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Q8. Why do you make such a big deal of the Reflection Statement? Isn't it straight forward Generally, 'reflections' are soft, easy marks where you get to substitute your thoughts and feelings for analysis and relax a little. This is not the case for Ext 2. The Reflection Statement is your one...

Q7. (The question no student explicitly asks, but should) My students, tutor, friends, teacher don't understand my work, what do I do? While I said above that you have to back yourself, and this is true at a fundamental level, you also must remember that English and particularly the artificial...

Q6. What do you think distinguished the very top works from the rest? 1. Quality of ideas/intuitions (Short stories: Intuitions with deep and broad implications, compelling characters. Critical: Brilliant, appropriately demarcated theses, complex sub theses/ideas that don't meander from thesis...

Q5. How important is the logbook? It isn't. Please don't waste much time on it - it isn't marked. It simply records your workings, which are checked just, effectively, to ensure YOU did the work (i.e. mum and dad, or Dave the tutor didn't whip it up for you) and that you maintain some order...

Q4. Are some mediums better than others? Do certain subjects and ideas do better? No mediums are better received than others - the showcase is, as you will see, generally a proportional and diverse collection. Likewise I have seen high and low marks across the spectrum. Likewise, at least from...

Q3. Am I behind? What stage should I be at/How many words should I have written? In your heart of hearts you know the answer to this question. You will have read about the 'creative process' a hundred times - the ostensible serendipity of authors, directors e.t.c coming up with the perfect...

Q2. I am really struggling with my (Short Story/Critical Response etc.) medium. Is it too late to change? What's your advice Believe it or not virtually every student I have had has asked me this, and some much much later than where we are at. The simple answer is no its not too late to change...

Q1. Who are you and why should I listen to you? My 'qualifications', so to speak, are 50/50 and nomination for showcase for Extension 2. As well as this I have tutored 11 students in Extension 2, all of whom have received an E4 result. This has included, predominantly, the Short Story and...

Hello and welcome to all the HSC English Extension 2 students reading this tonight and in future. Tonight's thread will be a discussion of some of the main issues that have arisen for Extension 2 students under my tutelage, answers to questions submitted to me over the last week, and problems...

@ Obbor - Yeah thats exactly right, if its canonical then you're on the right track, but make sure canonical for a general audience rather than for an informed one such as yourself. Cheers and GL, hope you'll join the Eng Adv sesh next Wednesday, would be great to have your input. And tonight...

Hi all, I have had a number of requests to postpone my Eng Adv session due to students currently completing their mid yearlies, so I will now be holding the Q and A on Wednesday, 23 March. Please keep the questions coming; if we don't get to them on Wednesday I will post as a separate...

Hi all, I have had a number of requests to postpone my Eng Adv session due to students currently completing their mid yearlies, so I will now be holding the Q and A on Wednesday, 23 March. Please keep the questions coming; if we don't get to them on Wednesday I will post as a separate...

Hi all, I have had a number of requests to postpone this session due to students currently completing their mid yearlies, so I will now be holding the Q and A on Wednesday, 23 March. Please keep the questions coming; if we don't get to them on Wednesday I will post as a separate attachment and...

You're effectively allowed to choose anything as a related text. However, as I've said in my tutoring thread, there's a bit of a system to bear in mind, so some choices are wiser than others. Your own related text is not going to be read closely since it will be close to unique (unlike the set...

All are welcome for this Q and A, even the grammatically challenged ;) Update tomorrow with final details, including time and a couple of advance questions. Looking fwd to it guys - happy studying :) Dave

No worries Orwell, I like that you're up front about your UAI aim - if you are going to aim that high you have to be real about it early, because its a lot of work and juggling, and good to have a strategy. Hope the Q and A helps, and youre welcome to PM me if you have any particular personal...

no worries at all. So, as I think I might have said in my main tutoring page, my HSC results were 96 for Eng Adv, 47/50 for ext 1 (Postmodernism), 50/50 and nomination for showcase for Extension 2. I recently (2015) completed my Arts/Law Degree at Usyd - Late date underpinned by change from...

PS details for the Ext 2 Q and A to follow in the next fortnight. I may change up the style, so that it is more interactive/forum based - since the questions in this subject tend to be more specific to the student's chosen medium, and also are more specific and detailed. I think this makes it...

Hi guys, Thanks for the positive feedback. I have decided to run the Q and A session, [B]in a new thread, this Wednesday, 16 March. My first priority will be to answer questions sent to me prior to the night, so please PM if you would like to ensure your question is answered. If relevant, I may...

Hi guys, Thanks for the positive feedback. I have decided to run the Q and A session, [B]in a new thread, this Wednesday, 16 March. My first priority will be to answer questions sent to me prior to the night, so please PM if you would like to ensure your question is answered. If relevant, I may...