HSC Year 12 English Advanced Complete Course Notes (2022 - 2024)

• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 109
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

I Essays and Texts
General tips for acing your essays
First sentence: answer the question!
Clear and concise paragraphs
Integrated essays
Making a judgement
Depth and breadth
Conclusions
Personal voice
Approaching texts for the first time
Approaching a poem
Approaching a film
Approaching a still visual text
Approaching a novel
Approaching a play
Approaching a non-fiction text
General skills
Improving reading speed and efficiency
Improving handwriting speed and efficiency
Improving grammar and flow
Improving vocabulary
Documenting and applying vocabulary
Optimising quotes and sophistication
II Common Module
Introducing the Common Module
The syllabus
Related texts
Advice for choosing a related text
List of potential related texts
Using language
Figurative language
Evaluative language
In the exam
Section One
How to answer 3–4 mark questions
How to answer 6–7 mark questions
Section Two
III Modules
Module A: Textual Conversations
Rubric
Essay structure
Thesis statements
Body paragraphs
Suggested critical readings
Exemplar response
Module B: Critical Study of Literature
Rubric
Reading and research
Analysis
Essay structure
Thesis statements
Body paragraphs
Suggested critical readings
Exemplar response
Module C: The Craft of Writing
Rubric
Using literary devices
Varying sentence structure
Checklist
Adapting to purpose, audience, and context
Genre options
Poetry
Letters
Plays
Short stories
Speeches
Essays
Hybrids
School assessment
In the exam
IV Study Tips
How to study for English
How I studied for English Advanced (Emily)
Examples of study resources I created (Elyse)
Memorising Essays (Elyse)
Methods for memorisation
Making study resources
Example of analysing poetry
Example of analysing Shakespeare
V Exam Tips
Paper One
Pre-reading time
Reading time
Exam order
Timing
Paper Two
Pre-reading and reading time
Order of the paper and timing
VI Appendices
List of Techniques
Vocabulary List
Frequently Asked Questions