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  1. antickie

    Actually use quotes correctly - video link, watch it while you're eating or something

    Hello - video cramming resources coming through for HSC English - this one is on to use quotes correctly for a powerful argument. Watch it while you're eating or exercising :) Stay safe and stay strong!
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    Best way to cut down word count?

    THE HORROR HAHA :spzz::spzz::spzz:
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    Best way to cut down word count?

    hschelper01's post is really good! I just wanted to add on: - cut out nominalisation, i.e. don't turn what can be a verb into a noun - avoid gerunds! So don't add -ing to your verbs and adjectives and turn them into a noun (this ties into hschelper01's point about active voice) Using...
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    Discursive Writing Structure - Potato Graphics, Helpful Content 😂

    Hi everyone, recently I linked a Youtube video I made on Zoom about discursive writing where I use "recycling" as an example to show you how to structure a paragraph for a discursive. Unfortunately I am not a video editor by trade so 100% please bear with the so-bad-its-good graphics and editing...
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    English Study Plan - How to allocated your time in a 10 week term

    PM me if you have any specific questions about English :)
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    English Study Plan - How to allocated your time in a 10 week term

    Hello everyone! Here is a 10 week English essay plan I created. Let me know if you have any specific questions the document doesn't address.
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    Online English Lessons - COVID-19 Can’t Stop the HSC So We Can’t Stop Either

    English is impossible to learn: you’re either good at it or not. This is the kind of mindset a lot of students enter after being disappointed by average materials taught by average teachers which in turn gives them average marks. But what if you’re finally being taught the right way to learn...
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    Online Classes

    Hey 1-99! Although I cannot give you anything specific to HSC Chemistry, as someone who has run 10 or so online classes for English I can tell you from this side of the industry what tends to work better and what doesn’t. 1. Prerecorded lessons are tricky: especially if you want to ask...
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    Not Enough Context in Most Module A Essays - Learn How to Write Better Context Sentences

    Hi everyone, I have been marking quite a few Module A essays recently. My main takeaway has been this: most students are not putting in enough context. Remember - there are FOUR types of context: personal, social, historical and cultural Each paragraph needs to address: How context -->...
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    English Study Plan - How to allocated your time in a 10 week term

    I will post a general scaffold tomorrow!
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    English Study Plan - How to allocated your time in a 10 week term

    Hi guys! I really want to share a study plan for you guys but first I want to know what you guys are doing to study for English just so I know where to start. If you guys don’t have any plan at the moment I will post a very basic scaffold. If you guys have a plan that’s not working I can...
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    Exemplar Module A The Tempest & Hagseed Paragraph

    Here is a sample integrated paragraph for Tempest & Hagseed. Remember - integrated may be tougher to write, but you will get better marks with it! We're posting more Module A exemplar paragraphs and other resources in our Facebook page below...
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    Module A Detailed Analysis (Plath, Hughes, Keats updated regularly)

    Hi everyone! I'm sure a good portion of students are now facing their Module A assignments. I post poetry analysis in the following Facebook group once to twice a week. The analysis is comprehensive and I hope it will help inspire insightful ideas for your essays. The group's link...
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    Sylvia Plath Poem Detailed Analysis

    This is a very detailed analysis of Fever 103 by Sylvia Plath. I post more detailed notes and essay guides on the HSC English Resource group below: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1002355193431397/ Check it out every week for new materials and notes! I will post the Ted Hughes' response...
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    Strong Verbs List for Essays

    Just an excellent list of strong verbs to consult when writing any english essay. Be sure to understand each word's nuances before going ham and just replacing every "show" with something random.
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    Don't forget this for your Mod A Essays!

    Hi everyone! I'm sure you guys are getting along with resonances and dissonances just fine at this point. Since so many students are close to handing in their Module A assessments soon, if your task is an essay, make sure you don't forget this one thing that will drag your marks down! Check our...
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    Quick Quiz To See How Many Units of English You Should Do

    Hi everyone! I made a really short quiz that hopefully will give those who are still tossing between the number of units they should take on for HSC. It's for a bit of fun and hopefully will help out those who are tossing between 2 options or students in year 11 who are starting to get cold feet...
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    The Inadequacy of PEAL & Other Paragraph Structures

    Hi everyone, my name is Anqi. I recently from medical school and will spend a year away from medicine to pursue my passions in high school english education. I have been teaching high school English for almost 7 years now. I've been floating around BOS partly to see what questions students want...
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    How to study and improve for english in the holidays?

    Hey! Improving for english in the holidays seems tricky but it's very do-able. The most important thing is to break it down into small steps. 1. Finalise common module (i.e. be trials and HSC ready) 2. Read/Watch Module A & Module B texts 3. Read the syllabuses for the upcoming modules and...
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    2018 New Syllabus Support

    Hi, here is the final part for Module 5 Inquiry Question 1. Next week I'll be posting the basics of designing an experiment! This is a skill that is particularly important if you want to do science, medicine or any other field that requires research in the long run.
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