{"title":"Senior English Skills Builder","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"senior-english-skills-builder-student-book-obook-assess-print-digital","title":"Senior English Skills Builder - Student book + obook assess (Print \u0026 Digital)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe third edition of \u003cem\u003eSenior English Skills Builder\u003c\/em\u003e has been updated to prepare pre-VCE students with the skills they require to achieve success in VCE English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeally used at Year 10, this workbook includes units aligned to the new 2016 Study Design and the Australian Curriculum. Students will develop the skills needed to write analytical, creative and comparative responses to texts. Moreover, they will hone their ability to analyse persuasive language and argument, develop and present argument, improve oral communication and prepare thoroughly for an English examination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStudents who complete this program will be equipped with the writing skills required for success in VCE English with units covering punctuation, grammar, parts of speech and spelling strategies. The text provides opportunities for students to analyse high-scoring responses and to assess their own writing and also includes many suggestions for text pairings suitable for pre-VCE students.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKate Tehan joins original authors Amanda Ford and Elizabeth Haywood to deliver this valuable resource, which is further supplemented digitally with obook and assess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart A: Writing Skills\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 1 Writing better sentences \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 2 Punctuation and capital letters \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 3 Writing topic sentences  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 4 Paragraphs  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 5 Linking words \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 6 Active and passive voice \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 7 Improving your spelling and broadening your vocabulary \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 8 Common mistakes and commonly confused words \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 9 Glossary of commonly confused words \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart B: Reading and Creating\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 10 Form and genre  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 11 The language of film \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 12 Characterisation  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 13 Imagery and metaphorical language  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 14 Humour and mood   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 15 Identifying a writer’s views and values  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 16 Pulling it all together: Planning and writing an analytical text response  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 17 Analytical text response: Self-assessment \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 18 Forms of creative writing  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 19 Narrative point of view \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 20 Opening lines, dialogue and description \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 21 Generating ideas from a text \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 22 Pulling it all together: Planning a creative text response and justifying your choices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart C: Reading and Comparing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 23 Comparing concepts: Ideas, issues and themes  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 24 Comparing features: Plot and events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 25 Comparing characters \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 26 Comparing text constructionl Form, perspective, structure and style \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 27 Comparing settings \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 28 Pulling it all together: Planning your response to comparative essay topics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart D: Analysing and Presenting Argument \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 29 Identifying different types of persuasive texts  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 30 ‘Being positioned’: Author’s intention, context, form, audience and language  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 31 Identifying faulty reasoning, bias and illogical arguments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 32 Analysing language: Layout, headlines and tone \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 33 Analysing language: Visual texts  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 34 Pulling it all together: Analysing language and argument \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 35 Planning an analysis of language and argument \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 36 Planning and writing a persuasive argument \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 37 Mastering oral communication and planning an oral presentation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart E: Exam Preparation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 38 Text response examinations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 39 Comparative response examinations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eUnit 40 Language and argument analysis examinations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGlossary of metalanguage 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