The 2022 NSW Writing Selective exam has just been completed and has undergone some astonishing changes from previous years. It has become harder to predict but one thing is clear, the format of the question can be misleading and surprising for students who are not prepared. This year's exam explored the future in 2099 and asked students to write a diary entry set in that time period.

In most writing tasks in Australian schools, students sometimes struggle to be top performers because they are unable to make their writing stand out. Following a set formula can get you some marks but the ones who get really high all have one thing in common, they incorporate unique twists in their ideas. John goes through some examples of this in popular movies today and breaks them down to show how students can incorporate twists in their own writing to stand out.

Achieve better marks by understanding the question (know what the true audience is and how to cater to them appropriately). John goes through what the newly released Writing Sample Paper for the NSW Selective Exam is asking you to do and how to respond in the best way possible. If you learn how to listen and demonstrate your understanding of your audience, you'll be given a higher opportunity to stand out from the crowd with your writing.

What does it take to create an a fantastic body paragraph in the Writing component of the NSW Selective Exam? What can you do to improve the quality of your content especially when they give you an essay to write? What does it stands fo, why it should be used and how it can be best applied in different writing scenarios is broken down here.