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VCE Stuff => VCE English Studies => VCE Subjects + Help => VCE English & EAL => Topic started by: iprocrastinate on April 06, 2016, 07:00:56 pm
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Hey guys!
So in 2 weeks I'll have my text response sac and I'm trying to find ways to memorise quotations. Does anyone have any tips on how I can organise and memorise quotes? Cheers :)
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i usually categorise quotes into themes and characters :) and for memorising, me and my friends try to slip the quotes into our conversations with each other (sounds funny but it actually really helps, especially before a SAC)!
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I'd recommend drawing up a table and compiling quotes under separate subheadings. Mine are categorised as:
- Themes
- Characters
- Quote
- Ideas/Issues
- Literary style, structures, features, conventions
Then its a matter of learning those quotes by whichever way works best for you. I find flashcards incredibly helpful but I know some people prefer mnemonic devices, saying them aloud, writing them down, having them up around the house, etc.
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themes
characters
and using them in practice essays!
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Hi there! Personally I didn't "memorise" quotes per say. Instead, I kind of just learnt the textual details of my text, through means of understanding the analysis behind the point I was making. So instead of actually trying to memorise the quote itself, maybe memorise the analysis, which would comprise most of your body paragraph. When you do this, and you learn to integrate quotes, there's really nothing to remember in the conventional meaning of the word. Integrating quotes is when you do make the quote an inherent part of your sentence. For instance; Beth's anger is shown when she yells "so loud it was tangible", expressing her physical and emotional distress. If I remove the quotation marks, it seems as though the quote is actually MEANT to be part of my sentence! This is a clever and sophisticated way to use quotes in your essay. If you then go on to acknowledge that the point of this particular paragraph was how Beth's anger is explored, you will automatically associate this with the quote to back up your thoughts. Essentially, the more you know your text, and are familiar with your essay, the easier it will be to draw quotes from your text. Hope this helps you, good luck! :)