Help with Essay Writing and Assessment Tasks for year 12

You won’t get around the fact that numerous practice essays must be attempted and with some humility. :)

1) Learn your information first. It takes some time but there is no way around it.
2) Tackle test essays by writing them in 40 minutes and having them marked if possible by more than one person. Take the most useful comments "on board."
3) Don’t be discouraged if it doesn’t all come together immediately. It’s a learned skill.

All the Best

Jonathan Hardy
24 May 2008

This is the most important thing I can tell you about creative writing for the Journey's HSC Exam.

It doesn’t matter what you write about!!!!!!!!

What matters is you heavily "morph" it, mould it, synthesise it, make it fit, put a square peg in a round hole.

That’s all the Board of Studies wants.

We already know 85% of students “learn” their creative writing piece for the Journey’s exam.

This is the secret. Learn how to morph your creative writing and it’s like money in the bank accruing interest when the stock market is diving.

Students may like to pick up some 'pointers' for half yearlies and/or assessment tasks as English Mastery will be open all Easter but closed from 13 April to 22 April during week one of Term 1 holidays. No contracts. Just straight to the point help with whatever you need over Easter. Nearly every text you study has been read! :)!!

Please be aware there won’t be many vacancies as I have many usual students attending however it’s an opportunity for those students who want to keep ahead of the game, get extra help and get on top!

How did English Mastery students perform in 2007?
Congratulations to all students! These are no less than stunning results. Students who achieved high level results did so through sheer hard work coupled with pragmatic strategies to boost their marks.
2007 HSC Results: 9 students scored a UAI of between 99.55 and 96.9. (36% of 2007 group)
18 students scored > 90.15. (72% of 2007 group)
These results were from a group of 25 students. The results speak for themselves. See website www.englishmastery.com.au for previous years’ performance.

How did English Mastery students perform in 2007?

2007 HSC Results:

9 students scored a UAI of between 99.55 and 96.9.

18 students scored > 90.15.

These results were from a group of 25 students.

The results speak for themselves. See website for previous years’ performance.

Congratulations are in order for the swathe of students who achieved these stunning results facilitated by very strong performance in the compulsory HSC English course.

Holiday intensives are where students have three 1:1 sessions. They can choose two major areas of the exam paper where they feel they most need assistance. All areas covered. All texts covered. I suggest you book early. To be honest I limit numbers simply so I can deliver the very highest quality teaching and make a difference.

***Note also that 2007 results for English Mastery students will be posted on this site by 1 January 2008. 2006 results as well as previous years are accessible now.

Regards

Dr Jonathan Hardy
HSC Specialist and Senior Marker for the HSC Exams