Class of 2014! :D

[Aairx]

I outclass you here. I got <30 in Chemistry last year! If only they had allowed me to take an interesting subject amirite? Nah probably still wouldn't have done any work.

Chemistry is hard though. I'm doing it this year and expecting a <30.

[spectroscopy]

Anyone else feeling a little overwhelmed? No idea how I'm going to be able to walk into revs knowing all of this stuff.

i think revs is literally the most content heavy vce subject (and i have done alot of subjects if you include 1/2s)

[Blondie21]

Yep well it's all over now. Ready for lit? I've done shit all. Haha.

how are you guys studying for lit

i cbb doing entire exams.. i have 4 exams this week so I also have no time

[walkec]

how are you guys studying for lit

i cbb doing entire exams.. i have 4 exams this week so I also have no time

Practice reading time and annotating passages in 5 minutes. Also read examiner's reports and go through feedback of practice essays/previous sacs. Make a list of things you want to focus on for Friday (e.g. one on mine is to discuss more structural things about the poems, or to make a few more references to the short story collection as a whole etc). Doing this will help you have your weaknesses at the front of your mind when you go into the exam, so you can focus more on these to minimise lost marks for Friday.

[Blondie21]

Practice reading time and annotating passages in 5 minutes. Also read examiner's reports and go through feedback of practice essays/previous sacs. Make a list of things you want to focus on for Friday (e.g. one on mine is to discuss more structural things about the poems, or to make a few more references to the short story collection as a whole etc). Doing this will help you have your weaknesses at the front of your mind when you go into the exam, so you can focus more on these to minimise lost marks for Friday.

sounds good :-)

are you planning to/ have you memorised parts of your essays for the exam?

[fareseru]

sounds good :-)

are you planning to/ have you memorised parts of your essays for the exam?

I guess so, but only phrases/words. I really want to make mine sound good so I think I'll spend a fair bit of time reading over what I've written. Generally though I'm spending my time on revs because I know that I can get an A+ there where as lit I'm hoping for a B+ maybe A.

[walkec]

sounds good :-)

are you planning to/ have you memorised parts of your essays for the exam?

Nope, and I don't really plan to. Examiner's reports over the years tend to say it's really quite obvious when students starting saying things from other practice essays, so I want to avoid the temptation of regurgitating by not trying to memorise anything at all.

I also know that if I did memorise anything, and it didn't fit the passages, that I would freak out and it would cause me to write worse.

[AngelWings]

Practice reading time and annotating passages in 5 minutes. Also read examiner's reports and go through feedback of practice essays/previous sacs. Make a list of things you want to focus on for Friday (e.g. one on mine is to discuss more structural things about the poems, or to make a few more references to the short story collection as a whole etc). Doing this will help you have your weaknesses at the front of your mind when you go into the exam, so you can focus more on these to minimise lost marks for Friday.

This applies for English Language as well, except the exam's the following Thursday.

I find that I end up analysing conversations as I speak. Even here, I find little things.
(English Language Analyses ideas)

Spoiler

These ideas may indicate an informal register on a public domain.

e.g. In the quote by Walkec above, I found the utilisation of an imperative sentence to encourage the action it describes, while conjunctions like "also" head sentences that create cohesion. The slash is used for convenience and avoid unnecessary repetition, the former an indication of an informal context. Moreover, the affixation and conversion of lexemes such as "weaknesses" build rapport and the jargon builds expertise.

Furthermore, this quote could be described in terms of an essay (Section C). The spelling of "minimise" is typical in Australian or British English, however, never in American English ("minimize"), thus establishing the likely geographic location of her up-bringing. Her education level is decent to high, where the lexis she uses incorporates not only the jargon of the educational realm (for example, "annotating passages"), but also some Standard English conventions, such as spelling (no 'improper' spelling) and lexis.

Please correct me if I am wrong or add to it, if you wish, through a message, before the mods get angry with us. The more the merrier and the more practice we all get!

[Zealous]

This applies for English Language as well, except the exam's the following Thursday.

I find that I end up analysing conversations as I speak. Even here, I find little things.
(English Language Analyses ideas)

Spoiler

These ideas may indicate an informal register on a public domain.

e.g. In the quote by Walkec above, I found the utilisation of an imperative sentence to encourage the action it describes, while conjunctions like "also" head sentences that create cohesion. The slash is used for convenience and avoid unnecessary repetition, the former an indication of an informal context. Moreover, the affixation and conversion of lexemes such as "weaknesses" build rapport and the jargon builds expertise.

Furthermore, this quote could be described in terms of an essay (Section C). The spelling of "minimise" is typical in Australian or British English, however, never in American English ("minimize"), thus establishing the likely geographic location of her up-bringing. Her education level is decent to high, where the lexis she uses incorporates not only the jargon of the educational realm (for example, "annotating passages"), but also some Standard English conventions, such as spelling (no 'improper' spelling) and lexis.

Please correct me if I am wrong or add to it, if you wish, through a message, before the mods get angry with us. The more the merrier and the more practice we all get!

Haha I've caught myself doing this also - it does make a conversation more interesting if you analyse it. Though I'm getting pretty bored of English Language at this stage - still a fair bit of revision to go before the exams.

Other random things you could describe:
- Walkec's use of a parallel structure, first three sentences begin with a verb "practice", "read" and "make"
- The need for inference to build coherence, Walkec uses the acronym "SAC" which relies on previous knowledge of VCE. Even "friday" refers to something out of the text (Lit exam)
- Usage of pronouns "you" and "your" immediately make the text more personal by addressing Blondie21 directly.

[Aairx]

Guys! Stop making me wish my school offered English Language. It seems so much better than English itself.

[fareseru]

It seems so much better than English itself.

Anything is better than English itself.

[Aairx]

Anything is better than English itself.

100% agree.

[Reus]

Spoiler

These ideas may indicate an informal register on a public domain.

e.g. In the quote by Walkec above, I found the utilisation of an imperative sentence to encourage the action it describes, while conjunctions like "also" head sentences that create cohesion. The slash is used for convenience and avoid unnecessary repetition, the former an indication of an informal context. Moreover, the affixation and conversion of lexemes such as "weaknesses" build rapport and the jargon builds expertise.

Furthermore, this quote could be described in terms of an essay (Section C). The spelling of "minimise" is typical in Australian or British English, however, never in American English ("minimize"), thus establishing the likely geographic location of her up-bringing. Her education level is decent to high, where the lexis she uses incorporates not only the jargon of the educational realm (for example, "annotating passages"), but also some Standard English conventions, such as spelling (no 'improper' spelling) and lexis.

Please correct me if I am wrong or add to it, if you wish, through a message, before the mods get angry with us. The more the merrier and the more practice we all get!

I'm confused on how "weaknesses" builds rapport between the participants? Other than the suffix contributing to the informal register (SE lexis however contextual) I don't see it 

Also you might want to mention that factors for instance the forward slash '/' (L1) and the use of brackets - in which additional information is included - contribute to the coherency of the text as readers further make sense of the extract.

Frequent use of pronouns can be seen thus serve relevancy? Creates an intimate conversation where the social distance is reduced b/w walkec and the pertaining interlocutor.

[AmericanBeauty]

Banning myself from every website tomorrow (including this) to see if I actually do something worthwhile rather than just watch TV shows ... I have to cram an entire course of legal studies in 6 days and do a tonne of practice exams and get a 40! Fuck!

[walkec]

e.g. In the quote by Walkec above, I found the utilisation of an imperative sentence to encourage the action it describes, while conjunctions like "also" head sentences that create cohesion. The slash is used for convenience and avoid unnecessary repetition, the former an indication of an informal context. Moreover, the affixation and conversion of lexemes such as "weaknesses" build rapport and the jargon builds expertise.

Furthermore, this quote could be described in terms of an essay (Section C). The spelling of "minimise" is typical in Australian or British English, however, never in American English ("minimize"), thus establishing the likely geographic location of her up-bringing. Her education level is decent to high, where the lexis she uses incorporates not only the jargon of the educational realm (for example, "annotating passages"), but also some Standard English conventions, such as spelling (no 'improper' spelling) and lexis.

This made my week. What an exciting life I lead.