Ms. Dominico’s Year 12 VCE English Class

Here are a few further tips whilst you prepare for your SAC this week:

1) Make sure the Statement of Explanation identifies how you have connected your piece with ideas from the film.

2) Make sure your piece is focussed on the ideas in the prompt as they relate to the film.

3) Written Explanation is 2-3 paragraphs (200-300 words) — NOT in dot points.

4) I can help you with the practice prompts –but not the “real” prompts.

5) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind — capital letters

‘What people remember shapes their understanding of themselves and their world.’

In trying to make sense of who we are, we have only our memories of our past to help us to formulate our concept of ourselves as we are now. In a complex interchange our memories are joined to our personalities and help define our identity. Our values and beliefs are also shaped by our memories; either through social interaction or remembering the lessons passed on by significant people in our lives. Memories provide boundaries to our relationships with people in the world around – they govern our behaviour by providing a context to consider our actions.
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My father’s eyes widened, he stood still and just stared at me in bewilderment.

“Don’t be ridiculous! An artist! Pfft! Who is an artist? Who’s going to feed you! I haven’t slaved away my life, come to a whole new country to have a daughter of mine become an artist. What kind of a person is an artist?

You don’t even know any artist! What kind of job is that?”

I could see he was building himself up to a major eruption. We argued on, but in the end, I stalked out of the house. Hours later, when I returned, he was quiet, but vigilant. I decided the best course of action was to avoid communication on the topic. I duly filled in the preference form for my Year 12 subjects, and here I am, doing Art, Design Tech. and Media. There’s not a Science or Maths subject to be seen. My father’s disgust continues, but what can he do?

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