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S_L1003:
Hi! I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how best to spend my time studying for the English exam during the two week term break? Thanks :)

The Cat In The Hat:

--- Quote from: S_L1003 on September 13, 2021, 10:48:16 pm ---Hi! I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how best to spend my time studying for the English exam during the two week term break? Thanks :)

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Class of 2020 student here - I did a lot of practise exams. I reread and rewatched the texts/films. The practise exams - also getting feedback from the teacher - were the things I found most useful. Sometimes I did just one hour blocks, just one essay, but mostly it was full exams, handwritten, of course.
This may not work for you. Anyway, good luck!

S_L1003:

--- Quote from: The Cat In The Hat on September 14, 2021, 07:39:14 pm ---Class of 2020 student here - I did a lot of practise exams. I reread and rewatched the texts/films. The practise exams - also getting feedback from the teacher - were the things I found most useful. Sometimes I did just one hour blocks, just one essay, but mostly it was full exams, handwritten, of course.
This may not work for you. Anyway, good luck!

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Thanks! That definitely helps - just wondering, by full exams do you mean the full 3h - also, did you do one like every day or just like a few per week?

TSEtuition:

--- Quote from: S_L1003 on September 13, 2021, 10:48:16 pm ---Hi! I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how best to spend my time studying for the English exam during the two week term break? Thanks :)

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The Cat In The Hat's advice is really good! I would also suggest doing as many plans for as many different prompts as possible. The best feeling in the world is opening the exam booklet and seeing a prompt that you've already done a plan for. There's nothing quite like that feeling *chef's kiss* I have a video about planning comprehensively if you need (https://youtu.be/q3OgXVU19mw)

The other thing I would stress is handwriting - I had a student who pulled a hand muscle two weeks before the exam. The kind of pressure to recover from that was HUGE. So my advice is to build up your hand muscles - don't go 2x3hrs on the first day if you're not used to it. Build up the length of time you can write comfortably and clearly, and do those hand stretches!

The Cat In The Hat:

--- Quote from: S_L1003 on September 14, 2021, 09:06:00 pm ---Thanks! That definitely helps - just wondering, by full exams do you mean the full 3h - also, did you do one like every day or just like a few per week?

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Sorry I haven't seen this 'til now - yes, I meant the full 3hrs. For one thing also I never study on Sundays, so it was a nice break every week, I think it helped to keep me sane! I'm afraid I can't remember exactly how many I did; it varied, some weeks it was one a day some just a couple in the week.

Strongly seconding the plans idea. I also got one we'd done in class for one of them. I did broad plans for this topic or that topic - e.g. how grief is handled in Ransom/The Queen, or class in P&P, that kind of very broad topic.

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