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                                                  Area of Study: Belonging

                                                   

                                                  This website is designed by Anish Carmyn, Teacher librarian at Auburn Girls' High School, to support NSW HSC English students in the Area of Study: Belonging.  It includes:

                                                  • Links to information about set texts (finished)
                                                  • Suggestions for related material (work in progress, some pages are limited)
                                                  • Hints on essay writing (finished)
                                                  • Stimuli for creative writing (work in progress)
                                                  • Sample short answer questions (finished)


                                                  Other HSC hints sites:

                                                  Save my HSC [http://savemyhsc.com.au/category/area-of-study-belonging/] has study tips for English exams and a link to an excellent list of text types and their techniques.

                                                  Shelley MacNamara's blog [http://belongingareaofstudy.blogspot.com/2009/11/developing-understanding-of-concept-of.html] describes a belonging journal

                                                  If you need a lecture to start you studying, click here! [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3erJMrHI6M&feature=BFa&list=ULwC5w_yFiRws&lf=mfu_in_order]. Ignore the ads that come up at the end.


                                                  Classroom Activities

                                                  • Birrongbelonging [http://birrongbelongingpage.wikispaces.com/Assignment+Overview] Introductory activities including creation of online survey
                                                  • Create a digital Narrative about belonging [http://www.webquestdirect.com.au/webquest.asp?id=650&page=4916]



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