Henry David Thoreau quote - Library Way - NY City

The end point for our study of Dear America is that you are going to end up writing an essay for this text. Your text response essay will need to discuss:

- how the text constructs meaning
- how a text conveys ideas and values
- how a text is open to a range of interpretations

(Beardwood, 09, p.67).

Our learning/study of the text is about preparing for this. It is about getting to know the text well so that you will develop ideas and points of view about it that can be discussed in an essay.

Of course, to be able to discuss one's ideas and points of view in an essay one needs to have strategies and skills for approaching essay writing. This blogspace will discuss what an essay is, ways one can approach writing an essay and the little tips and tricks that one can use to help prepare for writing essays under SAC and exam conditions.



Monday, June 18, 2012

INCIDENTAL STUDY

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(image source: http://www.yesicanusechopsticks.com/thesequel/photos/journal-pics/incidental.JPG)

If you can incorporate some incidental learning into your study throughout the year it will put you in a much better position to achieve in your SACs and exams than if you don't.

In preparation to write essays for Dear America you can:

* Print of copies of the free downloadable text article for Dear America at http://www.englishforyear12.com.au/ and place them in accessible places such as your bedroom and loungeroom.

* Develop quotes posters that you can put up in your bedroom, above the kettle, on the dunny door and walls, in the glovebox (if you get lifts to sport and work), in the VCE centre, or anywhere else you think is useful. Perhaps your mirror.

* Notice errors/typos in writing, become an editing reader.

If anyone has any other suggestions please leave them as a comment.

2 comments:

  1. "Acquire" a copy of the movie (I borrowed one from the school library) and then copied it and the audio onto my ipod, then listened to that ever and ever again.

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  2. If you look through the older posts on this page you will find students have collected quotes for our main characters and general quotes. They are ready to print out to create wallpapers with. They are also ready to go for immeiate learning and then asking someone to test you. Yu can also use good old 'look, cover, write, check' method to learn them.

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