English Amplified

By Nirvana Watkins

A discussion podcast featuring the English Department at Camberwell Girls Grammar School.

Our motto is "Less Egos, More Amigos". Success in English means freely sharing ideas, building upon those of ... more

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FAQs about English Amplified:

How many episodes does English Amplified have?

The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.

English Amplified episodes:

August 30, 2021Comparative Q&A (The Crucible and The Dressmaker) 2021
We answer the questions submitted by you:
Themes in common between the two texts and specific quotes that would be useful to help start quote banks.

Similarities between Tilly and John

How do you discuss the witch-hunts as a metaphor for the HUAC trials?

Comparisons regarding authorial intent and metalanguage

How many quotes/examples per text in each paragraph?

How to know you are retelling rather than summarising? How to tell if you're analysing something too much?

How to space out your timing when writing
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34min
August 30, 2021 The Crucible and The Dressmaker Practice Topic Analysis (Conflict btw Conformity and Individualism)
In this episode, Ms Gordon and Ms Watkins walk you through the process of breaking down a practice topic:
'Everyone likes to have someone to hate' (The Dressmaker)
Compare the way the texts explore the conflict between conformity and individualism.
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15min
May 24, 2021 Episode 5: Rear Window Question Unpacking (2021 PT3)
This is an episode unpacking the practice topic:
Which character's voice does Hitchcock ultimately endorse in Rear Window?
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19min
December 02, 2020 Episode 4: VCE FAQ
In this recording, Ms Manners and Ms Watkins answer questions posed by the Year 11 2021 students about the VCE English course. "Fasten your seatbelts, it's gonna be a bumpy ride!" (in a good way).
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18min
December 02, 2020 Episode 3: 2020 VCAA Section C Tips from Assessors
In this episode, Ms Watkins and Ms Manners share their observations and tips based on the VCAA 2020 English Examination Section C, in which farmer Warwick Bandle presents a speech on the topic of drones.
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25min
October 28, 2020 Episode 2: Rear Window Question Unpacking
In this ep, we unpack the topic:
How does Hitchcock suggest that there is a strong connection between our private and public lives?
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16min
August 27, 2020Comparative Q&A (The Crucible and The Dressmaker)
In this episode, we respond to your questions about the comparative pair The Crucible and The Dressmaker.
Some of the questions you submitted:
What are some of the key comparative points between the two texts?

Unpacking Molly's character - her behaviour toward the townspeople, her motivation and the cause for her reconciliation with Tilly

The allusions to Macbeth and the correlations that can be made between the characters and the roles they play
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29min

FAQs about English Amplified:

How many episodes does English Amplified have?

The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.