Were you 2014 too, and if so how did you find the exam? What section - Luke, Qur'an? I really wish I'd posted earlier, I didn't feel like there was ANYONE out there!
It was a way harder exam, for Luke, than last year's. The 4a passage wasn't from our special chapters, one extended response was based on two minor verses from a special chapter... pretty hard but I coped. NOTHING we predicted was on the exam! Like you I struggled with time constraints around the essay.
Good luck for Monday btw :D! Hope you and everyone else did great! I'm still hoping for mid 40s, but unfortunately my essay killed my chances of that. :'(
Our 4a passage was also not from special chapters, I think they are able to do that though? I think the writers of the whole exam took a different approach this year in terms of style. Previous exam papers had such straightforward questions!? Hopefully they go easy on us. (Like c'mon it was just one bad essay how many marks can that lower of a study score...)
Thanks! Good-luck to you as well :D I'm in the same situation as you, but nonetheless I agree, T.T is an awesome subject :)
Hey I'm doing the Quranic version of T&T and was wondering what useful resources to use throughout the course ?
The Study Design recommends students to use the "Farooq e-Azim" Quran book and it also contains a variety of recommend sources that you can read. I found that reading past students essays was extremely helpful as well as a Quran book which also consists of exegetical peices for each Surah. You can ask your teacher about this book or search it up online- there's heaps :)
Hey I'm doing the Quranic version of T&T and was wondering what useful resources to use throughout the course ?
Hey, I'm happy to soon upload a thread similar to the Luke resources page, listing some helpful resources if you'd like :)
Hey I'm doing the Quranic version of T&T and was wondering what useful resources to use throughout the course ?
Thanks so much, that's exactly what I was hoping someone would do :)
Any John and Jeremiah/Ezekiel helpers out there?
Good luck for this year, and keep asking questions!
Hey, I'm happy to soon upload a thread similar to the Luke resources page, listing some helpful resources if you'd like :)
Hi,
I'm also doing texts and traditions and am aiming really high 47+ however I got my sac mark back and was kind of concerned as I got a 92%, which is not good enough. What mark should I roughly achieve to get a 47+ throughout all SAC's? Thanks in advance
Hi,
With the t&t exam looming around the corner I was wondering what is the most efficient way of studying? There are really no prac exams for this subject and all I've been doing is memorising as much quotes as I can, going over my exegesis notes for the passage of special study and memorising literary terms etc; (I've really went OCD on trying to memorise content for ALL my set texts , ) should I go all out on practice exegesis'/ essays or just go over the notes till exam time? Also I'm currently Rank 1 with 95% sac averages and was wondering what study score I'm looking at if I were to do fairly well on the exam?
Hi,
With the t&t exam looming around the corner I was wondering what is the most efficient way of studying? There are really no prac exams for this subject and all I've been doing is memorising as much quotes as I can, going over my exegesis notes for the passage of special study and memorising literary terms etc; (I've really went OCD on trying to memorise content for ALL my set texts , ) should I go all out on practice exegesis'/ essays or just go over the notes till exam time? Also I'm currently Rank 1 with 95% sac averages and was wondering what study score I'm looking at if I were to do fairly well on the exam?
I'll give in my 2cents - I'd recommend going over all the exegesis, as you won't know which passage will come up, so that way you will be prepared for anything that does come up. Also make sure to go over the themes and try make links between the themes into a possible exam question. (I did this and happened to predict an exam question!). Most importantly try and complete a practice exam (you can try to create your own) in the allocated time given. You want to make sure you're able to write the 3 essays to completion and not run out of time. Also make sure to read through the assessor's reports for general insight/advice.
In regard to study score estimates, I can't say for sure, but if you obtain an A+ for the exam (which is actually quite doable) you're definitely in the running for a 40+ SS. Don't worry much about the marks though. Concentrate on delivering 3 killer essays :) Best of luck!
In the criteria sheet for exegesis ( significance to the original community) is it okay if we link this with themes or literary devices; how these particular things impacted the original community? Or do we have to talk about how the passage given in general impacted the original community? So far throughout all my exegesis' I've been linking literary terms and themes to the way it has impacted the original community but my teacher told me its best if I just talk about how the overall passage affected the community. I feel as though this way is too simplistic and you get marked on the level of sophistication so I was wondering what is the best approach?
Can you give any examples? I'm not totally sure what you mean.
Remember that if you get too caught up in small details without looking at how overall it impacts the community, then that's being 'unsophisticated' in itself because you're missing the big picture, the big overall message. How I did it was explain impact of specific details throughout, and then 'zoom out' with more general explanations (e.g. 'The fact that an outcast receives salvation would encourage Luke's primarily Hellenistic audience that they too could be saved....' and all that nonsense) in my last paragraph.
I was trying to answer Part B of 2014 exam Q7 but I'm not sure on how to approach it;
It's for The Quran section
"Discuss how reward and punishment in the Hereafter are related to the idea of divine justice and guidance"
The question I feel only refers to one set text (Maryam) but only briefly, how would I go about answering this question?
Hi,
Since the Text and Traditions Exams are very close (4 days left), I was wondering about the Short Answer Questions in Part A; is it mostly restricted to set chapters or it can be anything from the entire gospel?
Hi,
Since the Text and Traditions Exams are very close (4 days left), I was wondering about the Short Answer Questions in Part A; is it mostly restricted to set chapters or it can be anything from the entire gospel?
I see what you mean. Basically what I'm trying to say is upon explaining themes or literary terms (like an aphorism that might accentuate God's conviction and might) I would link it to how this would have impacted the original community (enjoins believers to appreciate the consistent favours God blesses then with ..) I would do this throughout my essay but didn't really see a point in discussing the overall impact as I've discussed it already; so should I talk about the overall significance/ impact of the original community only or is it better to do both? Sorry if I'm not making sense
Thanks for the replies :D,Good luck to you too!
I guess I will focus on special study chapters.
Good-luck on Thursday for anyone doing the subject this year, hopefully my efforts get me over 40 ss :)
With the exam is it better to start with the exegisis first and then the essay or is it better to do the exam in chronological order( part a- b -c) ?
The exam went well! I felt like I could have performed better due to time constraints, overall it was a fair exam! How did everyone find it ?I felt like I could have preformed better but nevertheless it's over and I managed to finish on time, the essay and exegesis was pretty good but I struggled a bit on part A, especially the commentary didn't think they would ask about political aspects in first century Judea. Unsure if I can obtain over 40SS at this point :-\
I felt like I could have preformed better but nevertheless it's over and I managed to finish on time, the essay and exegesis was pretty good but I struggled a bit on part A, especially the commentary didn't think they would ask about political aspects in first century Judea. Unsure if I can obtain over 40SS at this point :-\
What sort of questions were there? I'm v. curious ;D and yeah, that does sound like a tricky question!Part A -Extended Responses
Finishing on time was definitely better than I managed, I didn't finish all my bodies in my essay (yeah, timing was my worst issue and I always felt ripped off by it Sardothienn). After that essay, I thought I'd got an SS about 3-5 lower than I actually got, so... you never know!
I felt like I could have preformed better but nevertheless it's over and I managed to finish on time, the essay and exegesis was pretty good but I struggled a bit on part A, especially the commentary didn't think they would ask about political aspects in first century Judea. Unsure if I can obtain over 40SS at this point :-\
For those feeling uneasy about whether they can't score 40+ SS, I'd say don't worry about it too much. As bangali_lok mentioned, you never know what outcome your going to achieve. I managed a 39 SS, after having completely bombed out on the Section B essay that was worth 30 marks due to running out of time; I don't think I even wrote a full page but it was the worst essay that was practically verbal diarrhoea haha. So if that's any indication, I'm sure you guys did well, especially if you wrote all sections to completion, unlike me. Well done either way :)Thanks for your words of wisdom :D, just felt like I didn't illustrate the amount of hard work I put in leading up to the exam on paper. With that being said, I might have not done as bad as I thought I did (well finishing everything was definitely a good thing even-though I could use more time :P). Just trying to stay optomistic and hope for the best, who knows I might achieve my goal of 42SS. These yr 11 exams just started so it can keep my mind off this subject. Thanks again, I bet your essay wasn't that bad :P and 39 is a pretty good score :)
Thanks for your words of wisdom :D, just felt like I didn't illustrate the amount of hard work I put in leading up to the exam on paper. With that being said, I might have not done as bad as I thought I did (well finishing everything was definitely a good thing even-though I could use more time :P). Just trying to stay optomistic and hope for the best, who knows I might achieve my goal of 42SS. These yr 11 exams just started so it can keep my mind off this subject. Thanks again, I bet your essay wasn't that bad :P and 39 is a pretty good score :)