Sentence starters (or stems) can be a great way to help give our teens the momentum they need to write those comparative sentences. Here are some for you to try with your teen!
Author: Shirlaine
Helpful vocabulary for the comparative essay
Here are some handy vocabulary for you to practice with your teen when writing those comparative essays!
Comparative essay structures: block or integrated?
If I had a penny every time students asked me which structure is better... When structuring a comparative essay, there are 2 main kinds of structures available to our teens: a Block approach or an Integrated approach.
VCE Comparative essay pairs – 2022 & 2023
Do you have a teen is studying Year 12 English in 2022 or 2023? Do you know what pairs of texts they're studying? The comparative essay is one of the more important pieces...
How to get your teen to do more analysis in their essays
If your student is stuck on 'summarising' or 'storytelling' in their essays, you know they must increase the amount and level of their analysis, but HOW do we do this?
Summarising vs Analysing
How can our teens avoid summarising, or that dreaded comment, 'storytelling!', in their essays? What's the difference between summarising and analysing?
TEEL – everything you need to know
TEEL! What is this acronym your teen is so frustrated about? This is the most common acronym teachers across Victoria use to teach their students...
What should an introduction look like?
Is your teen struggling to start an essay for VCE English? Do they have no idea what needs to go into an introduction for a text essay? Many of our teens struggle with knowing how to begin a length piece of writing like an essay. Where do they start? What do they include? How long should it be? Here at TSE Tuition, we teach our students the following structure:
NEW study design for VCE English
If you are studying Units 1 & 2 VCE English next year (aka Year 11 English), or your teen is going to, here are the changes you'll need to know!
Did you hear about the new VCE study designs?
The NEW VCE study designs have been released! Will your teen be affected by the changes?
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