Advanced English
TS Eliot Essay
This is an example of a high range response of a TS Eliot essay. As a critical study, the respondent must assess his work as a whole and be aware of the broader contextual impact of the work. This response is for the 2013 English HSC. Explore how time and place are used in…
Read MoreAdvanced English Module A: Comparative Study – Julius Caesar and The Prince
Students who have written a number of essays may be lulled into a false sense of security when approaching a comparative essay. This is a very different kind of essay to one that focuses on a specific text that may ask for related material to strengthen its arguments. With Module A: Comparative Study of Texts…
Read MoreContext for a HSC English Essay: How to Guide
Context. There’s a great word! But what is it? If you are an Advanced or Extension student, you have probably been wondering about how to use context for a HSC English essay. Let’s start with the basics. Regardless of the complexity of a topic, every piece of learning in the study of English as a…
Read MoreThe Art of Travel – Save My HSC Show – Episode 21
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With this in-depth analysis of Alain De Botton’s ‘The Art of Travel’, we examine his central thesis, reference material and quotes that will assist you in answering any difficult HSC English questions for Advanced Module C: Representation and Text, Elective 2: Representing People and Landscapes. This podcast is rather long as we have a chapter…
Read MoreMetropolis and 1984 Comparison
The key thing that advanced module a wants you to focus on is context. Metropolis and 1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) are two great texts with a great deal of similarities to focus on this particular concept. How does context shape how composers perceive the world? How does when and where they live impact how they construct…
Read MoreSurviving the HSC Trials
In an act of supreme mercy on the part of our educational system, you don’t just sit the HSC once, you get to sit it twice. Yes, celebrate good times, come on, you’ve got the HSC trials coming up! Now is a good time to work with a tutor to quickly identify exactly how…
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