English Recommendation for subject selection (1 Viewer)

[krash__1]

So ive been in the gifted and talented english class since year 7 and since im in year 10 now we are going through the subject selection process, now my marks this year have been quite bad, around a 60% average and my teacher has recommended me standard english. I always thought I would be good enough and have always wanted to do extension 1 english or at least advanced, and I know I can do it, its just that there has been a shift in the style of writing and content they are looking for in our work and I am having a hard time adjusting to it. Basically we were taught english differently up till now and im so used to it that its causing my marks to drop a bit. I know that advanced english onwards its more of a discussion in contrast to standard english which is like a lecture, and I have recently, since midway term 2 started contributing a decent amount to class discussions. We still have 1 test left so im hoping i can have reasonable improvement and get recommended for advanced since I contribute in class a lot now as well, but in case I dont is there a way for me to go against my teachers recommendation and at least try advanced and extension english and then I can drop it if I really am bad at it? Im pretty sure i just have a hard time understanding what my teacher is looking for in our work and I have started asking him for more and more feedback so i can improve this assessment and i know i have the worth ethic to do advanced or extension. Thanks!

 

[8obby]

Most schools will allow you to against your teachers recommendation in year 10 and allow you to pursue advanced english. For example I got recommended into only advanced math but I submitted my form for extension 1 and it got approved so therefore despite the teachers recommendation you can still pursue your desired course.


I do want to strongly stress the difference between advanced english and standard english.

In my opinion, standard english is nearly identical to advanced english in terms of test format/structure but perhaps the texts are easier to understand as in advanced english shakespeare texts are covered and not in standard english. But with translations present available for nearly every single Shakespeare text, it's relatively straightforward.

Therefore, definitely focus up for this last upcoming test for english and try and get into advanced english

 

[krash__1]

Most schools will allow you to against your teachers recommendation in year 10 and allow you to pursue advanced english. For example I got recommended into only advanced math but I submitted my form for extension 1 and it got approved so therefore despite the teachers recommendation you can still pursue your desired course.


I do want to strongly stress the difference between advanced english and standard english.

In my opinion, standard english is nearly identical to advanced english in terms of test format/structure but perhaps the texts are easier to understand as in advanced english shakespeare texts are covered and not in standard english. But with translations present available for nearly every single Shakespeare text, it's relatively straightforward.

Therefore, definitely focus up for this last upcoming test for english and try and get into advanced english

thanks, that actually helps quite a lot

 

[8obby]

What other subjects do you do?

 

[t234]

definitely go for advanced! remember, you can always drop down (although i recommend against it) but you CANNOT pick it up later in the year so go for it

 

[HazzRat]

So ive been in the gifted and talented english class since year 7 and since im in year 10 now we are going through the subject selection process, now my marks this year have been quite bad, around a 60% average and my teacher has recommended me standard english. I always thought I would be good enough and have always wanted to do extension 1 english or at least advanced, and I know I can do it, its just that there has been a shift in the style of writing and content they are looking for in our work and I am having a hard time adjusting to it. Basically we were taught english differently up till now and im so used to it that its causing my marks to drop a bit. I know that advanced english onwards its more of a discussion in contrast to standard english which is like a lecture, and I have recently, since midway term 2 started contributing a decent amount to class discussions. We still have 1 test left so im hoping i can have reasonable improvement and get recommended for advanced since I contribute in class a lot now as well, but in case I dont is there a way for me to go against my teachers recommendation and at least try advanced and extension english and then I can drop it if I really am bad at it? Im pretty sure i just have a hard time understanding what my teacher is looking for in our work and I have started asking him for more and more feedback so i can improve this assessment and i know i have the worth ethic to do advanced or extension. Thanks!

It’s best to always test your limits in year 11 and drop down if needed

 

[daisyjones123]

I was doing incredibly average in year 10 and 11 and now im top 10 in my year for english! dont worry about what you have got and focus on what you can get in the future
Its always best to just give it a go