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BAND 6 IN ENGLISH STANDARD?!

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DalvinT:

--- Quote from: sudodds on February 05, 2017, 09:44:01 pm ---Hey! Everything ssarahj said is correct! Another big reason that it is so difficult to do well in standard is because you are marked against Advanced students in paper 1 (super unfair but it is what it is), so the majority of standard students will always fall in the bottom half, which makes it really hard for them to score well overall even if they smash paper 2. Thus, strategically I'd probably spend a tad extra time making sure that that paper 1 (so discovery) is completely airtight and at a standard as close to advanced students as you can. This was only explained to me recently so I hope I have got this right hahaha, but this is my understanding of it.

You have an entire year to bump up that mark don't worry! We're all here to help and support you in any way we can :) I'm sure you can do it, just work hard and keep your head up!

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WOW  :o Thanks man for that heads up! I didn't know about that! Definitely would be embedded in my mind every time I heard the words "English Exams" haha!

BTW, my friends and I think your HSC is LITERALLY GOALSSSSSSSSS! LIKE WTF. OMG.

DalvinT:

--- Quote from: elysepopplewell on February 05, 2017, 10:27:18 pm ---Hey Dalvin,

You're not wrong about it being difficult, but you definitely can do it.
Lauren, from Victoria, wrote this article about improving your vocabulary. It might be handy if this is a downfall for you!

I'm not sure if this is an issue for you at school, but if you find that you are in a Standard English class with students who don't want to learn, try involve yourself as much as possible with Advanced students and resources. Sometimes it's the climate of academia that can make a huge difference to one's results! If you're really ambitious for the high band, don't think "this is good for a standard student" but think "is this good for an English student?" Don't class yourself in the standards of the Standard course, but instead push yourself to become a better writer, analyst, and English student! :)

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Thank you Elyse for giving me a new perspective into how I should be assessing my work! :) Really sounds helpful and brings my confidence up!! :) Also, definitely would look into the vocab forum page tomorrow morning whilst on the bus to school  :P

sudodds:

--- Quote from: DalvinT on February 05, 2017, 11:43:07 pm ---BTW, my friends and I think your HSC is LITERALLY GOALSSSSSSSSS! LIKE WTF. OMG.

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Aww this is so sweet thank you! Good luck for the year ahead I'm sure you and your friends will absolutely smash it  ;D Just keep up the strong work ethic you're demonstrating here and you'll be all good.

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