High Ground VCE English Study Guide

High Ground VCE English Study Guide

For Year 12's doing High Ground as their VCE English text/film.

Within these 47 pages of information, insight and advice from a professional, you'll find heaps to supplement your understanding of High Ground & essay writing for SACs and exams.

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Section 1 -- Evidence and Analysis

There is a lot of information stored in the study guide that will allow you to weave evidence/analysis in essays.

• Context & setting
• Characters -- Gutjuk, Travis, Baywara, Eddy, Gulwirri, Claire, Pastor John, Darrpa, Moran, Other Characters & Character Parallels
• Themes -- Culture, family & generations, nature, gender roles, colonisation/law/hypocrisy, healing, emotion, identity/agency.
• Symbols and motifs -- Bird, ochre, flames
• Deep Scene Analysis & Breakdown
• 10-Page Annotated Quotes Table

Section 2 -- Essay Writing

Here is essay writing advice for each section to give you ideas.

• How I write essays
• Practice essay writing plan + sample paragraphs
• Paragraph writing
• Film analysis
• Practice essay prompts

About the author

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