Free Original Practice Exam for English 2014

[literally lauren]

Both are on the list already

[DJA]

This is the awesomest idea ever! Thanks Lauren and co 

[khd23]

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, please!

[literally lauren]

Yep, that one's already up too.
Guys, I'll keep a running tally in the first post so check there if you're not sure if your text is on the list

[misguided_ghost]

Hey Lauren!

Thought it was about time I got on the forums :p

This sounds really awesome, man how do you have enough time to do all this?

P.S its Rebecca

[Equilibriaas]

Could you do Mabo as well?

[literally lauren]

Added Mabo
Also added Cloudstreet since Brenden sent me some nice prompts and I'm sure someone out there's studying it.

Last chance to request texts, I won't be taking any more after tonight until the next exam I put together!

[Billion]

No Sugar, possibly?

[literally lauren]

Sure thing

[literally lauren]

Format is all finalised now, for the 5 texts that aren't on the list, I'll take requests for the next batch of prompts, but my word doc. is too pretty at the moment to cram anything else in.
Remember, I have, at all possible opportunities, endeavoured to make this difficult, but realistic. This would be an objectively tough exam, but it's meant to be challenging in order for you to find your weaknesses, and strengthen them before October 29.

Pro tip: Dictionaries. That is all.

[Yacoubb]

Format is all finalised now, for the 5 texts that aren't on the list, I'll take requests for the next batch of prompts, but my word doc. is too pretty at the moment to cram anything else in.
Remember, I have, at all possible opportunities, endeavoured to make this difficult, but realistic. This would be an objectively tough exam, but it's meant to be challenging in order for you to find your weaknesses, and strengthen them before October 29.

Pro tip: Dictionaries. That is all.

Thanks so much literally lauren! An early diagnosis of any potential gaps in knowledge would be great before the exam, and hopefully the practice exam you've constructed will allow that to happen. Thankfully, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens will be up there!! :-)

[literally lauren]

Exam is now up.
Feel free to do time trials and whatnot.
I'd welcome feedback on this too. If there was a certain prompt you though was difficult, what made it so? You're also free to use this thread to discuss interpretations or compare approaches. Essay posting is welcome, but keep in mind there'll be more variance in Section A texts so you might not get as much feedback.

Also, having written one exam, I have now concluded I am the TSSM/Kilbaha of people. Their philosophy of 'the entire exam won't be this difficult, but some sections might be, so we might has well make every section difficult' makes total sense to me

Hopefully this is of some use to you all

[brenden]

Brilliant exam.

I also think typing up your exams after writing them then posting them up here would be good -- mark other people's exams (everyone always asks for the "secret" of getting 45+. Well. There's mine. I started giving feedback to people 6 weeks before the exam and watched my writing skyrocket) and get them to mark yours. Past years have given peer-to-peer feedback very effectively, but it really depends on the cohort whether or not people will put in the effort. I'd strongly advise you to put in that effort for your own sake (all my students will be).
I'll also be giving detailed feedback to the people I see helping (like a karma system).

[literally lauren]

I'll also be giving detailed feedback to the people I see helping (like a karma system).

^ditto, I like this system.

[Rishi97]

Brilliant exam.

I also think typing up your exams after writing them then posting them up here would be good -- mark other people's exams (everyone always asks for the "secret" of getting 45+. Well. There's mine. I started giving feedback to people 6 weeks before the exam and watched my writing skyrocket) and get them to mark yours. Past years have given peer-to-peer feedback very effectively, but it really depends on the cohort whether or not people will put in the effort. I'd strongly advise you to put in that effort for your own sake (all my students will be).
I'll also be giving detailed feedback to the people I see helping (like a karma system).

On this thread, could we also post various essays we have written about different topics in hope of receiving feedback?