This book offers an easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide to writing essays and extended responses, as well as help with essential writing skills useful in most other assessments. No matter how well you know your subject, you will not get top marks if you cannot communicate your understanding in fluent, well-structured writing. This book explains not just what to do, but why!

This book contains:

• Helpful exercises to build up essential skills in answering the question, summarising, organising data, planning and paragraphing


• Sample essays, including a sample exam essay, with explanations relating to the Common module Texts and Human Experiences for HSC Standard and Advanced English


• Tips on tackling both extended responses and shorter examination questions


• A method for improving your study and your writing at the same time.