How to Use Metaphor Strategically in Your ATAR Creative Writing
Discover how strategic metaphor application transforms ATAR creative writing. After 30 years of teaching, I'll show you the systematic approach that helps students score higher on creative writing tasks through purposeful literary device use.
How Haiku Writing Transforms ATAR English Skills
Discover how haiku's 17-syllable constraint teaches ATAR students essential skills: systematic observation, precise language choices, and strategic literary device mastery.
Metonymy or Synecdoche? That is the question.
Think you can spot literary devices? That's just the beginning. ATAR success requires knowing WHY authors choose specific devices, WHAT effects they create, and HOW to analyse them with precision. Discover why metonymy vs synecdoche matters, learn to identify each with confidence, and master the critical questions that turn device knowledge into sophisticated essay analysis.
Observe, Wonder, Connect: How to Turn Any Image into a Compelling Story
Most students struggle with narrative prompts because they write reactively instead of strategically. They see a post-apocalyptic image and think 'survival story!' - but that's the trap that leads to incomplete plots and surface-level writing.
My 'Observe, Wonder, Connect' method transforms any image into a complete story framework in minutes. Instead of panicking about what to write, you'll have clear conflicts, character arcs, and thematic depth.
Take this apocalyptic image: most students see 'disaster story.' But when you observe the gas mask, wonder about protection vs. isolation, and connect external toxicity to internal emotional barriers - suddenly you have a sophisticated narrative about human connection that writes itself.