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English

Students will be encouraged to develop a practical grasp of all Units 3 and 4 Areas of Study under the new Study Design including; Reading and respondingCreating and presenting; and Using Language to Persuade.

TSSM will cover the entire year 12 English Text Lists. Students will be able to select two texts from Text List 1 and two texts from Text List 2 to study in detail during the course. 

Program Structure:

Our English 12 Week Intensive Tutorial Classes are structured into four distinct parts:

Part 1 - Week 1: Held over one day (7 hours in total)

The Advanced Blueprint to VCE Success seminar; designed to develop the skills and strategies necessary for students to become more efficient learners and more focused on achieving their goals.


Part 2 -
Weeks 2 to 12: 2 hours per week for 11 weeks (22 hours)

Students will be given a progressive and detailed revision of the subject content.  The examinable topics will be addressed systematically and students will complete examination style questions weekly.  A week by week description for the English Intensive Tutorial Classes is shown below:

Week 2 Area of Study 3 Using Language to Persuade: Different styles of writing.
Week 3 Area of Study 3 Using Language to Persuade: Issues – Language analysis.
Week 4 Area of Study 3 Using Language to Persuade:  Issues – Point of view writing.
Week 5 Area of Study 1 Reading and Responding: Students study one chosen text from Text List one.
Week 6 Area of Study 1 Reading and Responding: Students study one chosen text from Text List one.
Week 7 Area of Study 1 Reading and Responding: Students study the second chosen text from Text List one.
Week 8 Area of Study 1 Reading and Responding: Students study the second  chosen text from Text List one.
Week 9 Area of Study 2 Creating and Presenting: Students study one chosen text covering a context from Text List two.
Week 10 Area of Study 2 Creating and Presenting: Students study one chosen text covering a context from Text List two.
Week 11 Area of Study 2 Creating and Presenting: Students study the second chosen text covering a context from Text List two.
Week 12 Area of Study 2 Creating and Presenting: Students study the second chosen text covering a context from Text List two.

 

Part 4 - Bonus 'Conquer the Exams' - Strategies for exam success seminar.  FREE with every enrolment (2 hours)

In this 2 hour session you will learn the essential techniques and strategies used by high performing students to achieve elite results in their exams.

From high level exam skills and powerful study habits to how to maximise your time before and during the exam, you too can conquer the exams!

 

FREE Exam Revision Day during the September Holidays - FREE with the same subject Weekly VCE Intensive Tutorial Class enrolment (9 hours).

Students enrolling in our Intensive Weekly Tutorial Classes will be given a subject specific 9 hour Exam Revision Day FREE of charge, for the same subject enrolled into for the Weekly Tutorial Classes! This will be held during the September Holidays and is normally valued at $145 per subject.

Dates and times will be provided at a later date and in due course. Another way TSSM is Helping VCE students be the best they can be.

Presenter Details:


Ms. Jo deMeester

BEd. (English & Biology); Experienced VCE Teacher & VCE Assessor – Senior Teacher at Swinburne Senior Secondary College.

Mr. Peter Cram

BA. (English), Dip. Ed.; Experienced VCE Teacher, VCE Assessor & VCE Author – Senior Teacher at Melton Christian College.

Ms. Ersilia Bruno

BA. (English & Legal Studies), Dip. Ed.; Experienced VCE Teacher & VCE Assessor – Senior Teacher at St Helena Secondary College. 

Ms. Bronwyn Shiel

BA. (English), Dip. Ed., MEd.; Experienced VCE Teacher & VCE Author – Senior Teacher at Lilydale Heights College.

Ms. Anna Purcell

BA. (English), Dip. Ed., Grad. Dip. English Literary Studies; Experienced VCE Teacher & VCE Author – Senior Teacher at Mowbray College.

 

Venue Details:

TSSM's VCE Centre (Level 14, 474 Flinders Street, Melbourne).  Specific room details will be provided upon enrolment.

 

Total Length of Program:

 

40 hours.  

Week 1 is held over one day (7 hours) and Weeks 2-12 are 2 hours each (22 hours). No break during term 3 holidays. Classes will not run during the term 3 holidays between September 26 to October 2, 2011.

Bonus 'Conquer the Exams' seminar is 2 hours in length and held in October.

FREE 9 hour revision day held during the September Holidays.  


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Students must select four of the following texts - two from Text List 1 and two from Text List 2 AND one of the following 'Conquer the Exams' session times:
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