Need help with writing your HSC Belonging essay?

• Establish a working definition of what Belonging is and this should have a close link to your prescribed text.

• Discuss ideas about both "belonging" and "not belonging"

• Practice moulding your definition for Belonging with lots of different questions

• Demonstrate to the marker that you have a deeper understanding about what Belonging actually is and that it is a process.

• How are the ideas of Belonging demonstrated at the beginning of the text?

• How are these ideas about belonging developed through the text?

• How are the ideas of belonging left at the conclusion of the text?

• In an exam you will max this essay at 1500 words so don't waste time do lots of highlighting. Use an Essay Building Template and get straight down to writing.

• 2/3rds of your Belonging essay should be on your prescribed text so keep this in mind when planning

While the above tips on Belonging for HSC English should put you on the right track the best way to improve your own Belonging essay is to practice writing your essay and attempting to shape it to different sample essay questions and then to get some feedback from an experienced HSC marker on how your essay is looking. 

If you would like some feedback on your essay our team of HSC markers  can return your essay to you within 72 hours with a mark as well as advice on how to improve it.

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