Top 5 tips from a Band 6 student in English Advanced...
FOR ESSAYS
1. Read your texts.
2. Pick out effective techniques/quotes you can use in any essay context (relevant to the module and what is expected of course).
3. Memorise those quotes.
4. Start writing practice essays (don't churn out...
I had a teacher who was an outright bully. Everyone was terrified of them and they made sure that people were terrified. There was a person in my class who they really hated for no reason, so this teacher got them in trouble for the silliest things. This teacher then thought it would be a great...
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For theory-based responses, give your marker the relevant scientific terminology, express your ideas in a coherent and logical format and be specific. I did Physics for my HSC last year, so I'll give a brief example. If you were to answer a question on the progression of the atomic model, then...
There are also people from Sydney who choose to go to ANU, but you're right in saying people from more rural areas of NSW go there. So that would be why ANU isn't talked about as much, but I do wish people talked about it more since it's just as reputable and prestigious as universities in...
You can improve clarity by creating a pointed thesis that links directly to the question, carrying it through the entire essay and ensuring that the structure of your response is logical and cohesive. For instance, in one body paragraph, you should be able to make a point, provide evidence...
Get on top of all the specific terms that the teachers want to hear in your responses. Try to practice presenting your answers in a logical and coherent format since the science subjects have become somewhat more english based of late.
That book is on my reading list. I watched the movie last month and thought it was amazing (it was also one of the few films that made me cry). So I won't go in blind per say, but I want to see how the book is compared to the movie.
At the moment I'm reading Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy. He's a brilliant writer and I think the story is incredibly captivating albeit utterly tragic and depressing. My reading has been put somewhat put in hiatus because I've been trying to get myself organised for enrolment in uni...