Our program is structured across 10 skill levels. Start at Level 1 and work your way forward. You can skip levels later if advised, but progress is usually sequential.

Every level includes multiple tasks tailored to that skill. Here’s a glimpse at what you might encounter:

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• Level 1: Writing strong topic sentences

Focus: Learn to anchor your paragraphs with strong, clear ideas.

📘 Mind vs Machine

Argument (1 hr): Crafting a clear, assertive opening

📗 The Power of Choices

Text Response (1.5 hr): Framing a personal response well

• Level 2: Linking ideas clearly

Focus: Strengthen the logical flow of your writing through thoughtful connections and transitions.

📎 Cause and Effect Chains

Argument (1 hr): Build fluid paragraphs using structured linking logic.

🪄 Reflection Sentences

Text Response (1 hr): Soften, round out, or deepen your point with tone-

appropriate linking.

• Level 3: Using evidence with precision

Focus: Learn to use textual evidence skilfully, selecting, embedding, and analysing quotes clearly.

🧠 Quote Accuracy Drill

Mini Task (30 min): Refine quote selection and avoid misrepresentation.

🪶 Back It Up

Text Response (1 hr): Embed and unpack evidence within analytical

paragraphs

• Level 4: Analytical depth

Focus: Develop insightful interpretations and go beyond surface meaning.

📘 Two Worlds, One Fight

  Comparative (2 hr): Comparing perspectives with depth and nuance

📗 Voice and Silence

  Text Response (2 hr): Unpacking tone, symbolism, and layered meaning

• Level 5: Expressive vocabulary

Focus: Expand your word choices to create precise, vivid writing.

📙 The Myth of Balance

  Argument (2 hr): Using elevated language for persuasive effect

📝 Hope and Control

  Comparative (2.5 hr): Selecting words to shape subtle emotional tone

• Level 6: Structuring persuasive arguments

Focus: Build convincing paragraphs through logic and clarity.

📘 Human vs System

  Text Response (2.5 hr): Layering evidence with clarity and rhythm

📗 The Power to Resist

  Argument (1.5 hr): Tight structure + emotional impact

• Level 7: Reading visual and written texts

Focus: Respond to multimodal material with insight and structure.

🖼️ The Price of Progress

  Visual Response (1 hr): Analysing imagery and composition

📕 Voices from the Margin

  Written + Visual (2 hr): Interpreting tone across modes

• Level 8: Embedding quotes fluently

Focus: Use evidence with style, integration, and analytical power.

🧩 Quote Practice Builder

  Mini Task (30 min): Embed quotes + transition smoothly

📝 Blend It In

  Paragraph Task (1 hr): Weave evidence with commentary

• Level 9: Comparative analysis

Focus: Compare texts with precision, complexity, and original thought.

📗 Hope and Control

  Comparative (2.5 hr): Structuring complex comparative insights

📘 Shadows and Resistance

  Comparative (2.5 hr): Linking themes through tone and character

• Level 10: Controlled, high-level exam responsesFocus: Refine timing, structure, and insight under pressure.

📝 Exam Mock Task

  VCE Simulation (3 hr): Timed full-paper response for feedback

📘 Final Sprint

  Language Analysis (2.5 hr): High-impact clarity under exam time

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