What our Year 12 English Advanced students receive
Comprehensive Theory Book
In-Class Guided Writing
Homework and Personalised Feedback
One-to-One Tutorials (Workshops)
Online Submissions
Exclusive Online Resources
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Comprehensive Theory Book
In-Class Guided Writing
Homework and Personalised Feedback
One-to-One Tutorials (Workshops)
Online Submissions
Exclusive Online Resources
Text-Based Year 12 English Advanced Term Course Program
Our New Y12 Course begins in October 2018!
King Richard III / Looking for Richard
Mrs Dalloway / The Hours
The Stranger / The Meursault Investigation
The Poetry of John Donne / W;t
The Poetry of John Keats / Bright Star
The Poetry of Sylvia Plath / The Poetry of Ted Hughes
The Tempest / Hag-Seed
T. S. Eliot
King Henry IV, Part 1
Emma
A Doll’s House
Under Milk Wood
Good Night, and Good Luck
Revise the Common Module and all the English Advanced Modules in 9-Weeks
Review all the syllabus points
Revise all the written styles
Complete mock exams in preparation for the HSC
Text-based classes provide in-depth textual understanding, explanations of critical analysis, and essay writing skills
Lesson 1
• Introduction to the Common Module
• Engaging with emotion
• Engaging with unseen prose texts
• Debating perspectives
Lesson 2
• Developing frameworks for approaching emotions
• Approaching visual texts
• Writing Task: Responding to Texts
Lesson 3
• Decoding the syllabus
• Exploring emotion through short film
• Writing Task: Imaginative Engagement
Lesson 4
• Common Module assessment preparation
• Building study notes
• Figurative devices in review
• Writing Task: Short Answer responses
Lesson 5
• Exploring human qualities
• Human qualities and your prescribed text
• Analysing poetry
• Writing Task: Poetic analysis
Lesson 6
• Writing Workshop
• Transforming your ideas into writing
• How to write with clarity
Lesson 7
• Approaching the human condition
• Individual desires versus social expectations
• Writing Task: Building a personal interpretation
Lesson 8
• Philosophical approaches to understanding ourselves
• Human experiences and the discursive essay
• Writing Task: Responding to prose
Lesson 9
• Review of the Common Module syllabus
• Writing Task: Paper One preparation
• Peer Review
Lesson 1
Breakdown of major syllabus points for Module A
Introduction to Richard III
The War of the Roses
Shakespeare’s Context
Writing Task: Crafting Study Notes
Lesson 2
Introduction to Looking for Richard
The Political Context of the 1990s
The Context of Al Pacino
Writing Task: Comparing Richards
Lesson 3
The Nature of Evil
Evil in Richard III
Evil in Looking for Richard
Writing Task: Comparing Representations of Evil
Lesson 4
Appearances and Reality in Elizabethan England
Appearances and Reality in Looking for Richard
Writing Task: Comparing Appearances
Module A Essay Structure
Lesson 5
Fate in Shakespeare
Fate in Looking for Richard
Writing Task: The Transformation of Fate
Module A Body Paragraphs
Lesson 6
Power in Richard III
The Machiavel
Writing Task: Module A Essay Scaffolds
Lesson 7
Pacino and Power
Pacino’s Authority
The Blurred Line Between Richard-Pacino
Writing Task: Thesis Statements
Lesson 8
Metatheatricality
Shakespeare and Metatheatre
Pacino and Metatheatre
Writing Task: Module A Essay
Lesson 9
Revision of Richard III
Revision of Looking for Richard
Writing Task: Module A Essay
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Lesson 1
Breakdown of major syllabus points for Module A
Introduction to John Donne
Donne in Context
Death Be Not Proud
Writing Task: Crafting Study Notes
Lesson 2
Introduction to Margaret Edson
Death in Context
Postmodernism
Writing Task: Thinking about form
Lesson 3
Faith and Death in Donne
Hymme to God my God, in my Sicknesse
Vivian’s Death
Writing Task: Using Textual Evidence
Lesson 4
The Sunne Rising
Humanism and The Apparition
Characterisation in W;t
Writing Task: Making Contextual Links
Lesson 5
The Body in Literature
The Relique
Putrefecation and Perfection
Writing Task: A Convincing Introduction
Lesson 6
If Poisonous Minerals
All the Round Earths Imagin’d Corners
Death in the Final Scenes of W;t
This is My Play’s Last Scene
Writing Task: Module A Essay Scaffolds
Lesson 7
Divine and Human Love in Donne
A Valediction: Fordbidding Mourning
Platonic Love in W;t
Writing Task: Body Paragraphs
Lesson 8
Module A in Review
Module A Essay Composition
Lesson 9
Revision of John Donne’s Poetry
Revision of W;t
Writing Task: Module A Mock Exam
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Lesson 1
• Introduction to the major syllabus points for Module B
• Introduction to Eliot ‘Preludes’
• The literary movements of the nineteenth century
• Writing Task: Reflecting upon meaning in ‘Preludes’
Lesson 2
• Eliot’s personal context
• Introduction to ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’
• Eliot and modernism
• Writing Task: Comparing ‘Prufrock’ with ‘Preludes’
Lesson 3
• Consideration of textual integrity
• Close reading of ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’
• Modernism and ‘Prufrock’
• Literary allusion and ‘Prufrock’
• Writing Task: Analysis of literary allusion and ‘Prufrock’
Lesson 4
• Consideration of Module B essay structure
• Close reading of ‘Rhapsody on a Windy Night’
• Writing Task: Drafting a Module B introduction
Lesson 5
• Developing understanding of body paragraph structure
• Introduction to ‘The Hollow Men’
• Considering symbolism in ‘The Hollow Men’
• Writing Task: Analysis of symbolism and motif in Eliot
Lesson 6
• How to refine the structure of body paragraphs
• Close reading of ‘The Hollow Men’
• Writing Task: Evaluation of the role of isolation in Eliot
Lesson 7
• How to integrate evidence into your argument
• Introduction to ‘Journey of the Magi’
• Writing Task: Module B essay composition
Lesson 8
• Close reading of ‘Journey of the Magi’
• Biblical allusion in Eliot
• Writing Task: Module B essay composition
Lesson 9
• Review of the syllabus requirements
• Evaluation of textual integrity in relation to Eliot’s poetry
• Writing Task: Module B essay composition
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Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Lesson 7
Lesson 8
Lesson 9
9 weekly lessons in the school term for in-depth learning
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10 min |
Introduction Overview of lessonTeachers explain objectives and outcomes of each lesson. |
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60 min |
Theory Lesson Part 1 Gain in-depth knowledge and understandingStudents are guided through detailed textual analysis by teachers. |
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10 min |
Break |
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40 min |
Theory Lesson Part 2 Develop your English skillsStudents learn how to develop and express your own ideas for insightful responses. |
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60 min |
In-Class Writing & Feedback Perfect your writing skillsStudents perfect their critical and creative writing skills with personalised and insightful feedback from teachers! |
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Monday 4:30 – 7:30pm Common Module
Tuesday 4:30 – 7:30pm Common Module
Saturday 9:30am – 12:30pm Common Module |
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Thursday 4:30pm – 7:30pm Common Module
Saturday 9:30am – 12:30pm Common Module |
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Thursday 4:30pm – 7:30pm Common Module
Saturday 9:30am – 12:30pm Common Module |
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Friday 4:30pm – 7:30pm Common Module |
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Saturday 9:30am – 12:30pm Common Module |
| Strathfield |
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Monday 4:30 – 7:30pm Common Module
Tuesday 4:30 – 7:30pm Common Module
Saturday 9:30am – 12:30pm Common Module |
| Chatswood |
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Thursday 4:30pm – 7:30pm Common Module
Saturday 9:30am – 12:30pm Common Module |
| Hurstville |
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Thursday 4:30pm – 7:30pm Common Module
Saturday 9:30am – 12:30pm Common Module |
| Town Hall |
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Friday 4:30pm – 7:30pm Common Module |
| Epping |
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Saturday 9:30am – 12:30pm Common Module |
Our English Advanced courses includes:
Classes taught by inspirational teachers
9 theory lessons per term
Comprehensive Theory Book
One-to-One tutorials (Workshops)
Online homework and personalised feedback
Additional resources: text analysis & exemplar essays
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Teachers |
Matrix Vast classroom teaching experience, HSC and/or university teaching experience with an ability to explain concepts clearly |
Others Have little or no actual teaching experience, cannot explain difficult concepts in a manner that students can understand |
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Program |
Matrix Teaching program that covers the NSW board of studies syllabus. Structured learning system that allows students to develop sound study habits every week |
Others Most private tutors and other tuition centres do not follow a set structure; rather they have an ad-hoc approach without considering timing and outcomes |
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Resources |
Matrix A full set of resources written by academics and education researchers. Online access to Supplementary exam papers / texts with top responses. |
Others Only address content that students raise, use generic textbooks. |
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Assessments |
Matrix Short quizzes and topic tests held under strict exam conditions to ensure students have a solid understanding of the subject |
Others No exam style quizzes and test that assess the student’s weaknesses, hence not being able to identifying their learning needs |
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Reporting |
Matrix Weekly tracking of Grades, Quiz and Topic Test results so student and parents can monitor their progress. |
Others No measured tracking process so they cannot tell if the student is struggling or improving. |
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Learning Management System |
Matrix Share information, academic resources and advice with classmates from over 220 schools. |
Others Do not have the library of resources or past exams that can help students excel |
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One-to-One Workshops |
Matrix Free workshops to target individual learning needs |
Others No additional support outside the lesson. |