Hi there.
Just want to say good on you for starting early. English is a subject where some people tend to improve my reading books from an early age to develop language skills, vocabulary etc. However it works differently for different people.
For example I have ALWAYS liked reading with a passion, and I achieve excellent results in English-however my vocabulary isn't too broad or sophisticated. So I don't what the correlation between the two LOL. But I do know reading books did help me.
WRITE LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF ESSAYS. The early u start=less work you have to do, and less stressful. Don't leave it like me where I left it 4 weeks before exams where i started cramming essays and sending to my teacher. Do 1-2 every week, and then u can afford to not do some some weeks.
At the beginning of the year do some essays for "fun", (have ur teacehr only check ur first one), then continue doing some just to get into the essay writing habit. THEN after a few weeks begin GIVING them to your teacher so she/he can pick up errors. Once she starts getting a lot of yours, she/he begins adapting to your style, and would be able to see the slightest change in writing.
Begin the Area of Study EARLY. For context this is especially useful, I began in the beginning of the year, and so used the weeks during our context to just write some pieces and get them checked, whereas everybody else was still in research phase.
I had NEVER EVER EVER done a language analysis in year 10 (I did VCE 1/2 in year 10), because my teacher was REALLY crap, he never followed the study design. Whereas when I moved up t year 11, everybody else already knew how. However, after getting a few pieces checked by my teacher, and reading my text book, I got an A+ for my SAC and a A for my practice SAC in Language Analysis- a person who had NEVER touched upon the area. So I would say it goes the same for text response.
You may find however you get A+ in context for example, and B in text response, THAT IS NORMAL. English has these 3 AOS to cater for people of DIFFERENT abilities. Do not see this as a failure. Just work on ur weakness.
Those who wish to succeed in English to NOT copy templates such as ur textbook. They are merely provided as a GUIDE/STARTER.
People who are good at English ADAPT IT INTO THEIR OWN/Use it as a starter or guide to build upoin your own. Do not be afraid to experiment before the exam. The textbook is used by 90% of VCE students for example....so you are not really standing out to get the good SS u want.
I wish you best of luck for the year.
Oh! Can I also say, my english coordinator told us, he had a girl who got E's and D's for SACs....she was terrible at English....then 2 weeks before hr exam she studied HARDCORE for English, and got an A or A+ on the exam....so it IS possible to improve.
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