Class of 2017 Discussion Thread!

[occidit]

Hey guys,

So... qazser started an AN 2017'ers group chat (with me and hydroxyl) on facebook. If any of you guys want to join, you can shoot us a pm with your facebook details, and we'll add you to the chat.

HSC students are also welcome!

Perhaps making a room and sharing the link would work better? 

[Syndicate]

Perhaps making a room and sharing the link would work better? 

A room would be like another forum (what would be the point of that? we already have this thread ),and we thought that a chat would be more efficient because the messages update promptly 

[occidit]

A room would be like another forum (what would be the point of that? we already have this thread ),and we thought that a chat would be more efficient because the messages update promptly 

Well I meant a facebook room but if you already have the chat no need; just an idea

[Aaron]

Just a reminder that any external groups/chats created clearly cannot be moderated in any way by us so it definitely is recommended that you keep the discussions on either here or our IRC chat channel (http://atarnotes.com/forum/index.php?action=chat). As a result we will not be taking any action on ATAR Notes for things that occur in these chats or groups, so join/do whatever knowing this. Thanks

[waftj]

Hey guys,

So... qazser started an AN 2017'ers group chat (with me and hydroxyl) on facebook. If any of you guys want to join, you can shoot us a pm with your facebook details, and we'll add you to the chat.

HSC students are also welcome!

Hey!!!
Firstly Merry Christmas everyone!!!!
Um... quazser, is there any way you can share that link with us? Thanks

[Syndicate]

Hey!!!
Firstly Merry Christmas everyone!!!!
Um... quazser, is there any way you can share that link with us? Thanks

The link can't be shared since it's a chat (only the people added in the chat can see the conversation).

If you want to join, you can pm me with a link to your facebook page 

Have a nice Christmas 

[Quantum44]

How's everyone finding year 12 now that school has started? Thankfully my first SAC isn't for 6 weeks but the workload is still quite substantial.

[geminii]

How's everyone finding year 12 now that school has started? Thankfully my first SAC isn't for 6 weeks but the workload is still quite substantial.

Hey! Firstly, well done on Bio last year, you did AMAZING!

Unfortunately I don't know my SAC dates for Methods and English. But for Chemistry and Spesh, I know that the first one is in about five weeks. Looking forward to SMASH this year!

[Quantum44]

Hey! Firstly, well done on Bio last year, you did AMAZING!

Unfortunately I don't know my SAC dates for Methods and English. But for Chemistry and Spesh, I know that the first one is in about five weeks. Looking forward to SMASH this year!

Wow thanks 

I am also pretty pumped for this year. What texts are you studying for English this year? I'm doing Frankenstein this term and I am already apprehensive about the analytical text response SAC later this term since English has to be in the top 4. I'm also dreading the creative response SAC, which sounds so difficult, and the huge oral.

[deStudent]

I only have 1 SAC in term 1 lol.

And yeah for English, #fuckthecreative

[clarke54321]

Hey everyone,

Hope you're is settling into year 12 nicely!

I have three SACs this term, one for English, German and Lit. I'm finding the work load quite substantial, but I'm sure it will fasten when SACs are approaching! 

Haha! I too am not a fan of the creative SAC. In my opinion it's quite useless. I think they should spend 2 SACs on argument analysis as opposed to only one. At least the text response and comparative are quite similar in the skills used.

[geminii]

Wow thanks 

I am also pretty pumped for this year. What texts are you studying for English this year? I'm doing Frankenstein this term and I am already apprehensive about the analytical text response SAC later this term since English has to be in the top 4.

I'm doing Frankenstein first term as well! Then 1948 & Stasiland (comparative) in Term 3 & a bit of Term 4. I'm also doing Medea but we're only spending a really short amount of time on that.

I'm also dreading the creative response SAC

And yeah for English, #fuckthecreative

Haha! I too am not a fan of the creative SAC.

Although I agree it's quite random to have a creative SAC when that isn't even part of our exam, it's my favourite style of writing so I'm really excited about that! I love writing creatively, I write stories in my free time, and yeah it's basically my favourite part of English, which is my favourite subject - so it's like the best of the best (for me)

Also a cool thing to add - my teacher for English is going to make us, for the entirety of term 3, LIVE the book 1984! So he's going to watch our every move, we can't show emotion, we have to wear an INGSOC badge wherever we go, even if we're outside school! And we can send him a secret application if we want to be a spy, and we can dob in our friends for not talking completely in Newspeak, or if they show emotion, or anything like that. Spies may even be in alliances created by friendship groups! People in past years in his class have framed other people by putting 'Down With Big Brother!' posters in their lockers. If you get caught you have to film a 30-second confession which will be played to the class. If it is not satisfactory, or if you are a repeat offender, you will go to 'Room 101' - aka he will find out your worst fear and make it a reality. One year a girl was afraid of spiders and he put a box on the table she sat at. When she got to class she opened it and there was a tarantula inside! She got so scared she jumped backward over a table.

Can't wait for Term 3!

[Joseph41]

Also a cool thing to add - my teacher for English is going to make us, for the entirety of term 3, LIVE the book 1984! So he's going to watch our every move, we can't show emotion, we have to wear an INGSOC badge wherever we go, even if we're outside school! And we can send him a secret application if we want to be a spy, and we can dob in our friends for not talking completely in Newspeak, or if they show emotion, or anything like that. Spies may even be in alliances created by friendship groups! People in past years in his class have framed other people by putting 'Down With Big Brother!' posters in their lockers. If you get caught you have to film a 30-second confession which will be played to the class. If it is not satisfactory, or if you are a repeat offender, you will go to 'Room 101' - aka he will find out your worst fear and make it a reality. One year a girl was afraid of spiders and he put a box on the table she sat at. When she got to class she opened it and there was a tarantula inside! She got so scared she jumped backward over a table.

Can't wait for Term 3!

#ethics

[Quantum44]

I'm doing Frankenstein first term as well! Then 1948 & Stasiland (comparative) in Term 3 & a bit of Term 4. I'm also doing Medea but we're only spending a really short amount of time on that.

Although I agree it's quite random to have a creative SAC when that isn't even part of our exam, it's my favourite style of writing so I'm really excited about that! I love writing creatively, I write stories in my free time, and yeah it's basically my favourite part of English, which is my favourite subject - so it's like the best of the best (for me)

Also a cool thing to add - my teacher for English is going to make us, for the entirety of term 3, LIVE the book 1984! So he's going to watch our every move, we can't show emotion, we have to wear an INGSOC badge wherever we go, even if we're outside school! And we can send him a secret application if we want to be a spy, and we can dob in our friends for not talking completely in Newspeak, or if they show emotion, or anything like that. Spies may even be in alliances created by friendship groups! People in past years in his class have framed other people by putting 'Down With Big Brother!' posters in their lockers. If you get caught you have to film a 30-second confession which will be played to the class. If it is not satisfactory, or if you are a repeat offender, you will go to 'Room 101' - aka he will find out your worst fear and make it a reality. One year a girl was afraid of spiders and he put a box on the table she sat at. When she got to class she opened it and there was a tarantula inside! She got so scared she jumped backward over a table.

Can't wait for Term 3!

How is that even allowed haha. Seems a bit too real but I guess you will understand 1984 a lot more after that experience.

[Butterflygirl]

I kinda feel like things are eerily quiet right now, kind of like the calm before a storm lol

I have like two SACs in week 4 then another one in week 5.

I don't feel motivated at all because everything is going so slowly and not busy at all. Need to motivate myself ASAP :/

How's everyone else feeling?