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Year 12 English Holiday Bootcamp

Get ahead in the holidays

Learn with resources tailored for HSC success

Stop looking online for resources! With our complete set of resources including textual analysis, critical readings, and contextual information, you can focus on refining your analytical and creative skills.

Be exam ready

Sharpen your writing skills

Learn how to structure your writing step-by-step in class. Perfect your critical, discursive and imaginative writing skills with personalised and insightful feedback from your teacher.

No more memorising

Write with confidence

Stop memorising essays. Learn how to develop and express your own insights. With the best tools and support on your side there’s nothing to fear!

Comprehensive Theory Book

150+ pages of content designed to develop your skills in textual analysis, written expression, and critical research. Each book contains extensive information on context and practical writing exercises.

In-Class Guided Writing

Practice your writing under the guidance of your teacher. Work through structured exercises in class and develop your ideas with one-to-one support.

Comprehensive Theory Book

In-Class Guided Writing

Focused Learning

Personalised Feedback

Take a Sneak Peek

Focused Learning

Develop your critical thinking skills and analytical approach to texts with daily practice in the Holiday period. You'll go into term with an edge!

Personalised Feedback

Perfect your writing with assessment style responses. You'll receive personalised and insightful feedback from your teacher for continuous improvement .

Year 12 English Bootcamp

Improve your writing skills in just 5 days.

Matrix Holiday 1

8 - 12 October

Approaching Multimodal Assessments

Learn How to Prepare for Tasks that Require More than One Mode of Expression

Matrix Holiday 2

13 - 18 January

Common Module

Approaching Unseen Texts, Short Answer Composition, and the Common Module Essay

Module C: The Craft of Writing – Imaginative

Approaching Form and Style through Imaginative and Reflective Compositions

Matrix Holiday 3

14 - 18 April

Module C: The Craft of Writing – Imaginative

Approaching Form and Style through Creative and Reflective Compositions

Module C: The Craft of Writing – Discursive

Approaching Form and Style through Discursive and Reflective Compositions

Matrix Holiday 4

8 - 12 July

Module C: The Craft of Writing

Approaching Form and Style through Discursive, Imaginative, and Reflective Compositions

Module C: The Craft of Writing – Discursive

Approaching Form and Style through Discursive and Reflective Compositions

8 - 12 October

Approaching Multimodal Assessments

Learn How to Prepare for Tasks that Require More than One Mode of Expression

13 - 18 January

Common Module

Approaching Unseen Texts, Short Answer Composition, and the Common Module Essay

Module C: The Craft of Writing – Imaginative

Approaching Form and Style through Imaginative and Reflective Compositions

14 - 18 April

Module C: The Craft of Writing – Imaginative

Approaching Form and Style through Creative and Reflective Compositions

Module C: The Craft of Writing – Discursive

Approaching Form and Style through Discursive and Reflective Compositions

8 - 12 July

Module C: The Craft of Writing

Approaching Form and Style through Discursive, Imaginative, and Reflective Compositions

Module C: The Craft of Writing – Discursive

Approaching Form and Style through Discursive and Reflective Compositions

Our proven formula for success

The Matrix Method for English^TM

Understanding (60% of Course Time)
Step 1. Comprehension
Reading for understanding is the first step in building towards to great written submission. Read the set text once to appreciate it.
Step 2. Meaning
Reading and annotating a text is fundamental preparation for your written submission! You're looking for themes, symbols, and moments of ambiguity.
Step 3. Analysis
This third reading will take the longest. This is your close reading where you mark up the important examples and identify techniques based upon your intimate understanding of the text.
Writing (40% of Course Time)
Step 4. Plan and scaffold
Consider the question, consult your text, and plan your answer. A written scaffold will save you time and allows you to check your logic!
Step 5. First draft
This is your first write up and it will be rough! Have the text close by to check the evidence. Let your draft sit for a day and edit your writing with fresh eyes.
Step 6. Seek feedback
Once you’re satisfied with your first draft, it’s time to get your teacher to read your work. Consider their comments and corrections carefully.
Step 7. Polished work
Return to the text (yes, more reading!). Rewrite your draft incorporating feedback and your own expanded understanding.

Step 1

Comprehension

Reading for understanding is the first step in building towards to great written submission. Read the set text once to appreciate it.

Step 2

Meaning

Reading and annotating a text is fundamental preparation for your written submission! You're looking for themes, symbols, and moments of ambiguity.

Step 3

Analysis

This third reading will take the longest. This is your close reading where you mark up the important examples and identify techniques based upon your intimate understanding of the text.

Step 4

Plan and scaffold

Consider the question, consult your text, and plan your answer. A written scaffold will save you time and allows you to check your logic!

Step 5

First draft

This is your first write up and it will be rough! Have the text close by to check the evidence. Let your draft sit for a day and edit your writing with fresh eyes.

Step 6

Seek feedback

Once you’re satisfied with your first draft, it’s time to get your teacher to read your work. Consider their comments and corrections carefully.

Step 7

Polished work

Return to the text (yes, more reading!). Rewrite your draft incorporating feedback and your own expanded understanding.

Year 12 English Bootcamp Details

Skills-based classes provide in-depth textual understanding, engagement with important techniques, and focused writing practice in variety of styles.

Approaching Multimodal Assessments

Lesson One

Learn the purpose of assessments in Year 12
Understand what multimodal assessments are
Familiarisation with the expectations of NESA in Stage 6
Reading and analysing an example text

Lesson Two

Deepening textual understanding through analysis
Furthering depth of analysis through research
How to create effective study notes

Lesson Three

Focus on visual interpretation tasks
Expectations of visual tasks
How to prepare for visual tasks
Executing visual tasks and rationales

Lesson Four

Focus on digital production tasks
Expectations of digital tasks
How to prepare for digital tasks
Executing visual tasks and rationales

Lesson Five

Focus on conversational tasks
Expectations of viva voce tasks
Expectations of panel discussions
How to prepare for conversational tasks
Executing conversational tasks

Common Module

Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences

Lesson 1
• Introduction to Common Module
• Exploring concepts: approaching emotions
• Engaging with microfiction
• Writing Task: Short answer response
• Choosing effective related material

Lesson 2
• Exploring concepts: decoding the syllabus
• Making connections between language and emotion
• Text analysis: Short film
• Writing Task: Imaginative reinterpretation

Lesson 3
• Exploring concepts: human qualities
• Text analysis: Poetry
• Writing Task: Poetic analysis

Lesson 4
• Exploring concepts: the human condition
• Building a personal interpretation
• Text analysis: Performance poetry
• Writing Task: Building an argument

Lesson 5
• Review of the Common Module syllabus
• Review of the HSC exam expectations
• Writing Task: Mock HSC Paper One
• Peer Review

Module C: The Craft of Writing

The Craft of Writing: Imaginative

Lesson 1
• Introduction to The Craft
• Textual Engagement: What Time is it Now Where You Are?
• Thinking about style: aesthetics
• Elements of punctuation: parentheses
• Writing Task: Personal reflection

Lesson 2
• Narrative and style in McCann
• Metaphor in focus
• Elements of punctuation: commas
• Writing Task: Critical thinking about style

Lesson 3
• Module C question types
• Considering the role of interpretation
• Exploring concepts: suspense in story telling
• Writing Task: Towards a Module C response

Lesson 4
• Literary devices in review
• Deepening understanding of suspense
• Drafting and planning a Module C response
• Writing Task: Module C response

Lesson 5
• Reviewing feedback
• Considering context
• Approaching metafiction
• Becoming exam ready

Module C: The Craft of Writing

The Craft of Writing

Lesson 2
• Narrative and style in McCann
• Metaphor in focus
• Elements of punctuation: commas
• Writing Task: Critical thinking about style

Lesson 3
• Module C question types
• Considering the role of interpretation
• Exploring concepts: suspense in story telling
• Writing Task: Towards a Module C response

Lesson 4
• Literary devices in review
• Deepening understanding of suspense
• Drafting and planning a Module C response
• Writing Task: Module C response

Lesson 5
• Reviewing feedback
• Considering context
• Approaching metafiction
• Becoming exam ready

Module C: The Craft of Writing

The Craft of Writing

Lesson 2
• Narrative and style in McCann
• Metaphor in focus
• Elements of punctuation: commas
• Writing Task: Critical thinking about style

Lesson 3
• Module C question types
• Considering the role of interpretation
• Exploring concepts: suspense in story telling
• Writing Task: Towards a Module C response

Lesson 4
• Literary devices in review
• Deepening understanding of suspense
• Drafting and planning a Module C response
• Writing Task: Module C response

Lesson 5
• Reviewing feedback
• Considering context
• Approaching metafiction
• Becoming exam ready

3 Hour Lesson Breakdown

5 daily lessons in the school holidays for in-depth learning

10 min	Introduction Overview of lesson Objectives and outcomes of each lesson are explained.	Objectives and outcomes of each lesson are explained.
60 min	Theory Lesson Part 1 Gain in-depth knowledge and understanding Be guided through detailed textual analysis by your subject matter expert.	Be guided through detailed textual analysis by your subject matter expert.
10 min	Break
40 min	Theory Lesson Part 2 Develop your English skills Learn how to develop and express your own ideas for insightful responses.	Learn how to develop and express your own ideas for insightful responses.
60 min	In-Class Writing & Feedback Perfect your writing skills Perfect your critical and creative writing skills with personalised and insightful feedback!	Perfect your critical and creative writing skills with personalised and insightful feedback!