Dave McGrath When did you complete the HSC/IB and where? Class of 2009 (God, where’s the time gone?) at Sydney Grammar School In which field are you currently working? Gambling – Product Performance Analyst at Paddy Power Betfair How do you now reflect on your final year at school? Have you changed direction since then?[…]
I’m often confronted with students who have absolutely no idea why the collected works of a seventeenth century showman are inflicted upon them with such relentless regularity. The thing is, I generally meet these kids when they’re at the point of having suffered through nearly half a decade of this strange phenomenon and, for some[…]
THE MODULE B RUBRIC This module is probably the easiest to understand, but also the one which arguably requires the most work. The thing to remember about Mod B is that you MUST know your text. Module B questions are structured such that you will not be able to get away with a casual or[…]
It might sound a bit obvious, but it’s still worth pointing out that it’s not really possible to construct an effective story without using the basic elements of story structure. Introduction/Setting Compllication Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution [Denouement Optional] You’ve probably heard of some or all of these before, and I’m sure you recognise[…]
Module A is arguably the most misunderstood module in the HSC Advanced English rubric. The rubric, confusingly, states that: “This module requires students to compare texts in order to explore them in relation to their contexts. It develops students’ understanding of the effects of context and questions of value.” In order to render this more[…]
