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    Tuition centres in Sydney?

    Hi eyeseeyou, Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts about us :). However, I'm very sorry to hear about how you feel re: our prices. Please be assured that we do try our very best to keep our fees as low as we can. The major problem with this arises because what we offer and take...
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    I was told...

    Hi hit patel, The method of writing a broad, conceptually excellent essay and then perfecting it via intensive marking is highly successful! Many state rankers have also used this method to (evidently) great success. However, you cannot merely 'place' your rote learnt essay into the exam, but...
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    Kite runner movie and novel

    Hi hit patel, For one, the choice of form is dependent on your prescribed text. For example, if your prescribed text is Romulus, My Father, I would highly recommend choosing the film since it gives a contrasting form for analysis - markers tend to like this, as it shows that your repertoire...
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    Related texts?

    Hi SuchSmallHands, While it is entirely possible to 'recycle' related texts in such a way, remember that the same teachers mark school assessments and will definitely think of it as laziness on your part. There are a plethora of possible texts to choose from, so it's worth putting in just that...
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    Related text is a prescribed text????

    Hi mpkd, I would advise against choosing Plath's poetry as it is a set text, which suggests to the marker that you've failed to engage in the relevant in-depth research required to find a related text for your module. Perhaps it would be a good idea to explore and understand how the thematic...
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    HSC Belonging related text help...

    Hi Cassandra11, I would strongly advise against using Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (or any other well-known media franchise such as Star Wars and Twilight for that matter) as it lacks sophistication and will be instantly looked down upon by any HSC marker. Make sure you choose a...
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    Rules for selecting related material?

    Hi boldmarshmallow, In all your English modules including the Area of Study, you will study one core text (or two in the case of Module A) that is prescribed by the Board of Studies. You can find the list here...
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    english mark how to estimate?

    Hi lebomatic, Your HSC English exam mark is made up of Paper 1 (40%) and Paper 2 (60%). A raw mark of 84/105 in recent years would most likely align to 88-92, depending on the scaling of your core texts in the calculation of your total weighted mark as well as the overall difficulty of the...
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    Essay Structure ENGLISH

    Hi akkatracker, The basic essay structure follows like this: Introduction - Topic Sentence, which states your thesis - Answer the question - Introduce your texts, the composers and the dates they were created - Introduce the themes you are going to discuss Body Paragraphs - Body paragraphs...
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    Is it best to write Short answers in dot points or short paragraphs ?

    Hi kietkiet, It is highly recommended to write the short answer sections of any subject in paragraph structure. This will enable you to synthesise a well-structured response that can address each section of the question in and ordered and sophisticated manner. For example, in English short...
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    Can you use the same related text for different modules/area of study????

    Hi white_swan, There's no rule that states that you can't do this. However we would find it rather unlikely that the one text just 'happens' to complement both your AoS and Mod C theses in an insightful and meaningful way. All the very best!
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    Is my handwriting going to be a problem?

    Hi elecsplash, Whilst not perfect, your handwriting is acceptable. The test that we use is to forcefully read writing at a pace that you'd read typed content at, and count the number of words that your brain 'automatically' skips over due to poor writing. We didn't have too many problems with...
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    easiest way to learn hsc verbs?

    The key word is exposure. You probably won't learn off by heart what the definition of each verb is - the easiest way to learn them is to understand each one, and practice. It will be much more helpful to have sample answers the first few times around, so that you know exactly what kind of...
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    Supportive texts?

    2 related texts is enough - you could be asked on just one. Check out this board for heaps of suggestions: http://community.boredofstudies.org/showthread.php?t=192438 Documentaries, newspaper articles on current/recent issues, or political speeches (e.g. US inaugural speeches, Gillard's...
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