Hey Jake!
I have the Modern History HSC exam next Wednesday but I'm not feeling prepared at all and I was wondering how I should be using the time that I have. I currently only have class notes that give a general overview for events and concepts but are lacking in detail and statistics. Should I be trying to complete notes with examples and statistics and what not on each Syllabus point? Or rather, would it be more effective to be completing essay plans and covering different thesis, or rolling through different past paper questions, or even the 'worksheets' that you proposed in the other post. Thanks for your time!
Hey! Really good question. My recommendation would be to compile past paper questions, and decide on broad 'themes' that each question falls into. Figure out what sort of paragraphs you need to write in each type of essay, and through that decide how many statistics/dates/details you need for that essay. Compile all of these crucial statistics, and use the worksheet method to memorise them. That way, you're doing essay plans, and being smart about what statistics to learn, and learning them in the most effective way. So, for instance, if you decide that a question requires you to talk about three broad areas, then get enough statistics to talk about those areas in enough detail, and learn those!
Let me know if I can clarify anything, or help in any other way! Good luck