Argument analysis, VCE English

VCE English Exam Section C: Argument Analysis

The VCE English exam is probably one of the toughest exams out of all the VCE subject exams. Split into 3 essays, it is a HUGE 3 hours! If you have a teen who is doing VCE English 3/4 (aka Year 12 English) in 2022 or 2023, here's the breakdown of Section C of the dreaded exam.

Essay Writing, VCE English

VCE English Exam Section B: Comparative Response

The VCE English exam is probably one of the toughest exams out of all the VCE subject exams. Split into 3 essays, it is a HUGE 3 hours! If you have a teen who is doing VCE English 3/4 (aka Year 12 English) in 2022 or 2023, here's the breakdown of Section B of the dreaded exam.

Essay Writing, VCE English

VCE English Exam Section A: Text Response

The VCE English exam is probably one of the toughest exams out of all the VCE subject exams. Split into 3 essays, it is a huge 3 hours! If you have a teen who is doing VCE English 3/4 (aka Year 12 English) in 2022 or 2023, here's the breakdown of the dreaded exam.

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How to tackle an ability roadblock

So you've figured out that there are gaps in your student's content knowledge or skill base. What do you do now? Differentiating between a mental roadblock and an ability roadblockread the previous post First, you'll need to determine if it is a matter of content knowledge or a matter of skill and practice. Knowledge is whether… Continue reading How to tackle an ability roadblock

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How to tackle a mental roadblock in your student

So you've figured out that your VCE English student is struggling with a mental roadblock - now is the time to tackle it! Is it a mental roadblock or a skills roadblock? read the previous post! What are they feeling? Are they overwhelmed by the scale of the task? Do they feel lost with what… Continue reading How to tackle a mental roadblock in your student

Argument analysis

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 ‘attack’

Argument analysis

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 ‘support’

Argument analysis

Try these verbs instead of ‘quotes’

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’

Essay Writing, VCE English

What is an essay and how can we help our teens?

It's been years since I've even thought about an essay. How can I help my teen write good VCE English essays?Many parents We know that VCE English is important, we know that essay writing is really important to VCE English, but what can we do to help our teen? First, it's helpful to know what… Continue reading What is an essay and how can we help our teens?

Essay Writing, VCE English

What are teachers looking for in a high school or VCE English essay?

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?