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HSC Talks @ Your Library:

Upcoming HSC Talks

Check here for the future talks at City of Canterbury libraries.

Previous HSC Talks

Larry Grumley'Belonging'
Presented by Larry Grumley, Senior English teacher from Catherine McAuley High School.

About the Author

HSC books by Larry Grumley


 


 

HSC Flyer'Wilfred Owen'
Presented by Barry Spurr, Senior lecturer and author.
Listen to Barry Spurr discuss the poetry of Wilferd Owen and how it relates to the 'Belonging' area of study.

Books by Barry Spurr

Peter Skrzynecki'Belonging'
Presented by the author Peter Skrzynecki. 

About the Author

Books by Peter Skrzynecki
 

HSC Legal Study TalkHSC Legal Studies!
Presented by Mr. Dermot Gill, Legal Studies Teacher.      


The speaker covered the core topics for course and look at exam technique as well.


Larry Grumley"The Journey"- Area of Study English Paper 1
Presented by Larry Grumley, Senior English teacher from Catherine McAuley High School.

About the Author

Books by Larry Grumley


Joel Gibson'Emma' and 'Clueless'
Presented by Author and HSC Lecturer Joel Gibson.

About the Author

Books by Joel Gibson

Peter SkrzyneckiThe Poetry of Peter Skrzynecki
Presented by the author. Discover how Peter's poetry explores the "physical journey".

About the Author

Books by Peter Skrzynecki

 

 

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Useful Websites:

Board of Studies NSW
Essential educational resource for Australian teachers and students.

Bored of Studies
Bored of Studies strives to provide current year 11 and year 12 students with all the resources and support they need to succeed.

NSW HSC Online
A Charles Sturt University initiative for HSC students. NSW HSC online aims to provide access to a rich range of current, quality assured resources prepared and developed by experienced HSC teachers, examiners and academics.

Inside Break: HSC resources site
This HSC resources website provided by Manly, Pittwater and Warringah Council libraries is full of information and links to lectures, library resources, past exams, and more.

HSCedge Online
HSCedge Online is a web based service designed to provide students with the best opportunities to optimise their Year 11 or 12 scores. This innovative service offers a multitude of resources designed to enhance student performance and reduce stresses and pressures that many students experience during their final years at school.

AUS-e-TUTE
AUS-e-TUTE is an interactive learning resource being developed by experienced science teachers to provide free tutorials suitable for high school students. Every AUS-e-TUTE tutorial is a single page explanation of a particular scientific concept written in easy to understand language suitable for high school students.

English Teachers Association
The English Teachers' Association of NSW is a professional association of teachers committed to stimulating teaching and learning in English.

Area of Study Links- Belonging:

HSC English Guide
(including area of study - Belonging)
This guide will help you find the best books, articles, websites, online databases, and catalogues - sourced and verified by the State Library of NSW library experts.

Belonging: compiled suggestions
A list of suggested HSC English related texts and resources based on the 2009-2012 area of study: belonging. This list will be continually updated and is intended as a guide only of suggested titles for additional texts for the student's choosing. Many of these resources are available for loan in our local library.

Download BelongingSuggestions.pdf Belonging-suggested texts
This belonging document suggests some related texts prepared by Helen Sykes of Cengage learning.

Belonging: Area of Study
This material was written by Melissa Giddons, Kandos High School.

Resource list for HSC English Area of Study: Belonging 
Michael Murray, Chief Education Officer, English, Curriculum K-12 Directorate, introduces this resource list to support the HSC English Area of Study: Belonging.

Area of Study Books- Belonging:

Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club : study notes for area of study: belonging / Vanessa Pilgrim. Seven Hills, N.S.W. : Five Senses Education, 2008.
R813 TAM

Arthur Miller's The Crucible : study notes for area of study: Belonging/ Lewis Mitchell. Seven Hills, N.S.W. : Five Senses Education, 2008.
R812 MIL

Belonging : HSC area of study : student workbook / Shelley McNamara. [Australia] : MacMillan Education, 2008.
R820.46 MCN

Belonging 1 : guide to HSC English/ Jane Curran, Lyndall Hough, Gillian Lovell. Rozelle, N.S.W. : Learning Curve, 2008.
R820.76 CUR

Belonging 2 : guide to HSC English/ Jane Curran, Lyndall Hough, Gillian Lovell. Rozelle, N.S.W. : Learning Curve, 2008.
R820.76 CUR

The belonging workbook : 2009 - 2012 HSC Standard & Advanced English area of study/ by Bruce and Suzan Pattinson. Seven Hills, N.S.W. : Five Senses Education, 2008.
R820.76 PAT

HSC English. bk. 1, Belonging : additional material texts/ Larry Grumley. Coburg, Vic. : Warringal Publications, 2008.

Jane Harrison's Rainbow's End : study notes for area of study: Belonging/ Bruce Pattinson. Seven Hills, N.S.W. : Five Senses Education, 2008.
R829.2 HAR

Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake : study notes for area of study: Belonging/ Bruce Pattinson. Seven Hills, N.S.W. : Five Senses Education, 2008.
R813 LAH

The leading edge : Romulus, my father for HSC English / Chris Watson. Port Melbourne : Leading Edge, 2008.
R829.2 GAI

Raimond Gaita's Romulus, my father : study notes for area of study: Belonging/ Raimond Gaita. Seven Hills, N.S.W. : Five Senses Publication, 2008.
R829.2 GAI

Rolf De Heer's Ten canoes : study notes for area of study: belonging/ Lewis Mitchell. Seven Hills, N.S.W. : Five Senses Education, 2008.
R791.43 DEH

New HSC Items:

Australia in the 20th century : working historically / Mark Anderson, Paul Ashton. South Yarra, Vic. : Macmillan Education, 2004, 2008.
R994.04 AND

Biology : past HSC papers with worked solutions 2001-2007 : plus, how to achieve success in HSC biology / compiled by Catherine Odlum. Harbord, N.S.W. : Odlum & Garner, 2008.
R570.76 BIO

Chemistry : past HSC papers with worked solutions 2001-2007 : plus, how to achieve success in HSC chemistry/ compiled by Catherine Odlum. Harbord, N.S.W. : Odlum & Garner, 2008.
R540 CHE

HSC legal studies/ Mohan Dhall. Marrickville, N.S.W. : Science Press, 2008.
R349.94 DHA 

Leni Riefenstahl : 1902 - 2003/ by Ken Webb. St Ives, N.S.W. : Kimberley Broadbridge, 2008.
R943.086 RIE

The market economy : year 11 preliminary economics course : 2008 edition/ Tim Dixon, John O'Mahony. Sydney : Leading Edge Education, 2008, c2007.
R330.076 DIX

Mathematics for the IB diploma higher level topic 8 : statistics and probability/ Hugh Neill and Douglas Quadling ; series editor Hugh Neill. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
R519 NEI

Physics : past HSC papers with worked solutions 2001-2007 : plus, how to achieve success in HSC physics/ compiled by Catherine Odlum. Harbord, N.S.W. : Odlum & Garner, 2008.
R530.76 PHY

Qantas, a business case study : 2008 edition/ by David Broadbridge. St Ives, NSW : David Broadbridge, 2008.
R387 BRO

Tom Tykwer's Run Lola Run : study notes for standard english/ Renee Carr. Seven Hills, N.S.W. : Five Senses, 2008.
R791.43 TYK

Issues in Society
The series offers up-to-date and diverse information about the social issues shaping our changing world. Each title explores a rang of facts and opinions, providing the reader with a concise overview of the topic.
To see list of titles click on the link and get the web catalogue search page. Under Browse Searches option click on "Title search" and type "issues in society". Copies are kept next to the reference desk or ask library staff.
R300 ISS 

 

Last Updated 8-Sep-2009