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Here's a concise analysis of chapter 2 On Travelling Places from the Art of Travel. https://sleightofpen.com/2016/05/15/the-art-of-travel-hsc-analysis-thinking-in-transit/ More coming soon.

Superstar1, Possibly, if we are only having monthly sessions. The online option will be better if you're looking for more regular contact. More information on that here: https://sleightofpen.com/private-english-maths-tutoring-sydney/

For anyone studying Art of Travel or other texts from the People & Landscape elective, here is a very useful article that ties key ideas of De Botton's to a related text: https://sleightofpen.com/2016/02/16/art-of-travel-hsc-english/

Here's an article which uses two key ideas from the discovery rubric to respond to two visual stimuli: https://sleightofpen.com/2016/04/28/discovery-creative-writing-ideas/

Hey Danielle, I'm an HSC tutor and creative writer. In response to your question, I think using a visual stimulus as a springboard for ideas can work well even if your original stimulus was a quote. Take a look at how it can be done here...

Try not to mention the concept of your area of study- you want to be subtle and reveal discovery themes through symbolism rather than tell spell it out for your marker. If need some inspiration, check out these ideas for discovery creative pieces at...

Check out https://sleightofpen.com/2016/04/28/discovery-creative-writing-ideas/ for some ideas on possible settings and characters you could use for discovery creative pieces.

Hey eyeseeyou, Here are a couple of Discovery creative writing ideas: https://sleightofpen.com/2016/04/28/discovery-creative-writing-ideas/

I've had several messages from students who can't travel to the inner-west, so I think it's high time for an online tutoring option. The online option involves: 1. Extensive analysis and detailed feedback on written assignments each week over email 2. Fortnightly phone or Skype conversations...

Socialist, Communist, and Bolshevik movements were making waves in the political context of both Orwell and Lang's time. Orwell was the more obviously political composer though. See a summary of what the three movements were about on http://sleightofpen.com/2016/02/16/george-orwell-1984-hsc-english/

An interpretation along feminist lines could work if you consider Maria and Julia as catalysts for Freder and Winston's deviation from the establishment. This is both in line with and subverts traditional representations of women as sources of corruption. Subversive because ultimately the...

Sure, Andy. I'll see what I can do. Just send your draft over to rebecca@sleightofpen.com.

Re: English Tutoring | High band 6 achiever | 8+ years of teaching experience | PhD My website is now live. Due to forum restrictions, I can't post the link here. PM me or email me at rebecca.z@unsw.edu.au for the link. On it you'll find my profile, and some summaries and analyses of Hamlet...

A question from one of my students who is studying Othello: "How do I include textual evidence in an essay argument, i.e. quotes, and how much should I be writing about the quote?" The question he needed to answer was: "How does Shakespeare use literary techniques to illustrate Othello's...

10 years of English tutoring experience | 96/100 HSC - 10 years experience tutoring HSC students - Currently working towards my doctoral degree in English literature at the University of New South Wales. - High Band 6: 96/100 for HSC Advanced English - I regularly post articles on HSC texts...