Should I drop to Standard English?? advice??

[SunnyLatte]

hii!
so i'm in year 11 and for a while i've been thinking about moving down to standard english as i find advanced pretty hard and have done not so good in my assessment task ( 16/30 and ranked last ). My teacher suggested staying in advanced and move down if i don't do well for the upcoming assessment but i already find myself dreading every english class ( doesn't help i didn't really want to do advanced english, in subject selection last year the teacher recommended it for some reason so i just agreed : / )
I'm still unsure on what to do  ; - ;  any advice ?? thanks !

[stella_atarnotes]

hii!
so i'm in year 11 and for a while i've been thinking about moving down to standard english as i find advanced pretty hard and have done not so good in my assessment task ( 16/30 and ranked last ). My teacher suggested staying in advanced and move down if i don't do well for the upcoming assessment but i already find myself dreading every english class ( doesn't help i didn't really want to do advanced english, in subject selection last year the teacher recommended it for some reason so i just agreed : / )
I'm still unsure on what to do  ; - ;  any advice ?? thanks !

From my understanding (this might have changed with the new syllabus), the first part of the content in Y12 will overlap between advanced and standard. If you are able to stick the rest of year 11 out, I definitely recommend staying in advanced for the first term of Y12 just to see if English gets any better for you. If you find yourself really struggling after the first term, talk to your teachers and see what they recommend. It would probably be beneficial dropping to Standard if you are finding it really difficult and its taking away study time from your other subjects.

Hope this helps!

[angewina_naguen]

hii!
so i'm in year 11 and for a while i've been thinking about moving down to standard english as i find advanced pretty hard and have done not so good in my assessment task ( 16/30 and ranked last ). My teacher suggested staying in advanced and move down if i don't do well for the upcoming assessment but i already find myself dreading every english class ( doesn't help i didn't really want to do advanced english, in subject selection last year the teacher recommended it for some reason so i just agreed : / )
I'm still unsure on what to do  ; - ;  any advice ?? thanks !

Hey, SunnyLatte!

Can confirm with stella_atarnotes that there are overlaps between Advanced and Standard. Two modules are common between these courses in Year 12; you'll just study different texts. That way, if you don't like Advanced in Texts and Human Experiences after Term 1, you can drop to Standard and you won't miss anything too crazy because the module is the same.

If you're finding yourself disliking English and worried about your performance, I would recommend sticking it out until the next assessment task and seeing how things go. You might surprise yourself if you work at it! However, if you really don't think Advanced is right for you, I would definitely encourage you to consider the benefits you might have in Standard and to ask your teachers for advice. It really is up to you in the end and whatever you think will make your HSC life more enjoyable and manageable should be prioritised! Hope that helps 

Angelina