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English Language Exam Discussion
« on: November 12, 2015, 07:04:07 pm »
How'd we go??

I unfortunately completely forgot to include the stimulus ahhaha
anyone know the highest score i can get with rank 2 (strong cohort) and around 95% on the exam (other than obviously not using stimulus)? wrote like 6 quality pages, the essay was the best thing i've ever written in my life except for one fatal flaw lol

ah well, can't have everything
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Re: English Language Exam Discussion
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2015, 07:33:30 pm »
I'm sure you know this, but you don't have to quote the stimulus directly. Even if you have just a hint of the stimulus you should be fine.

As for me, I think I did okay - definitely didn't write my best essay. But I'm just so glad I'm done man!
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Re: English Language Exam Discussion
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2015, 07:39:31 pm »
Quote from: grannysmith on November 12, 2015, 07:33:30 pm
As for me, I think I did okay - definitely didn't write my best essay. But I'm just so glad I'm done man!
I feel you - I'm so glad I don't have to write another essay! But overall I'm happy with how it went :)

Which essay topic did everyone pick?
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Re: English Language Exam Discussion
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2015, 07:41:59 pm »
 found it alright
bit rushed but, overall, not a bad exam
the ac was a bit difficult,
the short answer was good,
which essays did you guys choose?
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Re: English Language Exam Discussion
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2015, 07:46:31 pm »
Essay 7, the topics were a bit weird (for what I'd studied) but it was manageable and fit well with my journal. Just forgot to chuck in some stimulus ahah
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Re: English Language Exam Discussion
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2015, 07:48:03 pm »
I just forgot one example for my last paragraph, :(, just rushed it bad :( :( gg
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Re: English Language Exam Discussion
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2015, 08:33:36 pm »
Went for Essay Question 8. Essays were a bit tricky this year - wouldn't be surprised if the distribution for essay choices is roughly equal.
Managed to pull off roughly 4-5 pages of discussion about PC, euphemism, and obfuscatory language.

Time was pressuring, and hence there were things I would have wanted to fix up in the AC and short answer (stuff I'd like to add :P) but anyway, finished with ~3 mins to go so yeah.

DONE!
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Re: English Language Exam Discussion
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2015, 09:06:44 pm »
I did essay question 6, yeah all the questions were tricky,
did mine on
standard english, non standard english and identity, and informal and formal language in the online community
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Re: English Language Exam Discussion
« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2015, 09:09:57 pm »
Section A and B I feel good about.
Section C was horror. Bad choice choosing question 8, by my part. Goodbye 50 raw.
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Re: English Language Exam Discussion
« Reply #9 on: November 12, 2015, 09:18:41 pm »
What did you guys discuss in the ac,
i discussed
Conversation strategies,
Prosodics
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and the use of lexemes to create imagery
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Re: English Language Exam Discussion
« Reply #10 on: November 12, 2015, 09:20:05 pm »
Quote from: alchemy on November 12, 2015, 09:09:57 pm
Section A and B I feel good about.
Section C was horror. Bad choice choosing question 8, by my part. Goodbye 50 raw.
Same man. I was tossing up between 7 and 8 for a few good minutes but settled for 8, not sure why..

Ah well - don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened :)
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Re: English Language Exam Discussion
« Reply #11 on: November 12, 2015, 09:21:19 pm »
how was it grannysmith - I did 8 too
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Re: English Language Exam Discussion
« Reply #12 on: November 12, 2015, 09:26:33 pm »
Quote from: zsteve on November 12, 2015, 09:21:19 pm
how was it grannysmith - I did 8 too
Not the best - talked about positive face needs but didn't really touch on negative face needs - bad call on my part and I spent too long on AC.

Hopefully my AC can offset the essay :3
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Re: English Language Exam Discussion
« Reply #13 on: November 12, 2015, 09:30:06 pm »
I did 7. Felt it was the question my class was best prepared for
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Re: English Language Exam Discussion
« Reply #14 on: November 12, 2015, 09:35:18 pm »
I have yet to find another person who has done q6 like me :P for the essay
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