Format
The format refers to the type of piece being analysed. In VCAA Language Analysis there are many different types of pieces that can appear.
Examples
Some formats that may appear for analysis include:
- An article
- A speech
- A newsletter
- A review
- An opinion piece
- An open letter
- A letter to the editor
- An advertisement
- The transcript of a debate
- The transcript of a radio or television program
- An editorial
Past exam formats
While there is a tendency to focus on newspaper articles throughout the year, VCAA exams in the past six years have contained a range of formats:
2008 An open letter in a local sports club’s newsletter
2009 An online blog
2010 A speech
2011 An online blog with four comments from readers
2012 A speech
2013 A newsletter
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