In Preliminary English Standard, we have been discussing and annotating The Present and how Fabio Coala’s text would be suitable as related material for our prescribed drama text Stray. Originally published in […]
These slides represent a recent lesson with my Preliminary English Standard class and our work on compiling ideas and evidence to plan an extended response. Read through the information here, […]
New Shoots celebrates and cultivates poems inspired by plants. Created by The Red Room Company, New Shoots, is a poetic partnership with the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, Sydney Olympic Park and […]
Clarity, economy and sophistication. These are the goals of editing when Advanced English students are seeking to improve drafted paragraphs. Consider this sample body paragraph: Marker feedback included these suggestions: […]
According to the HSC English Syllabus for Module C: Texts and Society, the second elective of Exploring Transitions requires students to explore and analyse a variety of texts that portray […]
Timetych up before the alarm sleeping walking the dog dreaming rushing to work waking reading sipping tea resting sharing lingering sunsets holding back tears hiding the pain adapting cleaning washing […]
Referencing the Cold War and suggesting how attitudes are influenced by fear, the Hill Top Hoods music video is a slick black and white production set in a diner. The […]
This week we begin our exploration of Australian Society through a contemporary drama text – Stray by Rosie Johns. The following resources provide useful contextual information; Watch a performance trailer titled […]
