• Congratulations to the Class of 2024 on your results!
    Let us know how you went here
    Got a question about your uni preferences? Ask us here

Need to get better at english (1 Viewer)

curryboy14

New Member
Joined
Mar 11, 2013
Messages
5
Location
Sydney
Gender
Male
HSC
2014
I was wondering if you guys could suggest ways in improving my english skills, any tips for essays, creative writing, speeches etc. Will be appreciated.
 

HayleyM90249

New Member
Joined
Jun 28, 2012
Messages
1
Gender
Female
HSC
2013
Practise! I know that's probably not the answer you wanted but it helps!
 

curryboy14

New Member
Joined
Mar 11, 2013
Messages
5
Location
Sydney
Gender
Male
HSC
2014
what like just keep writing essays and short stories? because i dont mind if it helps me get a better ATAR
 

RishBonjour

Well-Known Member
Joined
Aug 14, 2011
Messages
1,261
Gender
Male
HSC
2012
what like just keep writing essays and short stories? because i dont mind if it helps me get a better ATAR
Its all about trading off one subject for another. If you just want to maximise your ATAR, try work out which subjects you should put most effort in to get the highest ATAR possible (I focused on other subjects while neglecting engrish, did english for 1 whole week straight before HSC because I THOUGHT it was the best way to go for me).

Since you're only in year 11, it really shouldn't be hard to improve and get a B6. Read all your texts (try different ways e.g. read summaries online first so you know whats happening and thus easier to analyse techniques etc), watch the fiilms required (in class?). If you're really keen on it, just practice essays! And for creative, you must be very brave (or quite competent) to write creative stories on the spot - or you could write a few in your spare time if you're bothered ( I wasn't - only did one - reflected in my mark). For short answers --> techniques! learn to analyse images/poems etc fast.

But heaps of time, good luck.
 

Verify

Active Member
Joined
Sep 3, 2012
Messages
541
Location
Shibuya
Gender
Male
HSC
2014
If it's for assessments, finish writing a pre-prepared essay earlier than everyone else (but try to maintain quality) and hand it to the teacher. This way the teacher can give you feedback quicker and thus you have more time to look over and fix your mistakes.
 

curryboy14

New Member
Joined
Mar 11, 2013
Messages
5
Location
Sydney
Gender
Male
HSC
2014
Its all about trading off one subject for another. If you just want to maximise your ATAR, try work out which subjects you should put most effort in to get the highest ATAR possible (I focused on other subjects while neglecting engrish, did english for 1 whole week straight before HSC because I THOUGHT it was the best way to go for me).

Since you're only in year 11, it really shouldn't be hard to improve and get a B6. Read all your texts (try different ways e.g. read summaries online first so you know whats happening and thus easier to analyse techniques etc), watch the fiilms required (in class?). If you're really keen on it, just practice essays! And for creative, you must be very brave (or quite competent) to write creative stories on the spot - or you could write a few in your spare time if you're bothered ( I wasn't - only did one - reflected in my mark). For short answers --> techniques! learn to analyse images/poems etc fast.

But heaps of time, good luck.
yeah thanks i will take your advice into consideration i mean you say it reflected in your mark but you still got 98.85, i just want to get into medicine, thats my dream since i was young.

If it's for assessments, finish writing a pre-prepared essay earlier than everyone else (but try to maintain quality) and hand it to the teacher. This way the teacher can give you feedback quicker and thus you have more time to look over and fix your mistakes.
yeah thanks i currently am doing that :D
 

Users Who Are Viewing This Thread (Users: 0, Guests: 1)

Top