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    Tips on tutoring people!

    First lesson: ask for a copy of their latest school report, latest assessment/exam or just a peek at their exercise book. That way you get a good idea of what level the student is at, and you can use it as a comparison in 6 mths time to see if they have improved or not. Maths: just work with...
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    Question needed for belonging

    You might find some here: http://www.tutortales.org/belonging/practice-questions-for-area-of-study-belonging/
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    As you like it

    It's probably easiest to come up with ideas by considering an essay question (have a look at some past HSC ones or practise questions). Essentially, you can talk about the sources of belonging (family, friendship, romantic love, affinity with environment), the causes of alienation (oppression...
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    Does related texts mean 'related to prescribed texts' or Belonging

    You should have at least 2 related texts for the Area of Study (Belonging). Module A ESL: two related texts to be safe Module B ESL: no related texts necessary
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    Memorising

    Some people memorise by writing, others by reading it over and over again. Personally, I read it out loud to myself. As with slyhunter, I also just remembered key points (ie. topic sentences or phrases), quotes, techniques - and then reassembled it all into an essay in the exams. Depending on...
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    Who's doing The Great Gatsby and EBB?

    I tutored TGG and EGG for the first time last year and I really enjoyed it. TGG is frustrating to read, because the characters were so unlikeable, but you can really fall in love with Fitzgerald's language.
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    Distinctively Visual Related Texts?

    Here are some possible films: # The Matrix (1999) # The Soloist (2009) # Sliding Doors (1998) # American Beauty (1999) # Memento (2000) # Pleasantville (1998)
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    Comparative study of contexts essay

    I'm finding some schools are teaching Texts and Contexts from Year 10 already... Anyway, your approach sounds good and similar to what I tell my tutoring students to do. Structure your paragraphs so they go: Topic sentence - explain common idea dealt with in both texts Text 1 - explain how...
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    Close Study of Texts

    List of past questions here: http://www.tutortales.org/category/standard-module-b-close-study-of-texts/
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    Belonging Short Story Word Limit

    Yeah 900-1000 is about right. Really, it depends on your creative writing style - whether it's laden with description or sparse. My creative was short sentences, short paragraphs, snippets of description, so in the end - I didn't have to write much (word length wise) to get a substantial...
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    Belonging essay.

    You could structure an integrated response like this: 1. Intro – thesis about belonging, respond to question, state texts 2. Idea 1 about belonging 1. Core text 2. Related 3. Idea 2 about belonging 1. Core text 2. Related 4. Conclusion Integrate...
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    Romanticism Related Texts?

    I'm struggling with this myself - now tutoring Romanticism for the first time, but here's a list from some quick research online: http://www.tutortales.org/english-extension-1/suggested-romanticism-related-texts/
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    FOR SALE: UTS Law and Business notes, assignments

    Have finished uni and really need to clear the shelves. ALL HARDCOPY. PM, email whatnowdd@gmail.com or call 0425 367 305 BUSINESS: ACCOUNTING FOR BUSINESS COMBINATIONS · 60 pages of week by week lecture slides/notes, tutorial solutions, key flow chart $35...
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    Orientation camp for Undergraduate Law students?

    I went and it's good to meet people, so when uni starts, at least you know faces and names, and have someone to sit with! The group of people that I met at Law camp are pretty much the friends who I've kept throughout the 5 years of uni.
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    Advanced vs. Standard.

    Do Advanced - IMO, the teachers and other Advanced students push you further (to get a better mark) than in a Standard class. In Standard, you probably won't be challenged much and you may end up being lazy and sitting on a "great" mark.
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    Educating Rita texts

    Easy Does it by Bruce Dawe I have to be careful with my boy When he says tree it comes out hazy very green and friendly and before I've got the meaning straight he's up there laughing in it, or working on the word for aeroplane which is also a little above his head so that he has to stand...
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    second hand investigations

    Well it really depends on the scope of your investigation - you would divide up your information and name the subheadings accordingly. You may also include a section on Methodology to explain how you researched that information. And of course include a Bibliography.
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    1st n 2nd line of defenses

    Can you be more specific about what you don't understand?
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    Quoting within speeches

    No, you won't be marked down. When the criteria says "evidence from the texts" - that just means quotes, techniques, examples. You don't need page references etc in your speech (or really your transcript either). In your speech (as you're saying it), you should indicate to the audience when...
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    second hand investigations

    Do you mean for a report? Or for your study notes?
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