ENGLISH

EXAMS AND FINAL LEARNING TASKS

Good luck to Years 10 and 11 students on your upcoming English exams. Your dedication to these tasks has been impressive. These tasks are an important part of students’ learning and provide an opportunity for them to showcase the skills they have developed throughout the year. After the exams, students should reflect on their achievements and areas for improvement. It’s important that students learn from the process and results in order to improve in the future, particularly with VCE Orientation beginning soon.

Over the remaining weeks of the year, Years 7-9 students will complete their final learning tasks. As with senior exams, these tasks are a chance for students to implement all they have learned this year. Year 9 students will also start preparing for their end-of-year exam, which will be conducted at the school’s Main campus on Thursday 23 November. These exams will be part of students’ transition back to the Main campus and the expectations that come with being a student in the senior school.

WRITE THE WORLD COMPETITION: $100 PRIZE EVERY MONTH

Write The World is an organisation that runs regular writing competitions for people aged 13-18 years. Entry is free and entrants are even offered feedback before making their final submission. 

Each month’s competition has a different theme. November is Fiction: Truth in story.

Competitions open at the beginning of the month with final submissions due later in the month.

There are many excellent resources to improve your writing on the site, so even if you’re not entering a competition it’s a great opportunity to improve your writing skills. The winning entrant receives $100; the runner-up and best peer-reviewer, receive $50.

Full Details: WriteTheWorld

Good luck, McKinnon writers!

Sam Florence

English Manager