English Standard Question Thread

[Daniyahasan]

Does anyone have any ideas for what i can use for my ORT for Billy Elliot
finding ort's is the hardest thing everrrrr

Check this out (literelly my ort lifeline)
https://atarnotes.com/forum/index.php?topic=168810.60

[SwarnikaR]

Check this out (literelly my ort lifeline)
https://atarnotes.com/forum/index.php?topic=168810.60

OMG THIS IS AMAZING THANKS SO MUCH

[Daniyahasan]

OMG THIS IS AMAZING THANKS SO MUCH

hahaha nw  ( this was my reaction too:)

[Mounica]

i had a quick question, so my  teacher told us that our essay for discovery should be around 1200 words but we only have 40 minutes to write it
im pretty shit at memorising, any tips on what i should do?

[Daniyahasan]

i had a quick question, so my  teacher told us that our essay for discovery should be around 1200 words but we only have 40 minutes to write it
im pretty shit at memorising, any tips on what i should do?

girl 40 minutes for 1200 words is insane, even if youre a super fast writer i think it takes longer than 40 minutes to write it all down
isnt there any way you can shorten your essay a bit?
when's your trial?

[Mounica]

girl 40 minutes for 1200 words is insane, even if youre a super fast writer i think it takes longer than 40 minutes to write it all down
isnt there any way you can shorten your essay a bit?
when's your trial?

tell me about it ughhhhhhhhhhh
my trials start next week

[Daniyahasan]

tell me about it ughhhhhhhhhhh
my trials start next week

how about you start memorising now and do a paragraphh or two each day and practise writing what you've memorised each day + what you memorised the day before
so by the time of your exam you'll have the whole thing memorised and you'll most probably write it within a time frame 

[12070]

i had a quick question, so my  teacher told us that our essay for discovery should be around 1200 words but we only have 40 minutes to write it
im pretty shit at memorising, any tips on what i should do?

I personally could not write 1200 words in 40 minutes but if you can that's great! However, markers do not like superfluous essays so if you are going to write a 1200 word essay make sure it's succinct and necessary for your analysis otherwise you are wasting valuable time. In terms of memorising essays, I always start by writing as little as I can where when reading it back and fill in the missing words. Obviously, on the first go, it will pretty much be the entire essay. Keep shortening it until you only need a few key words to remember the sentence or ideally, the whole paragraph. Another effective method is recording yourself and trying to read along when you're driving to school or whenever you are free. AN also have a guide on memorising essay here https://atarnotes.com/memorising-english-essays/

[Daniyahasan]

I personally could not write 1200 words in 40 minutes but if you can that's great! However, markers do not like superfluous essays so if you are going to write a 1200 word essay make sure it's succinct and necessary for your analysis otherwise you are wasting valuable time. In terms of memorising essays, I always start by writing as little as I can where when reading it back and fill in the missing words. Obviously, on the first go, it will pretty much be the entire essay. Keep shortening it until you only need a few key words to remember the sentence or ideally, the whole paragraph. Another effective method is recording yourself and trying to read along when you're driving to school or whenever you are free. AN also have a guide on memorising essay here https://atarnotes.com/memorising-english-essays/

thats what i was thinking too, 1200 words in 40 mins for me is impossible

[Mounica]

I personally could not write 1200 words in 40 minutes but if you can that's great! However, markers do not like superfluous essays so if you are going to write a 1200 word essay make sure it's succinct and necessary for your analysis otherwise you are wasting valuable time. In terms of memorising essays, I always start by writing as little as I can where when reading it back and fill in the missing words. Obviously, on the first go, it will pretty much be the entire essay. Keep shortening it until you only need a few key words to remember the sentence or ideally, the whole paragraph. Another effective method is recording yourself and trying to read along when you're driving to school or whenever you are free. AN also have a guide on memorising essay here https://atarnotes.com/memorising-english-essays/

thats what i was thinking too, 1200 words in 40 mins for me is impossible

thanks guys, ill try these things out, i have no idea if itll work or not but its worth a try

[Daniyahasan]

do we need related material for all the modules (a,b,c)?

[TheFreeMarketeer]

do we need related material for all the modules (a,b,c)?

I'm pretty sure it's just for C.

[Daniyahasan]

I'm pretty sure it's just for C.

i know that we need it for mod A and C, but im not sure about mod B bc its a close study of text

[fantasticbeasts3]

i know that we need it for mod A and C, but im not sure about mod B bc its a close study of text

you don't need a related for b because it's a close study of text - you'll only need to prepare your prescribed for that.

[12070]

How do you avoid retell for your related texts if you need them to understand the context. For example, 'Likewise, Spiegelman’s innovative use of zoomorphism creates a distinctive visual contrast between each group as the Jewish mice are being hunted by cat-like Germans elucidating exactly who is dominant of whom.' I feel like the marker won't understand my explanation without the retell but if I put it in I will be punished.