 mark range. One would like to
think that most students would use the text as the basis for their response; or
am I missing the point...?</div>
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<div><a title="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/english/2008eng-crit-descriptors.pdf" href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/english/2008eng-crit-descriptors.pdf">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/english/2008eng-crit-descriptors.pdf</a></div>
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<div style="font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a title="lorrainepaul@hotmail.com" href="mailto:lorrainepaul@hotmail.com">Lorraine Paul</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 08, 2012 7:58 PM</div>
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<div dir="ltr"><br>Thanks Mary. I teach in an independent school. It's nice when
you have forums like this. All the best!<br><font color="#1f497d"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" size="3"><font face="Comic Sans MS">Lorraine
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From: <a href="mailto:mary.mason@bigpond.com">mary.mason@bigpond.com</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:english@edulists.com.au">english@edulists.com.au</a><br>Date: Sun, 8 Jul
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Lorraine
- I’m sorry. You need to have an edumail address to access the site. You can be
a crt teacher or an employee in a state school.</span></p>
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<a href="mailto:english-bounces@edulists.com.au">english-bounces@edulists.com.au</a> [mailto:english-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Lorraine Paul<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 7 July 2012 11:15
PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:english@edulists.com.au">english@edulists.com.au</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [English] VCE
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2012 12:58:49 +1000<br>From: <a href="mailto:mcclenaghan.douglas.j@edumail.vic.gov.au">mcclenaghan.douglas.j@edumail.vic.gov.au</a><br>To:
<a href="mailto:english@edulists.com.au">english@edulists.com.au</a><br>Subject:
Re: [English] VCE English Teachers and Coordinators</span></p>
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Mary</span></p></div>
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McClenaghan<br><br>>>> Mary Mason<<a href="mailto:mary.mason@bigpond.com">mary.mason@bigpond.com</a>> 7/06/2012
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teachers</span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I am working with a
group for the Department of Education on designing course materials for Years 11
and 12 VCE English for State School Teachers. We are also working on a site on!
the Ultranet for teachers new to VCE English. This site will provide excellent
materials for teachers; provide opportunities for them to ask questions of
experienced VCE teachers; participate in a forum with other teachers; and
opportunities to access virtual discussions/lectures on aspects of the course.
We are also hopeful that there could be a forum on it for collaborative research
for VIT projects. We would like to have about 30 teachers from state schools
,who are presently teaching VCE, who would be willing to trial and help us
to build the site so it will be helpful for teachers. Participation will
count towards professional development time and will, I think, be most
interesting. If you are a CRT teacher you are welcome to join as well. I know it
is diffi! cult sometimes for you to pick up professional development hours.
Please contact me directly on my email: <a href="mailto:mary.mason@bigpond.com">mary.mason@bigpond.com</a> if you are able
to participate. The trial will be in Term 3 and will involve you
loggi! ng into the site, participating in some of the forums, and feeding back
to us your comments.</span></p>
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wishes</span></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mary
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Consultant to the
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