For many VCE students, English or Literature is sadly the compulsory, difficult subject they try their best to forget! Choosing how or what to study can be a tricky process, compounded by the lack of clear-cut answers. As a result, there are nearly infinite methods of study. Some students spend hours producing essay after essay, which, whilst the ultimate task … More How to study for VCE English/Literature
This method is intended for use in VCE English (text response, comparative, and could also help when it comes to language analysis) and VCE Literature essays – but isn’t limited to that! Learning to analyse texts is a vastly important life-skill. A struggle many students share is actually analysing their text. Here I provide some suggestions to help you focus, broaden your … More Enhancing literary analysis – asking “why?”
I am so familiar with the difficulties of writing in another language as a non-native French learner! It pains me to offer advice in cliché, but lots of writing practice makes perfect, or at least always dramatic improvement… I really don’t intend to provide this as a “model” response, but it’s an instance of my writing … More Tintin – women and popular culture
As a tutor, the best advice I can give is simply to read as many books, in as many genres, as you can! You may have noticed my slightly more-than-healthy interest in Harry Potter by now – this old writing piece of mine makes me laugh a little at my naivety. Yet I still hold the … More A love affair with books
