English
This page includes links to helpful sites which teach English skills, texts you might be studying in class and critical commentaries and essays to help you think about your texts in the way that makes you sound clever in an English classroom.
Academic Journals
The DEC pays for a subscription to Auslit. This is a fabulous database with the full text of many Australian novels, stories and poems, as well as critical commentaries on Australian Literature. Get the passwords from Ms Carmyn or your English teacher.
More databases can be found at Auburn library. Their databases include critical commentaries such as Bloom's Literary Reference Online and the Literary Reference Center, as well as review sites such as Magpies, NoveList and Spine Out, and online classrooms with ebooks and activities (Tumblebooks and Ziptales). You will need a library membership number/password to access these sites from school or home.
Another great site for Lovers of Literature is Interesting Literature: A Library of Literary Interestingness [http://interestingliterature.com/]. This site has all sorts of ideas, commentary and discussion of classic English texts. Recommended for advanced students (and anyone who would like to becoem advancand teachers.
Ever wonder why English is such a complicated language? Reading addicts has a great video about the History of the English Language [http://forreadingaddicts.co.uk/video/history-english-ten-minutes/14775] which explains all the different languages that went into making up English, as well as some of the important literary and scientific texts that added to our vocabulary.
Academic Journals
The DEC pays for a subscription to Auslit. This is a fabulous database with the full text of many Australian novels, stories and poems, as well as critical commentaries on Australian Literature. Get the passwords from Ms Carmyn or your English teacher.
More databases can be found at Auburn library. Their databases include critical commentaries such as Bloom's Literary Reference Online and the Literary Reference Center, as well as review sites such as Magpies, NoveList and Spine Out, and online classrooms with ebooks and activities (Tumblebooks and Ziptales). You will need a library membership number/password to access these sites from school or home.
Another great site for Lovers of Literature is Interesting Literature: A Library of Literary Interestingness [http://interestingliterature.com/]. This site has all sorts of ideas, commentary and discussion of classic English texts. Recommended for advanced students (and anyone who would like to becoem advancand teachers.
Ever wonder why English is such a complicated language? Reading addicts has a great video about the History of the English Language [http://forreadingaddicts.co.uk/video/history-english-ten-minutes/14775] which explains all the different languages that went into making up English, as well as some of the important literary and scientific texts that added to our vocabulary.
Persuasive Language
What words should you use in every persuasive task? This blog identifies the five most persuasive words in the English language [http://tinyurl.com/a7cur32] and explains why they work.There are many sites which are designed to teach you persuasive language techniques. Have a look at:
What persuasive techniques can you find in this video? Do all of his arguments make sense? How well are they substantiated(=backed up)? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KBWh0hozrE
Some websites have useful scaffolds which can help you plan a persuasive argument. Have a look at Persuasion Map [http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/persuasion_map/] or St Joseph's Primary School [http://www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupHomepage.asp?GroupID=1072650
- Sparkly's Persuasive Writing powerpoint [http://www.slideshare.net/sparkly/persuasive-writing-12827661], St Joseph's Primary School
- Brett Lamb's Analysing persuasive language [http://lessonbucket.com/english/year-9-english/persuasive-language/analysing-persuasive-language/]
What persuasive techniques can you find in this video? Do all of his arguments make sense? How well are they substantiated(=backed up)? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KBWh0hozrE
Some websites have useful scaffolds which can help you plan a persuasive argument. Have a look at Persuasion Map [http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/persuasion_map/] or St Joseph's Primary School [http://www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupHomepage.asp?GroupID=1072650
How to analyse poetry
Close Reading: How to read a Poem [https://interestingliterature.com/2015/11/13/close-reading-how-to-read-a-poem/] introduces you to some of the main ideas behind the kind of reading that gets you good marks in exams.
Visual Texts
The Literacy Shed [http://www.literacyshed.com/index.html] is a brilliant repository of visual texts aimed at Stage 1 and 2, but many of these texts also lend themsleves to deconstruction by older years. Texts are divided into genres rather than KLA areas, so they are particularly suited to English lessons.
Essay Writing
For HSC students - I've set up an entire website for your AREA OF STUDY: BELONGING just for you. It has lots andl ots of related texts, links to commentaries on your set texts and inspirations for creative writing [aghsbelonging.weebly.com].
You might also look at the essay plans on this belonging page [http://belongingareaofstudy.blogspot.com.au/] and this page [http://www.hscdiscovery.com.au/#!belonging-concept-statements/c1yiz] has a list of theses for your belonging essay.
Meanwhile, check out the Change Website which is designed to teach you essay writing.
You might also look at the essay plans on this belonging page [http://belongingareaofstudy.blogspot.com.au/] and this page [http://www.hscdiscovery.com.au/#!belonging-concept-statements/c1yiz] has a list of theses for your belonging essay.
Meanwhile, check out the Change Website which is designed to teach you essay writing.
Speeches and Story Telling
Top Ten Tips for Storytelling [http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/oct/06/danyah-millers-top-ten-tips-for-stunning-storytelling]
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