2009 Begins Now!

Officially it’s not New Years Day for another 17 sleeps but for students beginning the Year 12 English course in 2009, think of it as now. There’s so much  you can do over the summer break to get started on your course that it would be a shame to waste this quality time. We’re not [...]

Good Luck!

Good luck to all the English students sitting down to the exam this Friday. Remember: you’re prepared, you’ve done the work, done the thinking and should have plenty to say.  The EnglishBook team wish you all the best.

The Context of the exam …

Well, it’s all getting a bit serious now, isn’t it?
Trial exams starting to become more frequent – and to be taken more seriously – perhaps! While many will feel pretty comfortable with the format and content of both the analysis of persuasive language and the text exposition, most are still casting around for some ieads [...]

Headline Watch

What is it about sport that makes normally calm and conservative headline writers completely lose control? And what does it say about the media and us?
And I’m not talking about the everyday silliness of ‘Saints Crash to Hot Pies’ (AGE, 10/8/2008 ) or ‘Things are not All Black for the Wallabies’ (AGE, 10/89/2008 ) I’m [...]

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Spotlight on “Look Both Ways”

It’s such a popular text for study that I’m sure this session of the forthcoming Melbourne Writers Festival will be popular. Get in quick!
Spotlight on Look Both Ways,
with William McInnes & Sarah Watt
Look Both Ways was written and directed by Sarah Watt and stars William McInnes in the leading role. Gain a privileged insight into [...]

A thought for the Conflict Context exam …

It’s all getting to the business end of things, now, isn’t it? Ready for take-off?          
Unit 4 – the short, sharp focusing of the skills developed and honed (OK: maybe a bit of poetic licence!) over the past couple of years. Or more.
And the main effort, in many ways is going to be getting your head [...]