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Hello - video cramming resources coming through for HSC English - this one is on to use quotes correctly for a powerful argument. Watch it while you're eating or exercising :) Stay safe and stay strong!

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hschelper01's post is really good! I just wanted to add on: - cut out nominalisation, i.e. don't turn what can be a verb into a noun - avoid gerunds! So don't add -ing to your verbs and adjectives and turn them into a noun (this ties into hschelper01's point about active voice) Using...

Hi everyone, recently I linked a Youtube video I made on Zoom about discursive writing where I use "recycling" as an example to show you how to structure a paragraph for a discursive. Unfortunately I am not a video editor by trade so 100% please bear with the so-bad-its-good graphics and editing...

PM me if you have any specific questions about English :)

Hello everyone! Here is a 10 week English essay plan I created. Let me know if you have any specific questions the document doesn't address.

English is impossible to learn: you’re either good at it or not. This is the kind of mindset a lot of students enter after being disappointed by average materials taught by average teachers which in turn gives them average marks. But what if you’re finally being taught the right way to learn...

Hey 1-99! Although I cannot give you anything specific to HSC Chemistry, as someone who has run 10 or so online classes for English I can tell you from this side of the industry what tends to work better and what doesn’t. 1. Prerecorded lessons are tricky: especially if you want to ask...

Hi everyone, I have been marking quite a few Module A essays recently. My main takeaway has been this: most students are not putting in enough context. Remember - there are FOUR types of context: personal, social, historical and cultural Each paragraph needs to address: How context -->...

I will post a general scaffold tomorrow!

Hi guys! I really want to share a study plan for you guys but first I want to know what you guys are doing to study for English just so I know where to start. If you guys don’t have any plan at the moment I will post a very basic scaffold. If you guys have a plan that’s not working I can...

Here is a sample integrated paragraph for Tempest & Hagseed. Remember - integrated may be tougher to write, but you will get better marks with it! We're posting more Module A exemplar paragraphs and other resources in our Facebook page below...

Hi everyone! I'm sure a good portion of students are now facing their Module A assignments. I post poetry analysis in the following Facebook group once to twice a week. The analysis is comprehensive and I hope it will help inspire insightful ideas for your essays. The group's link...

This is a very detailed analysis of Fever 103 by Sylvia Plath. I post more detailed notes and essay guides on the HSC English Resource group below: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1002355193431397/ Check it out every week for new materials and notes! I will post the Ted Hughes' response...

Just an excellent list of strong verbs to consult when writing any english essay. Be sure to understand each word's nuances before going ham and just replacing every "show" with something random.