QCE EnglishPractice Examination 6

This paper covers

• QCAA English General Unit 4 Topic 2 — Close study of literary texts
• Analytical essay: how concealment, silence and secrets construct meaning and shape character
• Prescribed literary text: The Secret River by Kate Grenville
• Syllabus objectives: analyse authorial craft, evaluate ideological positioning, examine aesthetic and stylistic effects, sustained textual evidence
• Cognitive verbs: analyse, discuss, examine, evaluate
• Band A standard: discerning interpretation, precise embedded evidence, contestable thesis, formal register

Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

This is an ATARMAxxing practice paper. It is not an official examination and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by the VCAA, NESA or the QCAA.