Knox Grammar School has emerged as a standout performer in the 2023 Higher School Certificate (HSC) examinations, with its students achieving remarkable results. Released on December 14, 2023, the results indicate a median ATAR score of 93, with one student achieving a perfect ATAR score and two others scoring 99.90. More Result Highlights: Jacob Johnstone …
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400-700 words persuasive write on an issue related to the environment, Maybe global warming, meat consumption, or plastic waste. Remember that it’s ok to use narrative techniques to evoke emotion to persuade!
Make sure to write for each of the topics. Write a 500-word persuasive writing piece on EACH of the topics above
Should voting be compulsory? Is animal testing ethical? Should schools be 4 days long? Use pain and PECs formula. 300 words each
Write narratives for each of them and apply the characterisation formula outlined in last week’s slides Interview Questions Write out the questions and record 2 minutes voice recording for each and send it to Steve
Part 1 Hw is Write Characterisation Masterpiece on a Despondent, forlorn man/woman (500 words) Part 2 Send Steve a voice recording (3 min) answering the interview questions about who you are and why you want to attend x school. Optional Homework Practise speed writing on the following topics (copying and adapting phrases from your masterpieces): …
Part 1. Describe the Wall Using The frameworks and words Steve gave in class (1000 words) Part 2. Scholarship Interview Questions Write an in-depth response to ‘Tell me about yourself’ (500 words)
In a Boston public school study of 1,400 eighth-graders, schools that increased scores on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (an equivalent of the NSW Selective) Test) didn’t boost students’ fluid intelligence correspondingly. In fact, fluid intelligence or the ability to think abstractly and solve new problems, was hardly affected by the educational interventions that significantly …
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An Australian parent, who was previously averse to tutoring, said this to three professors at The Queensland University of Technology: “We couldn’t work out why or how he went from getting straight As to getting a B in English. And so we just spoke to other parents and they said their kids did really well …
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In the United States, students who used online learning platforms like Khan Academy for SAT preparation saw an average of 115-point score gain, almost double compared to those who didn’t use the platform. Moreover, even shorter periods of practice yielded substantial benefits. For instance, practising for 6–8 hours on Official SAT Practice was linked to …
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