Your setup.

[ben_ess12]

hehe that's pretty much what ive got :S
Apparently loose leaf and a folder is one the best ways to have your notes, as you can retain information better - just something i was told at a lecture.

i heard the same thing, also got told to colour code things,

[Greatness]

Maybe we should trial this theory. GaH.... I cbf carrying around folders... such a pain to take home folders, textbooks etc

[iNerd]

I was told loose leaf fails as they rip constantly and you'll end up with half-baked notes :/

[Greatness]

I was told loose leaf fails as they rip constantly and you'll end up with half-baked notes :/

That always happens to my english stuff! So annoying. >:| Thus me giving up on folders for english last year, then being told you should have them for all your subjects :/

[iNerd]

I was told loose leaf fails as they rip constantly and you'll end up with half-baked notes :/

That always happens to my english stuff! So annoying. >:| Thus me giving up on folders for english last year, then being told you should have them for all your subjects :/

English requires loose-leaf though because you constantly hand in essays which is why you should opt for Spriax lecture pads, they're much better then loose-leaf and can be torn out!

[ben_ess12]

That always happens to my english stuff! So annoying. >:| Thus me giving up on folders for english last year, then being told you should have them for all your subjects :/

im using a ring folder thing, only as i find it keeps everything together, i will work out of an exercise book, have some loose leaf paper in it as well, i can put the textbook inside it and any other resouces in some display pockets and it fits neatly into my locker at school AND i just grab the folder and head off to clas, saves time searching for bits and pieces

[Greatness]

lol i just chucked a shit load of loose leaf into a plastic pocket in a display folder... so lazy
and my teachers don't/didn't like us using those spirax lecture notepads for english.

[ben_ess12]

lol i just chucked a shit load of loose leaf into a plastic pocket in a display folder... so lazy

thats what i do as well

least its there in case of some extreme circumstance

[werdna]

I use looseleafs for essays and notes, but after about a month, I transfer all of this into a manilla folder to prevent ripping.

[Greatness]

I use looseleafs for essays and notes, but after about a month, I transfer all of this into a manilla folder to prevent ripping.

Do you keep your manilla folders at home? Because they are quite big.. hmm i should probably invest in a bigger school bag

[werdna]

I use looseleafs for essays and notes, but after about a month, I transfer all of this into a manilla folder to prevent ripping.

Do you keep your manilla folders at home? Because they are quite big.. hmm i should probably invest in a bigger school bag

Yep, I keep them at home. I only bring what I need to class.

For example, for English, there's no point in bringing a 10 kg folder with plenty of language analysis stuff inside when you're studying context.. so I bring the respective manilla folder to each English class - text response manilla when I'm studying text response, language manilla when I'm studying language analysis etc..

Just so you don't get confused, these are the folders: http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/products/Office-Supplies/Document-Filing-Storage-and-Presentation/Document-Presentation/Manilla-Folders/AV882BE

[Greatness]

I might actually do that this year! Oh i have plenty of manilla folders sitting at home somewhere. lol Now they can finally be of some use Thanks

[Furbob]

-A huge-ass 2 ring lever binder for all subjects (I might have to adjust English)
-A spirax lecture note pad inside each binder
-A poop load of plastic pockets and I basically dedicate a pocket per set of notes per subject-chapter and another for all the exercises ie. Chapter 1 notes - Chapter 1 questions
-A lot of sticky tabs to label chapters on the side so I can scroll through the pockets faster

[iffets12345]

I LOVE STATIONERY! Going to sound so lame because of this but okay:

English:
One folder with dividers for Language Analysis, Text Response-2 of them separate, Context-2 of them separate.
A gazillion plastic pockets, most likely one for each.
I also had my assessor's reports in there too.

Then halfway through the year I started to bring in little notebooks, literally no more than 50 pages each for different purposes:
-One for quotes (quite empty, feel quite guilty for wasting it)
-One for exploration of ideas in Context
-One of Year of Wonders Chapter Reviews and Analysis of Themes.

The folder really contained paper only needed for essay writing or classwork/homework.

Literature:
One folder- Notes etc, writing essays, also dividers which were very cool because they also doubled as plastic pockets.
And a lovely Golden A4 notebook from typo, which I called my "Exam Book".
Basically I divided this book into four and did notes on the exam book at the time I was studying it for a particular SAC, and as anyone knows in Literature, you do all sorts of crazy SACS that have different demands, so really, the FOLDER was for doing all this SAC preparation work, while my "Exam Book" was where I wrote all the general yet complex observations on character, passages, moments, structuring, and key ideas that I would need to know for the exam.

***Because the stationery was so pretty it kinda motivated me to keep up the work in the notebooks**

Chemistry:
My teacher is a notes addict, so like I didn't really need my notebook but I used it for completing questions which she was very thorough in collecting and marking.
Basically all I needed for chem was a MASSIVE FOLDER, her notes for the year amounted to the same as a pile of practice exams. Actually, double that.
 She prints it on colourful paper though so I love it!

Specialist:
A notebook and a workbook.

[Streaker]

Plastic pocket folders for each subject are the way to go. As well as the Spirax exercise books.