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02/10/2026

A divisive documentary, a top-tier Australian drama, a q***r baseball comedy and more.

02/10/2026

The rebellious teen narrating J.D. Salinger’s classic novel of arrested development still speaks to us. But should we be listening?

26/09/2026

For the Unit 2 English Language file

Medieval experts talk us through the fashion of the near-1,000-year-old embroidered work, and what it says about the characters wearing it

10/09/2026

✍️2026 BBE English Language Practice Exam

BBE’s VCE U2 English Language practice exam has three sections that mirror VCAA’s external examination:
Section A: short answer questions
Section B: analytical commentary
Section C: essay
The exam is designed to test students’ understanding of metalanguage, their ability to apply it, and discuss key concepts in language change over time. A comprehensive answer guide is provided.
https://www.boobookeducation.com.au/resources/vce-english-language-practice-exams.html

08/09/2026

🌟New Blog🌟
This blog synthesises feedback from BooBook Education markers on VCE English examination performance. It identifies recurring strengths and, particularly, weaknesses across the three exam sections, explaining how problems such as irrelevance, insufficient analysis, generic or pre-prepared writing, weak planning and poor time management can reduce the quality of responses. It also provides practical advice on how students can prepare for and approach each section more effectively.
Read the full article:
https://www.boobookeducation.com.au/blog.html?view=article&id=715:the-strengths-and-the-weakness-identified-by-boobook-markers-in-the-english-exam-responses&catid=56

02/09/2026

BBE VCE English Section C Study Guide – Series II

Take your Section C preparation to the next level with the Boobook Education VCE English Section C Study Guide – Series II. Covering the 2022–2025 VCE English exams, this comprehensive guide provides detailed analysis of recent exam texts, exemplary responses, trial assessments and insights from VCAA Examiners’ Reports. Students will learn how to move beyond simply identifying persuasive techniques to analysing how argument, language, visuals and structure work together to influence an audience. With practical strategies, performance-level comparisons and a clear analytical process, this guide helps students develop the confidence and sophistication needed to produce stronger, more insightful Section C responses.

👉 https://www.boobookeducation.com.au/shop/bbe-section-c-study-guide-series-2.html

26/08/2026

Shaun Tan’s groundbreaking graphic story, The Arrival, counters the dangerous fantasy of a homogeneous (white) Australia – and invites us to inhabit the other.

17/08/2026

Critiques of method acting misunderstand what method acting is – and dismiss the women who practise it.

16/08/2026

VCE English Language Unit 2

The veil is slowly being lifted on the forced or coerced migration – ‘blackbirding’ – of Pacific Islanders for labour

11/08/2026

Christopher Nolan’s film has made the Odyssey a bestselling book again, but a slew of new poets are breaking sales records, and have more in common with the ancient Greek than you might expect