So...how hard is it to score 30+ in lit?

[littlebecc]

Honestly, anything above 30 and i'll be happy.

[EvangelionZeta]

Not that hard if you know what you're doing.

[Visionz]

30 in any subject is top 50%. Not that hard.

[vexx]

i'm a poor english student, and when i was considering lit. my teacher told me that if i do all the work, have a tutor to get me to work on stuff and do extra work, i'll be able to do well.

so if you work hard, you'll definitely be able to get at least 30, i'm sure you'll be able to get much higher!

[littlebecc]

Shut up Lucas. Bahahaha.

Yeh, well, i didn't do 1 & 2.
Of course i'm gonna put my all into it...just curious if it was one of those subjects that no matter how hard you try it's hard to do well in ha.

[m@tty]

30 in any subject is top 50%. Not that hard.

Top 53% actually

[redmosez]

I'm sure you'll easily get 30. I didn't feel disadvantaged by not doing 1/2 Lit.

I advise getting started on Exam style essays ASAP. Not sure about your school, but where I did it we only did one sac that was exam style, and that was the very last sac too.

[iamdan08]

Yeh, well, i didn't do 1 & 2.
Of course i'm gonna put my all into it...just curious if it was one of those subjects that no matter how hard you try it's hard to do well in ha.

I don't think you will be significantly disadvantaged by not doing units 1 and 2. As redmosez said, start to become familiar with exam styled writing early. As

for outcomes throughout the year, the texts you will be doing will be new for everyone, so you won't be behind in that regard. As long as you understand

what the outcomes are asking of you, you should have no problem doing well in them. Just ensure you know your texts well, and continually practice your

writing, because you definitely will improve.

Scoring a 30+ should be no problem .

[dshban]

I didn't read one of my books and got a 38.

[jejak]

I don't know if this really answers your question, but if you were to score below 30 in lit, I am entirely sure that the problem would be an incorrectly-styled essay, rather than a poor knowledge of the text, as dshban's results would seem to illustrate . Several people in my own literature class, who had very tired, "limp" ideas and a confused knowledge of the text, still managed to pull ~35 for Lit because they understood what the examiners were looking for, rather than necessarily being good writers or readers.

So logically, on the flip side, if you write the correct type of essay, 30+ in Lit is not hard to achieve. The two biggest favours you can do for yourself, which are often advised in examination reports, are:
1) Focus on how the textual features create meaning, rather than "what happens"
2) Write with a vocab that is appropriate to the task and allows for sophisticated expression.

Neither of these is hard at all, trust me. Your skills will improve throughout the year.

just curious if it was one of those subjects that no matter how hard you try it's hard to do well in ha.

I really firmly believe that there is not even one subject in VCE that "no matter how hard you try it's hard to do well in." VCE is very criteria based, and as I mentioned, the lit examiners are not looking for literary genius, they're just marking to those criteria. Understand the criteria, work to achieve them, and you will succeed.

[HungTran2009]

hopefully not too hard

[v3n0m]

Actually its quite easy to get over 30%. My big bro scored 57%.

Good luck!!!! =]

[Gloamglozer]

Actually its quite easy to get over 30%. My big bro scored 57%.

Good luck!!!! =]

The context is 30 study score, not percentage.  Also, necromancy.

[Lozzee]

I don't know if this really answers your question, but if you were to score below 30 in lit, I am entirely sure that the problem would be an incorrectly-styled essay, rather than a poor knowledge of the text, as dshban's results would seem to illustrate . Several people in my own literature class, who had very tired, "limp" ideas and a confused knowledge of the text, still managed to pull ~35 for Lit because they understood what the examiners were looking for, rather than necessarily being good writers or readers.

So logically, on the flip side, if you write the correct type of essay, 30+ in Lit is not hard to achieve. The two biggest favours you can do for yourself, which are often advised in examination reports, are:
1) Focus on how the textual features create meaning, rather than "what happens"
2) Write with a vocab that is appropriate to the task and allows for sophisticated expression.

Neither of these is hard at all, trust me. Your skills will improve throughout the year.

just curious if it was one of those subjects that no matter how hard you try it's hard to do well in ha.

I really firmly believe that there is not even one subject in VCE that "no matter how hard you try it's hard to do well in." VCE is very criteria based, and as I mentioned, the lit examiners are not looking for literary genius, they're just marking to those criteria. Understand the criteria, work to achieve them, and you will succeed.

So far for unit 3 I recieved
28/40
36/40
19/20

The first sac I completely bombed out on and continually feel horrible about the result.
Would it still be possible to do well in terms of maintaining a study score 35-ish?
thank-you

[iamdan08]

To get a study score of 35, generally you need a "low A" average across Unit 3, Unit 4 and the end of exam. It will depend on where you are ranked in you're cohort and how everyone does on the exam as to what internal mark you will end up with on SACs, but if it stays (on average) around an A and you can get an A on the end of year exam, 35 shouldn't be a problem. Keep up marks like you have in the last 2 SACs and you will be laughing.