Literature Exam!

[Avocado]

omg i love Troy. if he was real... i would be all over him in a flash.
damn fictional characters

BAHA!! Oh I totally agree! The movie Troy didn't quite live up to my fantasy Troy though =(

Y'know there's a facebook group called "I'm in love with fictional men"... They started with Robin Hood (as depicted in that BBC drama on the ABC a few months back) and it snowballed from there...I should add Troy to their list! 

no student from my school who does lit (except for me, my sister, and my sisters friend) know ANY poetic devices...how sad is that....the other day i mentioned enjambment and one girl in my class was like WHAT IS THAT?
when i went to the VATE lecture with my sis and her friend, we were just overwhelmed and shocked....we didnt know anything!

Yeah my teacher said that some teachers refused to teach the poetic devices after kids just started listing them in the exam. She said that you don't need to know the technical terms for the poetic devices, so long as you put forth your own unique interpretation of the poems in your close analysis. I hope that helps?

VATE was fantastic, especially for Regeneration.

[bridgethuss]

this is the first year my teacher has taught yr 12 lit, so i think shes learning along the way?
VATE was such a great help tho : )

[lishan515]

There is a criteria fro the exam which is "analysis of the features of a text and how they contribute to an interpretation" and "analysis and close reading of textual details to support a coherent and detailed interpretation of the text" hence it is required that you make reference to use of language and how the authour has used language to inform meaning. So for poetry you would need to pass comment on language and poetic devices. (eg. describe how a simile informs meaning and assists the flow of the poets' argument)

[lishan515]

Haha sorry - I just read how much I was rambling!
Basically you need to discuss language in your essay to fulfill the exam criteria - but not necessarily label things as enjambment etc ...

[amyminchin]

I'm totally in that group on facebook lol!! And yeah, movie= not quite as good, but still good. did you know he was in round the twist as pete for a while? I was so excited.

And yeah, discussion of language is essential. I feel so sorry that you didn't get an awesome teacher for lit! I can't imagine lit without my teacher. She's like an ENCYCLOPEDIA of lit knowledge! I LOVE her, I'll miss her so much.

Good luck everyone!

[florallover]

It seems like my two texts are like, the least popular ones you can find.
Kinsella and Hotel Sorrento...  :smitten:

yeah a lot of my friends from other schools have HS, some of whom are doing it for the exam

[Butler]

I'm doing Regen and Hunting the Wild Pineapple for the exam, anyone else doing the latter?

[julezian]

i can't be the only one stressing right lol

[Butler]

No, you're most definitely not the only one stressing. Don't worry.

[amycourty]

dont stress.
JUST do your best

[bridgethuss]

im more tired than stressed, i have psych in the morning, then ill do a bit of lit study until 1pm where i have to go to this lunch for the announcement of the new school captains..i dont wanna give up my badge...then ill study a bit more and head into the lit exam
my god i am so tired..

[orsel]

my god i am so tired..

Yes.

Brain. Hurts.

I hate analysing words.

[Chihiro]

Yeah the nerves are starting to kick in. Just praying for good passages, then everything should be okay..

[amyminchin]

I also have psych in the morning and then I have to go to an assembly to recieve the aston shield (community service award) and then lit... ahh so stressful. Ah well, c'mon passages!!

[Butler]

Is it bad that the only study I've done tonight is for methods?