How should you respond to a quote-based essay prompt? This is one of the 3 most common essay questions VCE English/EAL students get in Year 11 and Year 12, but it is also the most confusing type of essay question! Many students don't know what to do with the quote provided because the quote is rarely a question, and the directive that sometimes follows seems unrelated...
Tag: Year 11
How to tackle ‘Discuss’ essay questions
How should you respond to a 'Discuss' essay prompt? This is one of the most common essay questions VCE English/EAL students get in Year 11 and Year 12 because it's quite confusing - discuss what?!?! Many students assume the question is asking them...
How to tackle ‘Do You Agree’ essay questions
How should you respond to a 'Do you Agree' essay prompt? This is one of the most common essay questions VCE English/EAL students get in Year 11 and Year 12 because it's deceptively simple. Many students assume they need to agree with the statement sentence that is provided, or they feel they have no choice...
Crafting Texts: Commentary structure
Our Year 11s and Year 12s now have to write a commentary accompanying their Crafting/Creating texts piece, and this is rather different to the old Statement of Intention (SOI) from the Creative SAC from the old study design! While some schools have chosen...
Try these verbs instead of ‘argue’
Get your students to use these verbs in their persuasive analysis!
