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HSC English Paper 1 (Standard and Advanced)
Well-developed characters make an imaginative piece of writing credible and entertaining.
Well-developed characters make an imaginative piece of writing credible and entertaining.
You will answer three questions – one from each module.
Re-read and review your prescribed texts and your notes and summaries from school.
Provide realistic dialogue and avoid cliched scenarios and stereotypes.
Beginning a speech with "good morning" and concluding with "thank you" does not turn it into a speech.
One more topic, one more question. Each can make a difference.
There are online study communities you could be part of.
You have two key resources you can use in the exam to help achieve your best.
Work at speed and with accuracy to get the marks.
Identify key words and what the question is asking you to do.
Diagrams and graphs must be drawn clearly and the labelling must be accurate
Don't "brain dump" everything you know about a topic in an answer to an extended question.
High achievement is dependent on your ability to use subject appropriate language, synthesise information and apply your knowledge to the questions being asked.
Only attempt the option you have studied and use any remaining exam time to review your responses.
Review the course content from the core units 9.2 to 9.4 and only one Option.
Demonstrate your understanding of what good health is.
Young people in future will be placed in situations where the capacity to understand how a language is learnt will confer an advantage.
Showcase the research skills you developed working on your major project.
Answer the question asked on the day, not the one you would have preferred.
Demonstrate your problem-solving capability when you write a report about a hypothetical business.
Be prepared to make some sort of judgment.
Discuss beliefs as they are expressed in sacred texts.
The keys to performance success are within your reach.
Use your body as an instrument and be confident - you are a performer!
Food Technology develops your skills and knowledge to make informed decisions and understand the importance of food to the well-being of individuals and Australia's social and economic future.
Want to know where to focus your study for maximum results and how best to prepare for the exam? An Inspector and two HSC agriculture-primary industry teachers have written brilliant advice. Start reading.
Completing your major project can be exhilarating but you also need to know the theoretical stuff.
By now you should be working steadily on your Major Textiles.
Repetition and "waffling on" will not gain you more marks.
The application of knowledge in real world contexts underlies our study of technology.
There may be questions that require creative solutions.
All of you have learnt to create meaning and culture, not just be consumers of it.
There is no such thing as "because I like it" in D&T.; Decisions should be based on research, testing and experiment.
If your drive starts to waver, use this smart study advice.
If any problem stops you studying, reach out for help.
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More than 2.3 million students have successfully completed it.
The HSC is a flexible and inclusive qualification.
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