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hey! sorry i only just saw your msg asking for my MW from last yr for EE2... If you'd still like to take a look at it, email me at mel.low@live.com.au and i'll attach it that way. Otherwise, all the best with your MW :)

Be specific but you shouldn't narrow it down to a particular age range, because not everyone in that group will be or think the same. If anything, say something like 'mature, literate' readers or whatever, or if your work is on a particular subject/historical period then say an audience with...

It doesn't have to be one you studied, you just have to link your MW at the end, in any way, to something you studied in English. But this doesn't necessarily have to be through genre.

Take a break for a while to clear you mind, then maybe try to look at your main idea from a different angle instead of trying to perfect or change what you've written so far. Draw a mindmap or something and write down whatever ideas pop into your head, no matter how stupid or wacky they are cos...

Specifically refer to "Source X", ie "Source X states..." (some markers say you can even highlight or underline it to make it clear where you've referred to it). Integrate your own knowledge with information from the source in your essay. Don't just generalise what the source says, make sure you...

Thanks :)

Half of mine was basically romance. No one ever told me not to, I was just told to avoid the teen angst stuff (I got 48, btw). I guess you just have to do it well, but I don't think everyone should be avoiding something because teachers or other people don't think anyone's capable of doing it...

Besides my research and drafts, half of my journal was just my 'reflections', which is a fancy way of saying it was like i was talking to myself on paper, like a diary. I probably sound like I'm insane. I didn't write it like I was expecting anyone else at all to read it, it mostly came in use...

it didn't count? aw, that sucks. well i really liked yours anyway :) thanks, i got 48. i was quite surprised, i wasn't expecting that high...

wow congrats! i can't wait to see this year's showcase lol :)

wow, congrats to both of you! :) just wondering, did you have to nominate your own work first or did they choose from all the works they marked?

I'd keep up studying consistently, making lists is good and use your christmas holidays to get ahead with related texts etc, but again: TAKE A BREAK. otherwise, if you're like me at least, you will burn out. you need to make sure you're still just as motivated (even more so) to study when it...

One of mine was Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult, the one about the school shooting. It's pretty awesome for Belonging.

Board of Studies News: Official Notice - Internal assessment and the HSC examination in English Extension 2 from 2010 yeah they changed the assessment/marking thing for all you 2010ers (link above). they've dropped the proposal (or combined it with the viva or something or other) and making...

ditto here. my teacher was frustrating. i didn't have a mentor but i think i probably would've liked to have someone other than my teacher, just to give their own advice and opinions because i didn't trust my teacher's half the time.