English, English Language, Insight, Insight Text Guides, Secondary, Study Guides, Subject, Text Guide, Year, Year 12
Born a Crime
$24.95
Insight Text Guides take students into the deeper layers of meaning in a range of popular novels, plays, films, short-story collections and nonfiction texts. They are designed to develop detailed knowledge, in-depth understanding and genuine insight into each text.
The guides are written by practising English teachers, professional writers, reviewers and academics who are experts in their fields. Each guide presents a clear, comprehensive and accessible analysis.
There are over 150 titles in the Insight Text Guides series, and new titles are published every year.
EACH TITLE FEATURES:
- An overview of the text for quick reference, including notes on the author’s life and work, a plot synopsis, a character map and brief character summaries
- Discussion of the historical, cultural and social contexts relevant to the text
- Close analysis of each chapter/scene/story, with chapter questions
- Detailed analysis of characters, themes and ideas
- Discussion of different responses to and interpretations of the text
- Guidelines on successful essay writing
- Essay topics, a sample analysis of a topic and a sample essay on the text.
English, English Language, Insight, Insight Text Guides, Secondary, Study Guides, Subject, Text Guide, Year, Year 12
Born a Crime
$24.95
Insight Text Guides take students into the deeper layers of meaning in a range of popular novels, plays, films, short-story collections and nonfiction texts. They are designed to develop detailed knowledge, in-depth understanding and genuine insight into each text.
The guides are written by practising English teachers, professional writers, reviewers and academics who are experts in their fields. Each guide presents a clear, comprehensive and accessible analysis.
There are over 150 titles in the Insight Text Guides series, and new titles are published every year.
EACH TITLE FEATURES:
- An overview of the text for quick reference, including notes on the author’s life and work, a plot synopsis, a character map and brief character summaries
- Discussion of the historical, cultural and social contexts relevant to the text
- Close analysis of each chapter/scene/story, with chapter questions
- Detailed analysis of characters, themes and ideas
- Discussion of different responses to and interpretations of the text
- Guidelines on successful essay writing
- Essay topics, a sample analysis of a topic and a sample essay on the text.
English, English Language, Insight, Insight English Skills Series, Secondary, Secondary English, Study Guides, Subject, Teacher’s Resources, Writing Skills, Year, Year 11
English Year 11 (Print & Digital)
$44.95
English Year 11: VCE Units 1 & 2
by Robert Beardwood with Leon Furze and Ben White
English Year 11: VCE Units 1 & 2 is a comprehensive textbook for the revised Study Design for VCE English, to be implemented at Year 11 in 2023. It includes detailed guidelines for each Area of Study, including strategies for analysis, practical approaches to developing written pieces, and sample responses.
There is an extensive section on the new Area of Study, Crafting texts, showing students how to develop ideas, draw on techniques used in mentor texts and create polished pieces of writing. The book’s practical approach is emphasised by the use of mind maps, flow charts, step-by-step processes and numerous activities.
The book features:
- Clear definitions and explanations for all key knowledge and vocabulary
- Activities that put knowledge into practice and build skills at every stage
- Sentence starters, model paragraphs and word banks to help students develop stronger written pieces
- Guidelines for writing personal and analytical responses to texts for Area of Study 1: Reading and exploring texts
- A variety of text excerpts to demonstrate the structures, language features and conventions of text types used in Area of Study 2: Crafting texts
- Strategies and activities to explore ideas and develop written pieces for five key ideas, including suggested mentor texts and annotated excerpts
- A range of media texts covering recent issues for Area of Study 2: Exploring argument
- Sample responses for all assessment tasks.
English, English Language, Insight, Insight English Skills Series, Secondary, Secondary English, Study Guides, Subject, Teacher’s Resources, Writing Skills, Year, Year 11
English Year 11 (Print & Digital)
$44.95
English Year 11: VCE Units 1 & 2
by Robert Beardwood with Leon Furze and Ben White
English Year 11: VCE Units 1 & 2 is a comprehensive textbook for the revised Study Design for VCE English, to be implemented at Year 11 in 2023. It includes detailed guidelines for each Area of Study, including strategies for analysis, practical approaches to developing written pieces, and sample responses.
There is an extensive section on the new Area of Study, Crafting texts, showing students how to develop ideas, draw on techniques used in mentor texts and create polished pieces of writing. The book’s practical approach is emphasised by the use of mind maps, flow charts, step-by-step processes and numerous activities.
The book features:
- Clear definitions and explanations for all key knowledge and vocabulary
- Activities that put knowledge into practice and build skills at every stage
- Sentence starters, model paragraphs and word banks to help students develop stronger written pieces
- Guidelines for writing personal and analytical responses to texts for Area of Study 1: Reading and exploring texts
- A variety of text excerpts to demonstrate the structures, language features and conventions of text types used in Area of Study 2: Crafting texts
- Strategies and activities to explore ideas and develop written pieces for five key ideas, including suggested mentor texts and annotated excerpts
- A range of media texts covering recent issues for Area of Study 2: Exploring argument
- Sample responses for all assessment tasks.
English Year 12 – Units 3 & 4
$49.95
Insight’s English Year 12: VCE Units 3 & 4 is a comprehensive and practical guide to the new VCE English/EAL Study Design, which will be implemented at Year 12 in 2024. It covers all key knowledge and skills, and also includes step-by-step guidelines for completing all assessment tasks.
English Year 12: VCE Units 3 & 4 provides clear, accessible definitions, explanations and examples of the central concepts and terms in each area of study, building and consolidating students’ understanding. Numerous individual and group activities, word banks, sentence starters and step-by-step processes enable students to apply their knowledge and develop skills and confidence in every area of the course.
The book features:
- Strategies for analysing topics and developing strong analytical responses to texts
- Explorations of the four key ideas in the Framework of Ideas
- Guidelines for drawing on mentor texts in order to create effective and cohesive written pieces
- Practical writing tips and tools to aid students in producing original texts in different forms
- A wide range of media texts, including audio and audiovisual texts, on current local, national and international issues
- Annotated high-level sample responses for all assessment tasks
- A bonus digital chapter (available in early 2024) on the new end-of-year exam
- A variety of supplementary digital resources, including video tutorials, extra activities, online texts for analysis and additional sample responses.
English Year 12 – Units 3 & 4
$49.95
Insight’s English Year 12: VCE Units 3 & 4 is a comprehensive and practical guide to the new VCE English/EAL Study Design, which will be implemented at Year 12 in 2024. It covers all key knowledge and skills, and also includes step-by-step guidelines for completing all assessment tasks.
English Year 12: VCE Units 3 & 4 provides clear, accessible definitions, explanations and examples of the central concepts and terms in each area of study, building and consolidating students’ understanding. Numerous individual and group activities, word banks, sentence starters and step-by-step processes enable students to apply their knowledge and develop skills and confidence in every area of the course.
The book features:
- Strategies for analysing topics and developing strong analytical responses to texts
- Explorations of the four key ideas in the Framework of Ideas
- Guidelines for drawing on mentor texts in order to create effective and cohesive written pieces
- Practical writing tips and tools to aid students in producing original texts in different forms
- A wide range of media texts, including audio and audiovisual texts, on current local, national and international issues
- Annotated high-level sample responses for all assessment tasks
- A bonus digital chapter (available in early 2024) on the new end-of-year exam
- A variety of supplementary digital resources, including video tutorials, extra activities, online texts for analysis and additional sample responses.
English, Neap, Neap Text Guide, Secondary, Study Guides, Text Guide, Year, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9
Neap Flames
$17.95
The Neap English Text Guide to Flames by Robbie Arnott enables students to acquire a deeper and stronger understanding of Flames, to develop their own critical thinking skills, and to tackle their essays and exams with greater confidence.
The Neap English Text Guide to Flames features:
- a general introduction to the text
- an easy-to-follow layout
- background information on the author of Flames, such as personal history and career
- the historical and cultural contexts in which the text was written, such as Tasmanian literature, the 2013 bushfires and the 2016 Launceston floods
- key quotes in addition to detailed chapter summaries
- in-depth main character profiles and secondary character profiles coupled with key quotes for each character
- key words selected to describe each character
- analysis of the central themes in Flames, such as nature, death, family and the mythical
- critical reception and perspectives of the text
- images to help with learning, such as a relationship map to keep track of characters
- a guide to planning and writing an essay
- two sample essays; one with essay structure explained and one complete essay
- focus questions as well as further exam-style questions
- marginal notes explaining key passages, ideas, terms and characters
- a bibliography and further reading section
- the expertise of practising VCE English teachers.
English, Neap, Neap Text Guide, Secondary, Study Guides, Text Guide, Year, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9
Neap Flames
$17.95
The Neap English Text Guide to Flames by Robbie Arnott enables students to acquire a deeper and stronger understanding of Flames, to develop their own critical thinking skills, and to tackle their essays and exams with greater confidence.
The Neap English Text Guide to Flames features:
- a general introduction to the text
- an easy-to-follow layout
- background information on the author of Flames, such as personal history and career
- the historical and cultural contexts in which the text was written, such as Tasmanian literature, the 2013 bushfires and the 2016 Launceston floods
- key quotes in addition to detailed chapter summaries
- in-depth main character profiles and secondary character profiles coupled with key quotes for each character
- key words selected to describe each character
- analysis of the central themes in Flames, such as nature, death, family and the mythical
- critical reception and perspectives of the text
- images to help with learning, such as a relationship map to keep track of characters
- a guide to planning and writing an essay
- two sample essays; one with essay structure explained and one complete essay
- focus questions as well as further exam-style questions
- marginal notes explaining key passages, ideas, terms and characters
- a bibliography and further reading section
- the expertise of practising VCE English teachers.