In this podcast, Jonny provides in-depth feedback to a student's draft English essay, unpacking the essay question and carefully going through the student's work to provide you with strategies to improve the quality of your writing.

This sample is specifically in relation to the poems of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes for Module A Advanced but the writing strategies and insights are relevant across modules and for whatever texts you're studying in English.

Jonny gives you the best tips and tricks to help you improve and solidify your English essay paragraphs, with an example from the Merchant of Venice. 

From Jeddle's latest essay skills workshop, Jonny prepares HSC English students for trials with essential essay writing skills that you must have for the HSC. In this podcast you'll learn key skills with practical examples and breakdowns making it easy to apply to your own writing.

Listing and conjuctions are some of the most common pitfalls students fall into - these things can impede the clarity and quality of your writing. Jonny explains how to avoid listing and conjunction in your English HSC to bolster your English essays.

Jonny explains how you should approach timing and the key strategies to use for the HSC English exams and trials for optimal performance.

Learn essential techniques that you can use to effectively prepare for Module C. 

Learn some simple techniques that can help elevate your HSC essays for a high band 6 result.

Adel discusses her study routine for English and other subjects during her HSC year and the way she organised her notes. Adel received an ATAR of 98.60, including a 5th place state rank in English Advanced.

Jonny explains how to order your paragraphs so they build on each other to create a cohesive essay - a key skill to elevate your essays in the HSC. 

Jonny dissects a quote from Nineteen Eighty-Four goes through a simple and ideal formula to help you effectively structure your analysis: Technique + Quote + Verb + Effect. 

He uses the following excerpt from Nineteen Eighty-Four to demonstrate how to analyse efficiently. 

"For perhaps two seconds he was back in the half-forgotten world of his childhood. Then a door banged, seeming to cut off the smell as abruptly as though it had been a sound."

— Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (Part 1, Chapter 8)