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Year 9 Semester 1 Exam

Resources for your viva voce: 1. Planning Diagram: If you are new to making planning diagrams or would like some tutorials to get you started, try these first: A. Mind maps: http://www.mind-mapping.co.uk/make-mind-map.htm http://www.jcu.edu.au/tldinfo/learningskills/mindmap/howto.html http://www.thinkbuzan.com/intl/support/mindmapgallery/ B. Creating tables in Word: “Computer … Continue reading

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Year 7 – The Hero’s Journey – Cool Websites!

Hello Year 7, As we start our new unit of work on Percy Jackson and The Monomyth (Hero’s Journey), why not check out these amazing hero websites? The Gallery of Heroes:  http://www.thegalleryofheroes.com/ The Hero Handbook (Do you have what it takes … Continue reading

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Year 11 Extension English “American Dreams” Research Task

  1. READ the writing task question (Qu. 6) at the bottom of this post. 2. SKIM read the following articles: – Rethinking the American Dream, April 2009, By David Kamp: http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2009/04/american-dream200904 – Pres. Barack Obama’s November 7, 2007 speech on the … Continue reading

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Year 9 “Teenagers in Conflict” Web Site Evaluation Task

(Image from: http://understandingteenagers.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/teen-hates-you) Examine the following ‘self help’ web sites about teenagers in conflict. Choose TWO sites and write THREE paragraphs for EACH of your chosen sites. You are also required to read the two additional web pages and write ONE paragraph. … Continue reading

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Year 7 English Assessment #1: Picture Book

Click below. Yr 7 #1 2012 Try the following website when choosing your mythological character and writing your story: http://greekmythology.com/ And try these for story telling techniques: http://www.marisamontes.com/writing_picture_books.htm  

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Year 11 Extension English Assessment #1: Henry James essay

Click below. Yr 11 Ext 1 #1 2012 Please watch this video clip: And some useful websites. Feel free to quote or paraphrase these resources but make sure you reference them in your essay with a footnote and in your bibliography. Otherwise you are … Continue reading

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Year 9 English Assessment #2: Essay on Of Mice & Men

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Yr 12 Advanced Assessment Task #3

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Year 8 Exam Study Guide

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Yr 9 Assessment Task #4 (Postmodern short story)

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