How should I prep for 1/2 English next year?

[chelonianlover]

Just chill out holmes, read your books and do your hw. The real deal is unit 3/4!!

True, 1/2 doesn't matter - in regards to getting your atar - but I kinda feel like it's a practice run for year 12... I mean, I really REALLY suck at English, and pretty much everything in general, but I kinda feel like the more practice, and the more I treat it like the real deal - the more likely a chance I'll do better at the real deal, u feel? Idk, just how I see things, I guess

[Adequace]

True, 1/2 doesn't matter - in regards to getting your atar - but I kinda feel like it's a practice run for year 12... I mean, I really REALLY suck at English, and pretty much everything in general, but I kinda feel like the more practice, and the more I treat it like the real deal - the more likely a chance I'll do better at the real deal, u feel? Idk, just how I see things, I guess

English 1/2 is pretty much where you want to get your foundation for essay writing down pat. Personally, Year 9/10 English was such a joke at my school..

ps. tell me when you drop your new mixtape 

[chelonianlover]

English 1/2 is pretty much where you want to get your foundation for essay writing down pat. Personally, Year 9/10 English was such a joke at my school..

ps. tell me when you drop your new mixtape 

OMG ahahahaha lol, whoops

Nah I was using the term 'real deal' because danielvang was... to seem more connected - using the same term... idk, lol?

See my English does suck Nah, but seriously, who would have guessed I was private schooled all the way till this year 

Yeah, I agree, year 10 English really was a joke... none of the sweats, and hard earned marks, led to anything.. *no offence*, but year 9 was fun (yes, in retrospect it is a joke, but back then getting close to perfect marks, and not even trying... ah, that was the life).

[Syndicate]

Yeah, I agree, year 10 English really was a joke... none of the sweats, and hard earned marks, led to anything.. *no offence*, but year 9 was fun (yes, in retrospect it is a joke, but back then getting close to perfect marks, and not even trying... ah, that was the life).

Each school has their own different way of teaching their students. Believe it or not... my Year 10 English teacher utilised the "VCE English criteria", while marking our SACs (Language Analysis and other Text Response). I believe, it was a great way to practice and be well-prepared for VCE English. 

[chelonianlover]

Each school has their own different way of teaching their students. Believe it or not... my Year 10 English teacher utilised the "VCE English criteria", while marking our SACs (Language Analysis and other Text Response). I believe, it was a great way to practice and be well-prepared for VCE English.

Not saying my english teacher wasn't great. He was a doctor, and everything we learnt was to benefit us for VCE Eng - whichever Eng sub we chose. Ooh, but there was a touch of science to 90% of the things, we did, ahaha. But... regardless of everything, imo year 10 English was a joke. Sure it prepped us, but even if I did try a little (*lot* I mean a lot) harder to score a HD1 in every assignment, it wouldn't have made much a difference to my skills in Eng... idk... I just don't feel like it would have... 

[Smashby]

Read, read and read some more They don't even have to be your set texts for Year 11 (though you probably should have knocked these off before anything else).

Read anything that interests you - a certain genre, author, even poetry. Only in this way will you be exposed to new vocabulary and turns of phrase.

Much like a person moving overseas for an extended period, this exposure will not only permit you to better understand others' writing, but will itself have an influence on your own writing "accent".

Ultimately, the range of your reading dictates the range of your writing, and helps develop your own distinct voice when you put pen to page

[chelonianlover]

Read, read and read some more They don't even have to be your set texts for Year 11 (though you probably should have knocked these off before anything else).

Read anything that interests you - a certain genre, author, even poetry. Only in this way will you be exposed to new vocabulary and turns of phrase.

Much like a person moving overseas for an extended period, this exposure will not only permit you to better understand others' writing, but will itself have an influence on your own writing "accent".

Ultimately, the range of your reading dictates the range of your writing, and helps develop your own distinct voice when you put pen to page

Wow... thank you so much! That makes so sense Thank you!!