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September 4, 2018

How to write plans for essays

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August 17, 2018

Invictus film technique analysis – How can I write about it?

(video)

August 14, 2018

Compare the Pair: A Guide to Structuring a Reading and Comparing Essay

(video)

August 13, 2018

The 10 EASY English Points You’re Missing Out On

(video)

July 23, 2018

The Crucible and Year of Wonders Prompts

(video)

July 23, 2018

The Lieutenant Prompts

(video)

July 23, 2018

Ransom and Invictus Prompts

(video)

July 20, 2018

I am Malala and Made in Dagenham Prompts

(video)

July 19, 2018

Ransom and Invictus

(video)

July 18, 2018

The Golden Age Prompts

(video)

July 18, 2018

Rear Window Prompts

(video)

May 22, 2018

Like a House on Fire

(video)

May 22, 2018

The Lieutenant Essay Breakdown

(video)

April 6, 2018

Analyse with me | Truancy article

(video)

March 22, 2018

Tracks and Into The Wild

(video)

March 21, 2018

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

(video)

March 21, 2018

The Golden Age by Joan London

(video)

March 21, 2018

Rear Window by Alfred Hitchcock

(video)

February 28, 2018

After Darkness by Christine Piper

(video)

February 22, 2018

Extinction by Hannie Rayson

(video)

February 15, 2018

How to Overcome the Mid-Exam Crisis

(video)

January 2, 2018

Oral presentation ideas 2018

(video)

July 25, 2017

All About Eve Character Profiles

(video)

July 25, 2017

5 tips for a mic-drop worthy essay conclusion

(video)

July 22, 2017

Comparing: Stasiland and 1984

(video)

July 22, 2017

Comparing: The Crucible and Year of Wonders

(video)

July 22, 2017

Comparing: Bombshells and The Penelopiad

(video)

May 28, 2017

How to nail a Frankenstein essay

(video)

May 27, 2017

Recipe for SUCCESS - 5 ingredients to improve your Text Response essay

(video)

May 27, 2017

Simple Language, Complex Ideas

(video)

May 26, 2017

How to Write an A+ Language Analysis Introduction

(video)

April 25, 2017

Top TEN English Hacks

(video)

March 9, 2017

How to get A+ in Reading and Comparing

(video)

March 9, 2017

Oral Presentation Topics for 2017

(video)

March 9, 2017

Studying poems - focus on John Donne's Romantic Message

(video)

March 9, 2017

How to achieve A+ in creative writing (Reading and Creating)

(video)

March 6, 2017

Nail that VCE EAL Exam Listening Component

(video)

October 24, 2016

How to prepare for a Text Response (Reading and Creating) SAC

(video)

October 24, 2016

10 Things To Look For In Cartoons

(video)

October 24, 2016

How to prepare for a Language Analysis (Analysing Argument) SAC

(video)

October 24, 2016

Introduction to Text Response (Reading and Creating)

(video)

October 24, 2016

The Secret River Study Guide

(video)

October 24, 2016

Taking Stock and Keyed In Sample Analysis – VCAA exam 2009 & 2010

(video)

October 24, 2016

Così Study Guide

(video)

October 17, 2016

Why your Language Analysis doesn’t score as well as it should

(video)

October 17, 2016

What teachers look for in VCE English students

(video)

October 10, 2016

Written Explanation – explained

(video)

October 10, 2016

The Crucible: Introduction

(video)

October 10, 2016

The Crucible: Act 1

(video)

October 10, 2016

The Crucible: Act 2

(video)

October 10, 2016

The Crucible: Act 3

(video)

October 10, 2016

What is Metalanguage?

(video)

October 10, 2016

An ideal approach to your English texts

(video)

October 10, 2016

Advice for A+ oral presentations

(video)

October 10, 2016

Formal versus informal language

(video)

October 10, 2016

Keyed In analysis – VCAA exam 2009

(video)

October 10, 2016

Ransom Study Guide

(video)

October 10, 2016

The 5 types of Text Response essay topics

(video)

October 10, 2016

Part 1 – Metalanguage word bank for books

(video)

October 10, 2016

Show, don’t tell

(video)

October 10, 2016

Part 2 – Metalanguage word bank for films with examples

(video)

October 10, 2016

195 Language Analysis Tones

(video)

October 10, 2016

How to avoid “retelling the story”

(video)

October 10, 2016

‘Persuade’ synonym word bank

(video)

October 10, 2016

How to effectively annotate your texts in VCE

(video)

October 10, 2016

Text Response – fulfilling the VCAA marking criteria ‘Views and Values’

(video)

October 10, 2016

How to achieve A+ in Language Analysis series: How the author intends to persuade their readers

(video)

October 10, 2016

Year 12: How to turn Text Response essays from Average to A+

(video)

October 10, 2016

The Link Between Your Contention and Topic Sentences in Relation to the Prompt

(video)

October 10, 2016

How to achieve A+ in Language Analysis series: Introduction

(video)

October 10, 2016

Quick Tips to Ace Language Analysis

(video)

October 10, 2016

VCE English Text Response – Know Your Text!

(video)

October 10, 2016

How to achieve A+ in Language Analysis series: Advanced analysis

(video)

October 10, 2016

Breaking down the VCE English exam – how to maximise reading and writing time

(video)

October 10, 2016

Oral presentation topics 2016

(video)

October 10, 2016

VCE English: Finding Your Voice

(video)

October 10, 2016

General ‘must-know’ text response (Section A) advice!

(video)

October 10, 2016

How to structure a Language Analysis for two or more texts!

(video)

October 10, 2016

“Studying English?” Priming for Battle - Text Response

(video)

October 10, 2016

Reading and Comparing essays

(video)

April 18, 2016

New VCE English Study Design 2016-2020

(video)

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