As an English tutor and recent WACE student, I know how complex, difficult, and overwhelming English can be.

For decades, tutoring and lengthy seminars were the only way to get extra English help. Tutoring and seminars are great, (and as an English tutor I know first-hand how effective they are!) but they’re often expensive, time-consuming, and it’s easy to forget what you learn.

I knew there must be a better way. So, I’ve used my experience as an English tutor, 99.4-ATAR student, and 89%-achieving Literature student to give you the tools to succeed at English.

This course has exactly what you need to go from stressing about exams to becoming an English master. It packages years of experience into short, engaging videos. Think of it like a private English tutor - except unlike a tutor, you can re-watch any lesson, and get access to content that would take me 20+ hours of tutoring to teach. 

Since The ATAR Blueprint launched in 2017, almost 500 students have enrolled in our courses and gone on to take control of their schooling experience. 

Whether you're revising for exams, struggling to understand your teacher or just want to boost your grades, this course has everything you need to ace ATAR English.


You'll Learn:

  • The most effective way to study for English
  • A simple system for structuring essays (With examples!)
  • How to smash exams
  • A 5-Step method for analysing unseen texts
  • Generic, film and visual techniques
  • A step-by-step method for understanding questions
  • How to construct powerful thesis statements
  • A system for memorising 70+ quotes
  • What 'personal context' is and why it matters
  • How to write high-ranking section 3 texts
  • 6 ways to get more out of your classes
  • 5 ways to make your writing more engaging
  • How to plan, write, and edit A-grade short stories by using a 14-part, step-by-step method
  • And lots more!


You'll also get:

  • 100 practice questions for section 1, 2 and 3 of the WACE English exam
  • 20 A-grade essays, plus extra notes and other resources
  • ATAR-specific notes for: Death of a Salesman, Heart of Darkness, No Sugar, The Great Gatsby, London and The Argument by William Blake, and Thought is Surrounded by a Halo by Gwen Harwood
  • Summaries of Feminist, Marxist, Postcolonial and Psychoanalytic Reading Lenses


Special Features:

  • Downloadable resources
  • Adjust playback speed
  • Re-watch as much as you want
  • Lifetime access
  • All future updates included
  • Mobile-friendly


HUGE BONUS: includes Powerful Public Speaking, valued at $29, and English / English Literature ESSAYS & NOTES  (includes 15+ A-Grade Essays!) valued at $39!


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About Me

99.4 ATAR | 89% in English Literature

Jed Herne

Hey there! My name's Jed Herne, and I graduated from Trinity College in 2015. In 2016, I won the John Curtin Undergraduate Scholarship - Curtin University's most prestigious scholarship, which rewards students who have demonstrated vision, leadership, and community service involvement. I also won the 2016 Ted Maslin Memorial Scholarship for achieving the highest ATAR in South Perth, and won a Principal’s Award Scholarship. After graduating with a Bachelor of Architecture from Curtin University, I now work as a playground designer. I've also published numerous fiction and non-fiction books, including The Thunder Heist, Across the Broken Stars, Fires of the Dead, and Time Management for Architecture Students, along with several short stories. I made The ATAR Blueprint because I’m passionate about using my skills and experience to help people survive (and thrive!) in high school. Since I started it in 2017, 600+ students have signed up to our online courses. Physics: 91% / Design Graphics: 91% / Literature: 89% / Religion: 86% / Maths: 85%

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Smart Study Tactics

  • 2

    Annotating Texts

    • Annotating Texts

    • Example Annotated Text (The Great Gatsby)
  • 3

    Writing A-Grade Essays

    • Using Planning to make Essays Easier

    • Introduction Structure

    • Example Introduction Structure

    • Writing an Effective Thesis Statement

    • Body Paragraph Structure

    • Example Body Paragraph Structure

    • Conclusion Paragraph Structure

    • Example Conclusion Structure

    • 1 Thing to NOT do in an Essay
  • 4

    Generic, Film and Visual Techniques

    • Understanding Techniques

    • List of Generic, Film and Visual Techniques
  • 5

    Quotes

    • How to Use Quotes

    • How to Memorise 70+ Quotes

    • Further Reading
  • 6

    Personal Context

    • Understanding Personal Context

    • Personal Context Activity
  • 7

    [Exam Tactics] Smashing your Exams

    • Breaking Down the Question

    • [Link] Glossary of Key Words used in WACE Questions
  • 8

    [Exam Tactics] Section 1 - Comprehending

    • The 5-Step Method for Analysing Unseen Texts
  • 9

    [Exam Tactics] Section 3 - Composing

    • Understanding Text Types in Section 3

    • Defining your Audience

    • Defining your Purpose

    • Glossary of Purposes

    • Statement of Intent (CAP)
  • 10

    14 Steps to Writing A-Grade Short Stories

    • Writing Short Stories - an Overview

    • [Example Short Story] Dead Men's Path - by Chinua Achebe 1953 (1230 words)

    • [Exercise 1] - Write your Premise or Logline

    • [Exercise 2] - Define your Theme

    • [Exercise 3] - Use MICE (Milieu, Idea, Character(s), Event) to Focus your Story

    • [Exercise 4] - What's your Genre

    • [Exercise 5] - Create the Main Character (the Hero)

    • [Exercise 6] - Create the Antagonist

    • [Exercise 7] - Choose your Setting

    • [Exercise 8] - Structure your Plot

    • [Exercise 9] - Choose your Point of View and Tense

    • [Exercise 10] - Include Key Literary Techniques

    • Exercises 1-10 COMBINED

    • [Exercise 11] - Write your First Draft

    • 4 reasons why ‘Courier New’ is the best font for writers

    • [Exercise 12] - Get Feedback

    • Short Story Feedback Form

    • [Exercise 13] - Write your Second Draft

    • [Exercise 14] - Write your Third Draft

    • Editing Tip - Edit Backwards to Improve your Editing Efficiency

    • 14 Steps to Writing A-Grade Short Stories COMPLETE OUTLINE TEMPLATE - with examples from Dead Men’s Path
  • 11

    Other Tips

    • 6 Ways to get the most out of classes and teachers

    • 5 Ways to Make your Writing More Engaging
  • 12

    Summary Notes

    • No Sugar Notes

    • The Great Gatsby Notes

    • Heart of Darkness Notes

    • Death of a Salesman Notes

    • Thought is Surrounded by a Halo by Gwen Harwood Notes

    • The Argument by William Blake Notes

    • London by William Blake Notes

    • The Book Thief Notes
  • 13

    Alternative Reading Strategies

    • Overview

    • Feminism Literary Theory

    • Marxist Literary Theory

    • Post-Colonial Literary Theory

    • Psychoanalytic Literary Theory
  • 14

    Notes, Sample Essays, and Other Resources

    • Glossary of Words to use in Essays

    • William Blake Research Notes

    • Romanticism - Summary

    • William Blake Sample Essay 1 - Uses 'The Argument'

    • William Blake Sample Essay 2 - Uses 'The Argument'

    • William Blake Sample Essay 3 - Uses 'London'

    • William Blake Sample Essay 4 - Uses 'London'

    • William Blake Sample Essay 5 (86% grade)

    • Frankenstein summary notes

    • Frankenstein Sample Essay 1 - Feminist Reading (73%)

    • The Great Gatsby - Chapter by Chapter Plot Summary

    • Modernism - Summary Notes

    • The Great Gatsby - Feminist Reading Essay Plan

    • The Great Gatsby - Detailed Feminist Essay

    • The Great Gatsby - Marxist Reading Essay Plan

    • Great Gatsby Marxist Essay (76% grade)

    • The Great Gatsby Social Concerns Extended Essay - 89%

    • Jay Gatsby - Character Analysis

    • Creative Production Assessment - Great Gatsby Podcast (85%+)

    • No Sugar Sample Essay 1

    • No Sugar Sample Essay 2

    • No Sugar Practice Essay 3 (80-90% grade)

    • No Sugar Practice Essay 4 (70-80% grade)

    • No Sugar Practice Essay 5 (70-80% grade)

    • Hedda Gabler summary notes

    • Doctor Faustus summary notes

    • Ideologies in Doctor Faustus

    • Ozymandias summary notes

    • Shakespeare Sonnet 64 summary notes

    • The Collector summary notes

    • The Collector Exam (Prose) Essay (86%)

    • The Flea - Annotated Text

    • The Flea summary notes

    • Hymn to My God, My God, in My Sickness - Annotated Text

    • Humanism Summary

    • We are Going summary notes

    • Enter Without so much as Knocking summary notes

    • Bruce Dawe and Gwen Harwood Exam (Poetry) Essay (89%)

    • Gwen Harwood Sample Essay 1

    • Harwood Feature Article Good Copy

    • Heart of Darkness Sample Essay 1

    • Heart of Darkness In-Class Essay (87%)

    • Heart of Darkness – Quotes by Category

    • Heart of Darkness - More Notes

    • The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. Eliot - Notes

    • Grapes of Wrath and the American Dream - Notes

    • Unseen (Drama) Text - Exam Essay (82%)

    • Creative Writing Assessment - Short Story 1 - 88%

    • Creative Writing Assessment - Short Story 2 - 77%

    • Creative Writing - Short Story 3 (97%)

    • Creative Writing - 3 Poems (90%+ grade)
  • 15

    BONUS: Powerful Public Speaking

    • Overview

    • 1 - Eye Contact

    • 2 - Start and End Strongly

    • 3 - Bigger Text, Smaller Palm Cards

    • 4 - Practise

    • 5 - Use Variety

    • 6 - Positive Body Posture

    • 7 - Use this Trick to De-Stress

    • 8 - Embrace the Pause

    • 9 - Be Engaging

    • 10 - Use the 4 Types of Sentences

    • 11 - Get your Breathing Right

Includes a 14-Day 100% Money-Back Guarantee

No questions asked.

Why am I including this?

Well, I want this course to boost your grades to the point where your investment in this is a no-brainer.

So I’m including a huge guarantee.

Because I want you to know how confident I am in my course:

If by the end of Ace ATAR English you decide that this isn’t a fantastic investment, just email me at [email protected] within 14 days of purchase and I'll give you a 100% refund - no questions asked.

You don’t have to explain.

You don’t need to convince me.

Some people might think this is a crazy guarantee (Jed, what if you get ripped off!?) but my reason is simple:

If this doesn’t help you ace English, I don’t want to take your money.

You can watch every video and get every drop of my knowledge, and if at the end you don’t think I’ve delivered above and beyond, you can still get 100% of your money back.

THAT is how confident I am in the value of Ace ATAR English.  

And I’m willing to put my money where my mouth is and make this 100% risk-free for you.

So let’s do this!

FAQs:

Q: How much does this cost?

Unlike with tutoring, it’s a one-off payment for the course. Considering that private tutoring could cost thousands, this keeps things super-affordable.

It also means there’s no incentive for me to drag things out. You’ll get everything you need to boost your grades in the quickest, shortest possible format.

Taking this into account, I could easily charge $1000+ for the course (that's what 20 tutoring sessions cost) - and it would be worth it.

But I know that not everyone has that kind of cash to splash around, so the course costs just $197.

Q: How do I pay?

Payment is handled through a secure online check-out. Just press 'Buy this course' and you'll go to the purchasing page.

Q: How long can I access this course?

After purchasing the course, you'll have LIFETIME access. That means you'll get free access to any additional content I add - for free!

Q: What if you update the course after I buy it?

You'll get immediate (and free) access to any updates, no matter how much you paid for the course. 

Q: I'm a year 10 student - will this be useful?

A: Definitely! While this courses is aimed year 12 WACE students, it still contains great content for younger students.

What's more, learning the skills in these courses in year 10 or 11 will make year 12 even easier, because it will set you up with good habits for the future.

Q: I'm an ATAR student, but I'm not studying in Western Australia - should I do your courses?

A: Again, this course is tailored for WACE students. However, roughly 80% of all our content is applicable to all Australian subjects. Things like essay structure (which is explained in detail in this course) are applicable for all Australian students.

Q: I'm a teacher and want to buy in bulk for my students/school. What should I do?

A: Please contact me at [email protected], with BULK ORDER QUERY in the subject line. Bulk pricing is subject to large discounts depending on order sizes.

Q: I'm still confused!

Not to worry - simply shoot me an email at [email protected] and I'll answer anything that's not on this list :)