How do I prepare myself for VCE English?

[InNeedForHelp]

I'm kind of nervous since I think I won't be able to achieve the score I want for English when I complete VCE English.

What can I do out and in class to prepare myself for VCE English, I'm currently year 9.

[brenden]

Read as much books as you can and write the occasional short story/blog post and you'll set yourself up for a 50 :p

[Kaleidoscope]

I'm kind of nervous since I think I won't be able to achieve the score I want for English when I complete VCE English.

What can I do out and in class to prepare myself for VCE English, I'm currently year 9.

I'd say read 'intellectual' books to widen your vocab and strengthen your grammar - once your foundations are strong you should be good to go in any direction. Also get used to the format of essays and try writing creative pieces to see if you have any underlying strength there.

[InNeedForHelp]

Read as much books as you can and write the occasional short story/blog post and you'll set yourself up for a 50 :p

Would reading GoT and Hunger Games series suffice? 

[literally lauren]

Would reading GoT and Hunger Games series suffice? 

Just those over the next two years... probably not...
I'd recommend looking at some search engines that can help you find books similar to those you like. Try and broaden your reading spheres as much as possible though.

[InNeedForHelp]

Just those over the next two years... probably not...
I'd recommend looking at some search engines that can help you find books similar to those you like. Try and broaden your reading spheres as much as possible though.

Thanks!

Can you recommend me any books that you've enjoyed? Im going to China in Christmas but I don't want to completely forget about english 

[EvangelionZeta]

Thanks!

Can you recommend me any books that you've enjoyed? Im going to China in Christmas but I don't want to completely forget about english 

Here's a good list to start with of books that are both enjoyable and yet intellectually challenging:

Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
The Boat (Nam Le)
Swallow the Air (Tara June Winch)

But also - don't just read fiction, read anything and everything!  Read online articles, essays, anything you can find.  It's not about reading just to improve your VCE score, it's about reading for the sake of being an avid reader (which, trust me, is incredibly valuable as a state of being in and of itself).

If you want to focus on VCE English skills, also just do some writing on your own.  Write notes to yourself, essays on things you find interest, short stories, reviews, anything.  Seriously.

[InNeedForHelp]

Here's a good list to start with of books that are both enjoyable and yet intellectually challenging:

Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
The Boat (Nam Le)
Swallow the Air (Tara June Winch)

But also - don't just read fiction, read anything and everything!  Read online articles, essays, anything you can find.  It's not about reading just to improve your VCE score, it's about reading for the sake of being an avid reader (which, trust me, is incredibly valuable as a state of being in and of itself).

If you want to focus on VCE English skills, also just do some writing on your own.  Write notes to yourself, essays on things you find interest, short stories, reviews, anything.  Seriously.

What sort of essays should I be writing that would benefit me in VCE.

I also want to mature my writing, but I'm not sure how? Does this happen by time, or can I speed up the process?

[EvangelionZeta]

What sort of essays should I be writing that would benefit me in VCE.

I also want to mature my writing, but I'm not sure how? Does this happen by time, or can I speed up the process?

Literally just write anything.  Like, I think people get way too caught up in the idea that you have to write in a specific style for VCE - that's true to some degree, but mastering that style really just relies on you getting better at writing in general.  To put it in perspective, I've been getting my current students to write diary entries - seriously, anything will help.

[Lawliet]

What sort of preparations or things should we do in the months preceding year 12 other than reading our texts?

[nikegod]

What sort of preparations or things should we do in the months preceding year 12 other than reading our texts?

Work on your vocab. Compile a list, work them into sentences, memorise phrases - expanding your lexical arsenal will pay in dividends when you're faced with 50-55 mins to write an 800-1200 word essay, with the ultimate goal of impressing the examiners, three times over. Don't use ridiculous language, but rather, choice words, with very specific meanings that more accurately convey your intentions, as these will help you stand out. Easy to do from the get go, but also whilst doing your own reading. I defined any words I didn't know using my phone, and then screenshotted those definitions and saved them into an album that I would look over once a week or so. Really helped with the exam, as you don't want to be repeating words, especially in section C where some students use 'suggests' and 'shows' in every second sentence.

[Lawliet]

Thank you ! 
I will try to make these my habits over the summer holidays.

[lolaishappy]

I wanted ask would reading the newspaper be a better alternative to reading novels? I mean if your atleast interested  in the world news, since choosing novels can be a hassle while the newspaper is general. You know what I mean? Jellybean?

[ras]

I wanted ask would reading the newspaper be a better alternative to reading novels? I mean if your atleast interested  in the world news, since choosing novels can be a hassle while the newspaper is general. You know what I mean? Jellybean?

Reading the newspaper is perfect, particularly for VCE English. It helps immensely for language analysis, and can also help progress your vocab. Moreover, if you are aware of current issues it can be easier to find evidence relevant to the context study. Trying to read the newspaper each day definitely helped me improve my English throughout this year

[lolaishappy]

Reading the newspaper is perfect, particularly for VCE English. It helps immensely for language analysis, and can also help progress your vocab. Moreover, if you are aware of current issues it can be easier to find evidence relevant to the context study. Trying to read the newspaper each day definitely helped me improve my English throughout this year

Yaay we gon ace this ras lol. Also what newspaper did you read, I'm reading the Herald Sun, but what about The Age? It's alot complicated, than HS. I dnt know if you know, but is there more opinion pieces in there?