Have you been wondering what Feste was on about in his final song of ‘Twelfth Night’? Look no further as we dissect the context and genre of the play to better understand the role of our play’s fool, Feste. The final song serves as a poignant expulsion out of Illyria… but why would Shakespeare do that? Read more to find out.

Have you been wandering what your teachers mean when they ask, what are the author’s intentions? What view or value is being shown here?

Well look no further, in this post we will dissect what authorial intent means, how to find it and how to write it in your essays.

What is the role of the Femme Fatale in Billy Wilder’s 1950 film noir, ‘Sunset Boulevard' ?

In this post, we will dissect the historical context of this iconic film, unpack its depiction of women and, most notably, the ‘femme fatale.’

In Episode 2 of our ‘Breaking Down’ series we got into the nitty gritty details of VCAA’s Creating Texts. We focused on Year 12/ VCE Unit ¾ to show you what VCAA truly mean when they write their study design documents. Check out this summary of the second episode!

In Episode 1 of our ‘Breaking Down’ series we got into the nitty gritty details of VCAA’s Reading and Responding to Texts, otherwise known as the Text Response. We focused on Year 12/ VCE Unit ¾ to show you what VCAA truly mean when they write their study design documents. Check out this summary of the first episode!

Steps on how to analytically ‘read’ your text to ace your text response!

We asked our 2024 students what advice they would give their younger selves and these are some of their answers…