You've spent weeks with your Year 12 or Year 11, trying to teach them TEEL, modelling topic sentences, modelling how to paraphrase quotes, but they're getting nowhere! It's so frustrating when our teens just don't seem to get it, but let's stay in control of our emotions! Let's approach the this roadblock calmly and rationally... Diagnose… Continue reading My teen is not improving!
It's Term 1! Is your teen ready? Have they read their texts? Done nothing over the summer?
Try these verbs for stronger argument analysis! How can a student write a good argument analysis essay? Analysing the article using great vocabulary! How can an English tutor or parent help their student write great argument analysis essays? At TSE Tuition, we like to focus on the verb. For a VCE Year 11 or VCE… Continue reading Try these verbs instead of ‘attack’
Try these verbs for stronger argument analysis! How can a student write a good argument analysis essay? Analysing the article using great vocabulary! How can an English tutor or parent help their student write great argument analysis essays? At TSE Tuition, we like to focus on the verb. For a VCE Year 11 or VCE… Continue reading Try these verbs instead of ‘support’
Try these verbs for stronger argument analysis! How can a student write a good argument analysis essay? Analysing the article using great vocabulary! How can an English tutor or parent help their student write great argument analysis essays? At TSE Tuition, we like to focus on the verb. For a VCE Year 11 or VCE… Continue reading Try these verbs instead of ‘quotes’
I like to summarise it as the following three things: an interpretation of the textdepth of understanding of themes, motifs and symbols textual evidence to support all the above Of course there are lots of other things teachers look for in a high school or VCE English essay. However, I think these are the biggest,… Continue reading What are teachers looking for in a high school or VCE English essay?
While 'very' has its place in the English language, try this handy list of words and see if you can use a more descriptive alternative.
In this video I rewrite a so-so creative response so that it follows Hannah Kent's style more closely. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hozrGrZ-mkw&t=3s
Can you find the main arguments in the below article? GP rebate: What I do for the $37.05 that no one wants to pay Photo: Greg Newington, from The Sydney Morning Herald
A few tips on preparing for that creative SAC, using The Thing Around Your Neck, All About Eve and Mabo as example texts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxYa8DyYor8
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