The Senior English Writing Handbook (5th Edition) is Ticking Mind’s VCE English textbook that will be current from 2025. This is not just another textbook filled with endless descriptions and information about each area of the English and EAL study design. Instead, The Senior English Writing Handbook shows students how to write successfully for each area of study in the new English and EAL study design. Each chapter focuses on a different area of study, guiding students through its aim and purpose and showing them how to develop their vocabulary and write purposeful, meaningful and sophisticated sentences and paragraphs. By providing students with a range of annotated exemplars and step by step instructions for how to write, the Handbook helps every VCE English and EAL student achieve success.
The new 5th edition builds upon the 4th edition by offering students more structured examples and strategies for the craft of writing area of study. Students will be able to use this textbook to confidently navigate the sometimes challenging craft of writing area of study. In particular, this textbook will help students make decisions about ideas and purpose, and to experiment with different structures and writing strategies.