2026 HSC CHAT (10 Viewers)

[Study to success]

why are you remembering essays when the hsc English and other subjects is designed so students don’t memorise essays buT analyse

I’m memorising case studies for business studies I have to memorise

 

[Study to success]

As an HSC marker please remember

Students writing from memory very rarely adequately address the question.. A pre-written essay remembered hardly , if ever, directly addresses a question for an exam. Instead focus on memorising quotations, techniques, and their effects!
The new syllabus is designed to prevent , as much as possible , students from memorising responses as it wants students to understand what they have been taught and apply their knowledge on the spot through analysis rather than show rote learning.
Remember- essays which answer the question WILL always score higher than beautifully crafted essays which have been memorised

Anyways I just remember ideas, quotes, techniques and analysis and. Then I adapt. But I don’t remember whole essays cause I’m not bothered and no point in doing that. But also analysing on the spot in timed conditions is kinda hard so u still have to memorise a little

 

[Bendwhat?_over]

schools are either actually inclusive or say they are then try to shove everyone into one mold because it makes them look better even if it goes against a few things for the students

Tell me about it...

 

[spiderlemonade]

Would you prefer Dr Truong or Mr Mai

havent had dr truong before so i cant say

 

[killer queen]

hey guys… i’m analysing a song and 2 poems for my english assignment
im doing “the maybe man” by ajr, if anyone is interested in helping me for the musicality for my essay (i.e the tempo, chords, harmonies) please pm me!

don't know the song but would be willing to contribute some tips:
- https://wmich.edu/mus-theo/courses/keys.html - the effect of key signatures, use sparingly though because this particular philosophy was used centuries ago, however it can be good back-up evidence for why something feels a certain way
- upwards motion (chords, melody, etc) gives hope, downwards gives despair
- look at time signature (likely 4/4) - driving beat or lack thereof?
- word painting? e.g. does the music reflect the words? (a good one for english I feel)
- dissonance vs consonance

I'd be happy to help but I can't guarantee how often I'll reply

edit: okay I listened to the song, probably could talk about tone colour (accompaniment) and the texture thickening, do you get to analyse the music video as well, it could be good? the pulse strengthens about halfway...then the melody jumps up an octave, adds tension, climax...the sudden thinning of texture for the final verse thing

the coda is really interesting and different, definitely talk about the contrast, word painting in "pandemonium" due to the rapid switching of instruments, coda also disrupts thhe repetitive structure of the rest of the song

there's also tritones in the piano rearrangement but they're not as obvious in original (tritones are the "devil's chord", ultimate form of dissonance)

 

[ellurbee]

Guys opinion on school counsellors?

 

[Study to success]

Guys opinion on school counsellors?

idk apparently the ones in my school suck. Idk personally for me Idk how I feel spilling my darkest secrets to a random person I don't know. Like I need to get to know them personally before I feel comfortable to open up

 

[ellurbee]

idk apparently the ones in my school suck. Idk personally for me Idk how I feel spilling my darkest secrets to a random person I don't know. Like I need to get to know them personally before I feel comfortable to open up

i dunno mine kinda sucks ass too, got suggested cause of family loss, and what she does my mother could do like smh brah- she isn't very helpful.

 

[Study to success]

not my business studies teacher crashing out about Bluey and calling people sexist for thinking she was a boy

 

[.kumori]

Guys opinion on school counsellors?

they spill tea to others, even when its not about someone potentially hurting themselves/others. ive heard so many cases at my school where problems actually get worse bc some students go to the counsellor for help but they make it worse by conveying details to other people/students

 

[asddsa]

kumori im ur no.1 fan

 

[its_ace21]

Guys opinion on school counsellors?

horror. "confidential" my ass

my counsellor was a freak too

 

[jane1820]

Food poisoning doesn’t qualify for misadventure

it does (vomitting, sickness, fatigute) but she didnt get it approved bc she came first for paper 1 and the teacher told her she’ll lose her marl and rank if she does (shes 4th overall)

 

[Study to success]

Food poisoning doesn’t qualify for misadventure

but what if the kid like vomits all over the paper. I don't think any hsc marker will wanna mark that lmao

 

[ellurbee]

horror. "confidential" my ass

my counsellor was a freak too

She literally forgets everything i tell her even tho i could've seen her the DAY BEFORE- and she always talks about her and off topic things- like girl i'm here for grief, not for a gossip session.

 

[jane1820]

She literally forgets everything i tell her even tho i could've seen her the DAY BEFORE- and she always talks about her and off topic things- like girl i'm here for grief, not for a gossip session.

Idk if i should laugh or cry abt this

 

[tigerian]

it does (vomitting, sickness, fatigute) but she didnt get it approved bc she came first for paper 1 and the teacher told her she’ll lose her marl and rank if she does (shes 4th overall)

it makes sense to me so maybe they hav3 changed it . I do know that food poisoning wasn’t considered because it was caused by you not by a long term illness etc so I’m glad they have fixed it

 

[ellurbee]

Idk if i should laugh or cry abt this

why don't you come over and we can figure it out together bbg

 

[.kumori]

kumori im ur no.1 fan

You're my #1 fan after just one message?

 

[Study to success]

You're my #1 fan after just one message?

wow Kumori u should start a Kumori fan club