English Study

[xox.happy1.xox]

I guess it's better than talking incessantly to your friends... Only to realise that you had just missed out on the whole lecture!

[paully08]

is this a bad thing?? ... if, as study, i read various study guides over and over again, until i know quotes, themes, character analysis, etc. inside out? because to me, it doesn't seem like a bad idea. has anyone done this in the past and had success? or is it completely the wrong way to go about it.

[humph]

Depends on whether the study guides are good or not.

Tbh, it should be a given that you know all the themes and you have a fairly good understanding of each of the characters. I don't really understand what you mean by memorising them - it's not something you should rote-learn, but something you should understand deeply about the text.

As for quotes and stuff - I wrote out a big list of quotes before the exam that I thought I might use, and tried to memorise as many of them as possible. You won't be able to get them all, but as long as you have a quote to back up each point you make then you'll be fine.

I personally found it much easier to discuss the texts (and, in particular, analyse how to answer particular essay questions on texts) with friends and teachers - that gave me the best insight into both the text and how to write in the exam.

[*Roxxii*]

Hmm, so say if i memorised and understood just about everything from a few study guides, and i was able to effectively use the information from them in my essay... would that be good enough?

Or would the examiners see that as only having a basic understanding of the text?

[sisqo1111]

i hear that examiners are very familiar with all study guides. thus if you were to write even a sentence from one of them they may pick up on it. they are good for giving you an understanding of the content but the ideas in your essay should be conjured up in your own mind

[*Roxxii*]

Awww, i suck at making up my own points
Learning from study guides is like my only hope... *sigh*

So do the examiners see it as a bad thing if i have used a sentence from a study guide?
Although i didn't make up my own points, it still shows that i studied for it...right?

[humph]

You don't necessarily need to make up your own points, but why would you memorise their points word for word? You need to actually understand what the study guides are on about in order to have any chance of doing well. I mean, I didn't go into the exam and come up with points I'd never thought of before while I was writing my essays: I had thought about the points in a general context of the novel enough times before that I was able to associate with the question that I'd been given.

I do recommend that you go further than the study guides though. They're a good way to start off your understanding of the text and point you along the right direction, but they rarely go to the deep enough level that you need to cover in your essays in order to get marks of 9-10.

[itsme]

Hey Guys

What do you think the issue will be on the exam? Any ideas?

[sisqo1111]

maybe paid maternity leave? any other ideas

[dusty_girl1144]

I aim to do about 5 essays for each part of the exam(text response, context, analysis) and I'll be going into school during the holidays as they're running a practice exam.

Lol, my school is also running a practice English exam. The teachers have placed much emphasis on it; especially to those like me (I don't know why I am always singled out... They expect me to get dux of English or something... ). The funny thing is, it is right before my lecture on Encountering Conflict... Should I go and miss out on my Uni lecture?

Oooo tough choice...

Are there any other lecture times you can get to?? I dunno, but for me I'm keen to do as many practice english exams as possible.

my school did practice english exams
jeez in one room everyone was LAUGHING AND HAVING FUN im like O.o rightio.....
did you have to pay for that lecture?

is this a bad thing?? ... if, as study, i read various study guides over and over again, until i know quotes, themes, character analysis, etc. inside out? because to me, it doesn't seem like a bad idea. has anyone done this in the past and had success? or is it completely the wrong way to go about it.

doesnt seem like a bad idea. coz u do memorise characters and things. it just comes down to the writing bits.
examiners are looking for those who can structure, come up with own points and i guess "STAND OUT" from the rest. just a detail agumenntative, persuasive or creative idea of the text. also remember u can incorporate outside things into the exams. like 50% HAS to be on context tho.

maybe paid maternity leave? any other ideas

i reckon maybe something to do with the water drought and issues??

[sisqo1111]

yeah thats a pretty good guess

[Ken]

when Ross Huggard gave a lecture at my school about the end of year exams, he predicts that Section C might be on modern technology as we have all been infected by it

[dusty_girl1144]

when Ross Huggard gave a lecture at my school about the end of year exams, he predicts that Section C might be on modern technology as we have all been infected by it

how did you find his lecture??

i reckon his an EXCELLENT english teacher!

is simple and you know he knows what his on about

[Ken]

when Ross Huggard gave a lecture at my school about the end of year exams, he predicts that Section C might be on modern technology as we have all been infected by it

how did you find his lecture??

i reckon his an EXCELLENT english teacher!

is simple and you know he knows what his on about

Yep Ross Huggard sure knows what he's doing! although i have a minor personal issue with his voice

[costargh]

I don't see the point in trying to guess the issue for section C. It's not like in 2007 where you had to write a POV and by having an educated guess at the issue, you could gain the upper hand by reading up on it before hand.