UNIT 1
Area of Study 1: Literacy for personal
use
Area of Study 2: Understanding and
creating digital texts
WHAT WILL I LEARN
VCE VM - Literacy (Units 1 & 2)
P A G E 7 6 | P A K E N H A M S E C O N D A R Y C O L L E G E S E N I O R S C H O O L 2 0 2 6 H A N D B O O K
SATISFACTORY COMPLETION
Demonstrated achievement of the set of
outcomes specified for each unit. On
completion of Unit 1, students should be
able to demonstrate understanding of
how text types are constructed for
different purposes, audiences through a
range of written, digital, oral and visual
responses.
ENTRY
Satisfactory completion of Year 10
English.
UNIT 2
Area of Study 1: Understanding Issues
and voices
Area of Study 2: Responding to
opinions
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
Literacy focuses on the development of the
knowledge and skills required to be literate in
Australia today. Literacy empowers students
to read, write, speak, listen and to understand
the different ways in which knowledge and
opinion are represented and developed –
including print, visual and film – and the
personal reasons readers may have for
engaging with these texts.
Students build on their digital literacy skills
through developing their capacity to critically
assess digital texts, including webpages for
vocational and workplace settings, podcasts
and social media.
Students will engage with issues that are
characterised by disagreement and
discussion, developing their abilities to
consider the values and beliefs that underpin
different perspectives and how these values
create different biases and opinions, including
thinking about how these issues might arise in
particular vocational or workplace settings.
Students will practise note-taking and
responding to short-answer questions as well
as formulating their own oral and written
opinions. They will be able to interpret the
values and opinions of others and present in
oral form points of view supported by
evidence.