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Title: GAT- what did you guys write?
Post by: intox.mush on June 17, 2008, 08:36:39 pm
Hey what did you guys write in the written responses? for the diamond one i wrote about the social and economic implications in regards to diamonds and with the heroes one i wrote something about Jimi Hendrix, it was ridiculous, by the second hour i was falling asleep but the old lady kept waking me up because she walking around like she was picking a bunch of daises, she was zoned out.
Title: Re: GAT- what did you guys write?
Post by: elizadownie on June 18, 2008, 01:18:56 am
for the diamond one i just systematically wrote about each resource and for the other one i was soo lazy that i just put down anything i could think of, pretty much reinforcing what was already written in the boxes..lol
i found some of the multiple choice really random..like those ones at the end with the images..wtf  :idiot2:
we were allowed to leave wen we were done and i finished it with 45 mins spare  :)
Title: Re: GAT- what did you guys write?
Post by: /0 on June 18, 2008, 01:33:21 am
I played it safe on the essays. For the diamond one I explained the process of how diamond is mined and prepared for retail, explaining along the way the main producers, difference in amount produced with value, and ended with a paragraph on socioindustrial benefits. I referenced the poem in my intro and used "Diamonds are a girl's best friend" in the concluding sentence.
In the heroes one I chose the topics of how heroes are human and some can be bad influences, but in the end they are necessary to our society. It was crap :)
Title: Re: GAT- what did you guys write?
Post by: misskaraleah on June 19, 2008, 08:13:13 pm
I referenced the poem in my intro and used "Diamonds are a girl's best friend" in the concluding sentence.

Somehow most people ive spoken to, did exactly the same thing! including me :)
Title: Re: GAT- what did you guys write?
Post by: AppleThief on June 19, 2008, 09:27:56 pm
I referenced the poem in my intro and used "Diamonds are a girl's best friend" in the concluding sentence.

Somehow most people ive spoken to, did exactly the same thing! including me :)
And me! I expected most people to reference the lyrics in the intro/conclusion, however. Maybe I shouldn't have done it myself...
Title: Re: GAT- what did you guys write?
Post by: JL_91 on June 20, 2008, 12:09:48 am
The diamond one - I covered absolutely everything they presented on that spread..I wrote a semi-humorous piece, and yes - I'm yet another person who referenced the lyrics in the conclusion!

The heroes essay - I RAMBLED lol. I integrated all but one of their prompts into my piece and went on and on about how each individual heroicises different people (except..I just realised that I almost certainly wrote "hero-ise" in inverted commas in the conclusion of my essay, because on the day I completely and utterly forgot that 'heroicise' exists as a word..LOL...I feel like a class idiot now..!)
Title: Re: GAT- what did you guys write?
Post by: misskaraleah on June 20, 2008, 04:36:56 pm
I feel sorry for the poor people who have to read what we wrote. how boring!
Title: Re: GAT- what did you guys write?
Post by: Mao on June 20, 2008, 05:38:35 pm
I feel sorry for the poor people who have to read what we wrote. how boring!

they get paid $1.20 for every paper marked [i think :P ]
Title: Re: GAT- what did you guys write?
Post by: misskaraleah on June 20, 2008, 07:54:38 pm
what a living  :D if they get 1000 papers, they are earning a bit over $1000 :laugh: but still i wouldnt do it.... :idiot2:   I WANT MY RESULTS NOW! I cant wait until August, its too long  :-[
Title: Re: GAT- what did you guys write?
Post by: Mao on June 20, 2008, 08:02:07 pm
my teacher marked 1600 in his spare time for 2 weeks, pretty nice ~2000 if you are only earning the stupid teacher's wages :P
Title: Re: GAT- what did you guys write?
Post by: elaine on June 20, 2008, 09:02:23 pm
my teacher marked 1600 in his spare time for 2 weeks, pretty nice ~2000 if you are only earning the stupid teacher's wages :P

can any teacher mark exam papers or do you have to have special 'qualifications' or something
Title: Re: GAT- what did you guys write?
Post by: Mao on June 20, 2008, 09:23:20 pm
my teacher marked 1600 in his spare time for 2 weeks, pretty nice ~2000 if you are only earning the stupid teacher's wages :P

can any teacher mark exam papers or do you have to have special 'qualifications' or something

apply to VCAA. they have some sort of selection process.
a few of my teachers are marking exams this year :)
Title: Re: GAT- what did you guys write?
Post by: misskaraleah on June 21, 2008, 07:26:40 pm
my teacher marked 1600 in his spare time for 2 weeks, pretty nice ~2000 if you are only earning the stupid teacher's wages :P

Same here. Its good being taught by an examiner. :)
can any teacher mark exam papers or do you have to have special 'qualifications' or something

apply to VCAA. they have some sort of selection process.
a few of my teachers are marking exams this year :)
Title: Re: GAT- what did you guys write?
Post by: cobby on September 28, 2008, 01:41:59 pm
what a living  :D if they get 1000 papers, they are earning a bit over $1000 :laugh: but still i wouldnt do it.... :idiot2:   I WANT MY RESULTS NOW! I cant wait until August, its too long  :-[

august??..have u gotten ut gat result already ?
Title: Re: GAT- what did you guys write?
Post by: costargh on September 28, 2008, 02:41:51 pm
 Nah we get them at the same time as our VCE marks on Dec 15th or 16th or whatever it is
Title: Re: GAT- what did you guys write?
Post by: cobby on September 28, 2008, 02:43:03 pm
Nah we get them at the same time as our VCE marks on Dec 15th or 16th or whatever it is

yeh i thought so..i was tripping out for a minute haha
Title: Re: GAT- what did you guys write?
Post by: dusty_girl1144 on September 28, 2008, 03:43:13 pm
lol.

i dont care what i got for my gat.

what do we use it for? :s


i just wrote on EVERYTHING that was on those 2 pages. and meh. i just went to sleep :s

there was some good looking superivor so i just sat and stared O.O
Title: Re: GAT- what did you guys write?
Post by: cobby on September 28, 2008, 03:47:18 pm
lol.

i dont care what i got for my gat.

what do we use it for? :s


i just wrote on EVERYTHING that was on those 2 pages. and meh. i just went to sleep :s

there was some good looking superivor so i just sat and stared O.O

LOL at least u got to sleep, i had some guy with a major sinus issue sitting behind me, didnt give me a wink of sleep, and to add to that, some of my friends from other schools got to leave early!!!
Title: Re: GAT- what did you guys write?
Post by: dusty_girl1144 on September 28, 2008, 03:50:53 pm
lol.

i dont care what i got for my gat.

what do we use it for? :s


i just wrote on EVERYTHING that was on those 2 pages. and meh. i just went to sleep :s

there was some good looking superivor so i just sat and stared O.O

LOL at least u got to sleep, i had some guy with a major sinus issue sitting behind me, didnt give me a wink of sleep, and to add to that, some of my friends from other schools got to leave early!!!


LOL TO THE MAX!  :2funny:

thats hilarious.
i could just imagine O.O *tell ur bloody nose to shut up* :-\

how come everyone got to leave early?

we wernt  :o
you should of seen the amount of kids figetting.

someone also farted. and we all know who he was. he just didnt wanna admit it.
N00B haha! ::)
Title: Re: GAT- what did you guys write?
Post by: cobby on September 28, 2008, 03:55:39 pm
lol.

i dont care what i got for my gat.

what do we use it for? :s


i just wrote on EVERYTHING that was on those 2 pages. and meh. i just went to sleep :s

there was some good looking superivor so i just sat and stared O.O

LOL at least u got to sleep, i had some guy with a major sinus issue sitting behind me, didnt give me a wink of sleep, and to add to that, some of my friends from other schools got to leave early!!!


LOL TO THE MAX!  :2funny:

thats hilarious.
i could just imagine O.O *tell ur bloody nose to shut up* :-\

how come everyone got to leave early?

we wernt  :o
you should of seen the amount of kids figetting.

someone also farted. and we all know who he was. he just didnt wanna admit it.
N00B haha! ::)


HAHAHAHA public embarrasment much??
speaking of figetting
im pretty sure i saw the same guy go to the toilet about 5 times ....LOL even the teachers were too bored out of their brains to notice LMAO
Title: Re: GAT- what did you guys write?
Post by: bridgethuss on September 28, 2008, 10:33:36 pm
oh god i can barely remember what i wrote...i remember mentioning kayne wests song "diamonds are forever" though!
once i got to the multiple choice i just made a pattern out of it really!