National Politics 2012

[aiming_95]

Might be a bit early to start this thread, but since this place hasn't had any posts for over a year hopefully this thread will generate some action.

I know many schools don't offer it, personally I will be doing it at CAE next year.

So how many people are considering doing National Politics next year ?

[ZakHi]

im doing it this year, its really interesting, highly reccomend it

[aiming_95]

What are you expecting to get in it ?


Edit: Have you managed to find any practice exams to do either than the VCAA ones ?

[ZakHi]

most likely 37-41, the short answer questions can be really really broad you have to know a lot of stuff.. i mean you'll have to learn like 20 times more then what will be on the exams because the questions can be so broad. extended response section is pretty easy to prepare, just be up to date with current issues and you can draw from a range of ideas from the text.. im worried about the short answer though :l

[aiming_95]

Would've thought it was going to be the other way around, so it's the short answer questions you're worried about.


That was a surprise. Do you have any tips you can give for next year ?

[ZakHi]

Well to have decent extended response you really need to keep up to date with the news, i watched lateline almost every night before bed on ABC at 10.30pm its a very handy source to improve extended response because you wont get good marks without real examples, even quotes from politicians on certain policies being implemented are really helpful.. For short answer you need to know your text book back to front basically because you don't know what you'll be asked, have heaps of knowledge on all four AoS (Washington to canberra, people and policy, foreign policy and contiuinity and change). The subject gets marked up 3 and its not even that hard, plus not many kids do it which should make it even easier to get a high score in it if you put in the effort, goodluck

[aiming_95]

Great tips

Good luck with your exams.

[jaccerz]

i did it at the CAE in 2010, different teacher at the time.

Let me know what textbook this new teacher tells you to use. if its the indigo handbook one, borrow it from the city library dont buy it. its crap. rod wise who wrote it is very biased.

there is another textbook out which was published through the same one who did the international studies textbook, the library should have a copy of it since i requested in 2010 that they got a copy. use that one, its much better.

also hit me up if you have questions about anything, im not majoring in politics at uni and ugh, a whole semester on Australian politics.

in the exam at the end of the year though, you need to focus on DEFINITIONS with EXAMPLES.
you need to do TWO ESSAYS, one for unit 3 and one for unit 4. DECIDE WELL BEFORE THE EXAM of which aos you will write on, DO NOT change your mind once you sit the exam. otherwise you will waste your time with study as you can heavily focus on your essay areas more than the others.

oh, and if this will be your first time at CAE, use building C as much as you can with the study space. they are open until 8pm and it is so quiet in there after 5pm. Hell, i still go there sometimes to study for uni since its so nice there and uni is so busy.

[aiming_95]

http://www.indigopublishing.com.au/book-national-politics-handbook.htm


This is the only one that was available.

[Abbe Crixus]

Lmao, this is crazy. This thread is so quiet! Yeah, i'm doing natpol next year. Was there a point to this topic? I forgot. I was so shocked to see how quiet this thread/board (whatever you call it) is.

[aiming_95]

Haha too quiet, so where you doin it ?

[CaiTheHuman]

Since Legal Studies was full. I was forced to do this subject. Omgg im gonna fail *sobs*.

[aiming_95]

Quite a few people I know are doing both Global and National Politics, don't worry you'll cope

[CaiTheHuman]

Well It's been a month since you told me i could cope and i guess i did. I ended up topping my class in the First SAC in Australian Politics. Thanks man.

[Abbe Crixus]

Subject is pretty easy i've found, much less work than i expected. However, we're beginning Unit 4 with Australian domestic and foreign policy which looks significantly harder than Unit 3