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LITERACY HAS FALLEN: How to Rescale the Learning Ladder
“The fate of empires depends on the education of youth.” – Aristotle Today I write to you about something that worries me deeply. Literacy has fallen. Aussie kids are meant to be living in a place that gives them the opportunity to have one of the best standards of education in the entire world.…
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 MoreTrials and Tribulations – Episode 22 – Save My HSC Show
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Examinations and trials. Lots of words have to be written in a short space of time. How do you deal with the pressure? In this episode we explore a few strategies that will help you keep a cool head when you’re sitting your exams. UPDATE: The membership mentioned is no longer current so please disregard…
Read MoreHow to Prepare for the HSC English Trials
One of the great sadistic joys that a teacher can feel each year is watching students dodge, dip, dive, duck, and dodge away from their responsibilities as the exam period looms closer and closer. Where I see most students falter is in their dismal lack of planning for the HSC English trials. The Higher School…
Read MoreVideo Lesson – SparkNotes vs reading texts
There is no denying that reading sure can be a chore. Before 1990 or in other words ancient history, people didn’t have the internet freely available to give them a video lesson or information by the bucket. In this age books were the obvious choice for the consumption of ideas. Thankfully, we no longer need…
Read MoreHow to Read or View a Text – Save My HSC Show – Episode 16
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So, you have been given a new text, film, artwork or piece of media to analyse. In this episode we will go through our key strategies for consuming material and show you how to read or view a text. UPDATE: The membership mentioned is no longer current so please disregard the message at the end.
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