English
Lecture Date: Monday 21st of September
Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Zoom codes will be sent out to your school emails.
There are multiple seminars for this subject
English is THE most taken subject in VCE, with over 40,000 students taking the final exam every year. As a compulsory component of student’s studies, it serves as the most important subject. That’s why at BridgED we provide a range of resources for English students!
Our Seminars are:
- Argument Analysis Seminar
- Analytical Text Response Seminar
- Comparative Text Response Seminars
Argument Analysis Seminar
Seminar Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
A comprehensive overview of how students should analyse persuasive texts, covering structure and techniques, alongside tips and tricks to improve your analytical skills!
Key points covered in the seminar:
- Exam tips for the argument analysis section of the exam
- What to look out for when reading persuasive passages
- Comprehensive overview of language techniques, and how to correctly analyse them!
- Explanation of key mechanisms of argument analysis including argument structure, tone, audience and contentions
- Structure, including how to write an introduction!
Text Response Seminar
Seminar Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Whether you haven’t read the book, or feel prepared and want to check your knowledge, this seminar will provide a detailed look into not only how to write an analytical text response, but also detailed explanation of themes and devices used in a range of texts.
Key points covered in the seminar:
- What an analytical text response actually looks like
- How to structure paragraphs and introductions!
- Exam tips, and what the assessors are looking for!
- In depth thematic insight into the texts seen below
The texts we provide:
- Rear Window
- Women of Troy
- The Golden Age
Comparative Response Seminar
Seminar Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Comparative text responses can be incredibly difficult, but this seminar will equip you with the thematic knowledge, and essay writing skills to excel in this section of the exam! Regardless of your comparative writing ability, this seminar is for all levels of ability.
Key points covered in the seminar:
- What a comparative text response actually looks like
- How to structure paragraphs and introductions!
- Exam tips, and what the assessors are looking for!
- In depth thematic insight into the texts seen below
The texts we provide:
- The Crucible & The Dressmaker
- Stasiland & Never Let Me Go
- The Reckoning & The Namesake
