How does the rubric for English help with my thesis?

Hello all as we share with you our comments about thesis writing… Whenever you start a new module for any of the English courses, the first thing to do is have a look at the rubric. Don’t know where to find it? Navigate yourself through the NESA website here:...

In the nick of time… 

You’re in the exam and there are multiple sections. Each of them different. Multiple choice followed by short answers finishing with an extended response.    You’ve studied and know your content but how do you use the time given to your advantage? How do you split...
Early Entry for University – What does that mean?

Early Entry for University – What does that mean?

We hope that everyone has been staying well and healthy.    To our HSC students that have now completed exams, we trust your hard work and preparation has paid off and you have been able to use each exam opportunity to showcase your skills in an effort to...
Benefits of Small Workshops 😀

Benefits of Small Workshops 😀

A big hello to parents and students,    It’s been a little while since our last post but we’ve always been here in the background tinkering around as we work on our next big project. One of the main things that has been keeping us busy is the preparations...

A Review of Module A: Narratives that Shape our World

Hi students!  Hopefully our blog posts have been a useful guide for studies and used as a resource to help with online learning and answering some questions that you might have about what it is that you are studying.   This blog post forms part of our breakdown of the...
Online Home Tutoring Sessions Amidst COVID-19

Online Home Tutoring Sessions Amidst COVID-19

To all our students, parents and friends,  This blog slightly diverts from our usual approach but given the circumstances we find ourselves in, we wanted to make sure that we reached out to our community and let them know how we can help during these challenges.  We...
How to Ace your Next Reflection Writing Task

How to Ace your Next Reflection Writing Task

This particular text type and writing task has been around for some time but with the updated HSC English syllabus, it has become more of a focus. Now students are expected to write reflections for a number of reasons. Reflections are expected to be well supported...

End of Year Reflections and Lessons Learnt

Congratulations and well done, another year done and dusted! Wow, when you look back it only seems like the year started yesterday but then when you take some time to consider what you have achieved you realise that it’s been a big year.  We always remind our...