Keeping a Reading Journal

A reading journal is a useful tool for all students and an essential one for student undertaking Extension 1 and Extension 2. Here are some suggestions to get you started: Read Widely this includes reading fiction and non-fiction, newspaper and journal articles, blogs, short stories, novels, and poetry. It also includes viewing films and television, [...]

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Video Games as Related Material for Area of Study: The Sequel

My last post on this topic generated more real world discussion than the rest of my posts put together. I want to clarify a few things and add one more point. There are layers to the way a game can be analysed. Like a novel, a game has character, setting, plot, theme, and style. Analysing [...]

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Stuff English Teachers Like

The HSC is over for another year. Students are popping back to school to get their text book returns signed off and to say goodbye to their teachers. If you’re the kind of student who thanks teachers at the end of the lesson, you might be thinking of saying thank you to your English teacher [...]

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Video Games as Related Material for Area of Study

The Area of Study in the HSC requires students to choose related texts. It’s generally a good idea to choose at least two texts that are different text types from your core text and from each other. For example, if your core text is Immigrant Chronicle, choose a novel and a film, or a short [...]

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