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• The Crucible — Arthur Miller

  Play · Year 11–12 VCE English · Text response

  Power, hysteria and integrity. Used for analytical text-response essays and text-grounded lesson sequences on character and theme.

• Station Eleven — Emily St. John Mandel

  Novel · Year 11–12 VCE English · Text response

  Survival, art and memory across interwoven timelines. Used for analytical writing on structure, motif and theme.

• Rear Window — Alfred Hitchcock

  Film · Year 11–12 VCE English · Text response

  Surveillance, perspective and suspense. Used for visual-text analysis and lessons on how meaning is constructed on screen.

• Like a House on Fire — Cate Kennedy

  Short stories · Year 11–12 VCE English · Text response

  Everyday tension and quiet turning points. Used for close analysis of character and craft across linked stories.

• The 7 Stages of Grieving — Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman

  Play · Year 11–12 VCE English · Text response

  First Nations voices, staging and grief. Used for analytical writing on structure, form and Australian perspectives.

• Nine Days — Toni Jordan

  Novel · Year 11–12 VCE English · Text response

  Interwoven narratives across time. Used for analytical writing on perspective, structure and connection.

• Sunset Boulevard — Billy Wilder

  Film · Year 11–12 VCE English · Text response

  Fame, illusion and decline. Used for visual-text analysis of mise-en-scène, narration and character.

• Women of Troy — Euripides

  Play · Year 11–12 VCE English · Text response

  War, grief and power. Used for analytical writing on tragedy, chorus and the cost of conflict.

• My Brilliant Career — Miles Franklin

  Novel · Year 11–12 VCE English · Text response

  Independence and ambition in colonial Australia. Used for analysis of voice, setting and character growth.

• Runaway — Alice Munro

  Short stories · Year 11–12 VCE English · Text response

  Choice, escape and regret across linked stories. Used for close analysis of structure and interiority.