An e-mail from my English teacher- results

[hard]

6 times, wow. the secret river is so boring. i couldn't even finish reading it once. i didn't even use it in the exam.

why do you find it boring? it's a very well written and interesting book that explores the struggles William Thornhill encounters. recommend it to every one. I would think that this would be the perfect novel to use in the exam?

[Electioneering]

well, most novels explore the 'struggles' that people face. in that regard it is no different form any other fictional novel. however, if you like it and think it will aid you in attaining top marks in the exam then by all means study it! i'm just pretty amazed that she read it 6 times..!

was it really that interesting? it details a man's poverty stricken life in london, his deportation to australia, and his encounters with aborigines and the moral/ethical dilemmas he faces as a result. yes, australia has had to deal with the horrifying consequences history has had in regards to the treatment of aborigines etc. idk but it just doesn't seem like ..anything new. i mean most films/books/documentaries about this issue all revolve around the same thing, hence why i didn't find it all that exciting.

[hard]

well, most novels explore the 'struggles' that people face. in that regard it is no different form any other fictional novel. however, if you like it and think it will aid you in attaining top marks in the exam then by all means study it! i'm just pretty amazed that she read it 6 times..!

was it really that interesting? it details a man's poverty stricken life in london, his deportation to australia, and his encounters with aborigines and the moral/ethical dilemmas he faces as a result. yes, australia has had to deal with the horrifying consequences history has had in regards to the treatment of aborigines etc. idk but it just doesn't seem like ..anything new. i mean most films/books/documentaries about this issue all revolve around the same thing, hence why i didn't find it all that exciting.

fair point but the way the author expresses her words is just amazing.

[GMK11]

6 times, wow. the secret river is so boring. i couldn't even finish reading it once. i didn't even use it in the exam.

why do you find it boring? it's a very well written and interesting book that explores the struggles William Thornhill encounters. recommend it to every one. I would think that this would be the perfect novel to use in the exam?

yeh heaps of ppl in my year found it boring too? I dont get it

I think I was one of the very very few people who actually enjoyed reading it lol. I actually found hard times boring which many others loved :S

And yeah it was great to use in exam! You could talk about Australia's past history and mention Kevin Rudd's 'sorry' speech etc. The crucible was also awesome to use for that prompt.

[brendan]

what was costargh's ss for english

[GMK11]

what was costargh's ss for english

46

[doboman]

46^

[xox.happy1.xox]

what was costargh's ss for english

46

I loved TSR and would read it 1000000000 more times! The way we perceive Thornhill's emotions and his constant struggles to accept his son for who he is (best part of the novel... Pages 211 to 219 )... And the massacre at the end; I literally became too emotionally involved and couldn't read it to the end without crying (don't laugh at me :S). Go Admon!

EDIT: Everyone is updated with the costargh phenomenon.

[hard]

what was costargh's ss for english

46

I loved TSR and would read it 1000000000 more times! The way we perceive Thornhill's emotions and his constant struggles to accept his son for who he is (best part of the novel... Pages 211 to 219 )... And the massacre at the end; I literally became too emotionally involved and couldn't read it to the end without crying (don't laugh at me :S). Go Admon!

EDIT: Everyone is updated with the costargh phenomenon.

DAMN DON'T RUIN IT!

[costargh]

what was costargh's ss for english

just to re-iterate. 46

[mtwtfss]

what was costargh's ss for english

just to re-iterate. 46

Did someone say 46?

[costargh]

I lol every time I see this.

My name/ location of my school just jumps out at you in the sea of private schools located in inner Melbourne hahaa

Sturgeon, Sarah, Ruyton Girls' School Kew.
Sutherland, Edwina, Methodist Ladies College Kew.
Tai, Rebecca, Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School.
Taylor, Mitchell, Melbourne High School South Yarra.
Teng, Kathleen, Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School.
Theoharidis, Orania, Methodist Ladies College Kew.
Tom, Lachlan, Goulburn Valley Grammar School Shepparton.
Toner, Liam, Ivanhoe Grammar School Plenty Campus Mernda.
Tran, Vy, Haileybury Girls College Keysborough.
Van Den Driesen, Jan, Trinity Grammar School Kew.
Vasili, Costa, St John's Regional College Dandenong.
Velissaris, Helen, Melbourne Girls Grammar South Yarra.
Veljkovic, Emma, Genazzano F.C.J. College Kew.
Vickers, Tobias, Xavier College Kew.
Vilagosh, Victoria, Fintona Girls School Balwyn.
Vizard, Thomas, Melbourne Grammar School.
Vodanovich, Domagoj, Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School Keilor East.
Walker, Annabelle, Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School.
Wallace, Julia, Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak.
Walsh, Joseph, Xavier College Kew.
Wang, Yong-Lin, Melbourne High School South Yarra.
Weston, Thomas, Xavier College Kew.

[mtwtfss]

I lol every time I see this.

My name/ location of my school just jumps out at you in the sea of private schools located in inner Melbourne hahaa

Sturgeon, Sarah, Ruyton Girls' School Kew.
Sutherland, Edwina, Methodist Ladies College Kew.
Tai, Rebecca, Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School.
Taylor, Mitchell, Melbourne High School South Yarra.
Teng, Kathleen, Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School.
Theoharidis, Orania, Methodist Ladies College Kew.
Tom, Lachlan, Goulburn Valley Grammar School Shepparton.
Toner, Liam, Ivanhoe Grammar School Plenty Campus Mernda.
Tran, Vy, Haileybury Girls College Keysborough.
Van Den Driesen, Jan, Trinity Grammar School Kew.
Vasili, Costa, St John's Regional College Dandenong.
Velissaris, Helen, Melbourne Girls Grammar South Yarra.
Veljkovic, Emma, Genazzano F.C.J. College Kew.
Vickers, Tobias, Xavier College Kew.
Vilagosh, Victoria, Fintona Girls School Balwyn.
Vizard, Thomas, Melbourne Grammar School.
Vodanovich, Domagoj, Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School Keilor East.
Walker, Annabelle, Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School.
Wallace, Julia, Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak.
Walsh, Joseph, Xavier College Kew.
Wang, Yong-Lin, Melbourne High School South Yarra.
Weston, Thomas, Xavier College Kew.

Your just as pro at English as Yong-Lin Wang.

[bigtick]

caustic, is M. T. your english teacher?

[xox.happy1.xox]

I lol every time I see this.

My name/ location of my school just jumps out at you in the sea of private schools located in inner Melbourne hahaa

Sturgeon, Sarah, Ruyton Girls' School Kew.
Sutherland, Edwina, Methodist Ladies College Kew.
Tai, Rebecca, Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School.
Taylor, Mitchell, Melbourne High School South Yarra.
Teng, Kathleen, Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School.
Theoharidis, Orania, Methodist Ladies College Kew.
Tom, Lachlan, Goulburn Valley Grammar School Shepparton.
Toner, Liam, Ivanhoe Grammar School Plenty Campus Mernda.
Tran, Vy, Haileybury Girls College Keysborough.
Van Den Driesen, Jan, Trinity Grammar School Kew.
Vasili, Costa, St John's Regional College Dandenong.
Velissaris, Helen, Melbourne Girls Grammar South Yarra.
Veljkovic, Emma, Genazzano F.C.J. College Kew.
Vickers, Tobias, Xavier College Kew.
Vilagosh, Victoria, Fintona Girls School Balwyn.
Vizard, Thomas, Melbourne Grammar School.
Vodanovich, Domagoj, Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School Keilor East.
Walker, Annabelle, Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School.
Wallace, Julia, Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak.
Walsh, Joseph, Xavier College Kew.
Wang, Yong-Lin, Melbourne High School South Yarra.
Weston, Thomas, Xavier College Kew.

Your just as pro at English as Yong-Lin Wang.

Something to be proud of. XD