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Re: PAPER ONE EXAM DISCUSSION!
« Reply #105 on: October 16, 2016, 11:25:18 am »
That's true but surely they moderate marks between texts? Otherwise everyone would pick the easiest texts to study!

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Re: PAPER ONE EXAM DISCUSSION!
« Reply #106 on: October 16, 2016, 01:03:31 pm »
Does anyone else do Frank Hurley as their core text? I felt as though the essay q was slightly more difficult for our text (or slightly more difficult because my practice essay question was on transformative impacts...) compared with others (so I've heard)
That's true but surely they moderate marks between texts? Otherwise everyone would pick the easiest texts to study!

Indeed they do moderate marks between the questions, texts and options! ;D ;D

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Re: PAPER ONE EXAM DISCUSSION!
« Reply #107 on: October 18, 2016, 12:43:09 am »
If you addressed it and said, "Yeah, this doesn't work for my text," and you did that well, then there will be no issues! ;D

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Re: PAPER ONE EXAM DISCUSSION!
« Reply #108 on: December 03, 2016, 02:36:41 pm »
Could anyone post some sample thesis statements for this essay question? Thank you :)

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Re: PAPER ONE EXAM DISCUSSION!
« Reply #109 on: December 03, 2016, 05:20:07 pm »
Could anyone post some sample thesis statements for this essay question? Thank you :)

Do you mean for the overall thesis statement from the introduction, or topic sentences to paragraphs as well (if that makes sense haha)?
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Re: PAPER ONE EXAM DISCUSSION!
« Reply #110 on: December 04, 2016, 07:59:55 pm »
Overall thesis statement. I just want to know what kinds of approaches people would take to tackle this question.

Thank you  ;D

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Re: PAPER ONE EXAM DISCUSSION!
« Reply #111 on: December 04, 2016, 09:15:59 pm »
Overall thesis statement. I just want to know what kinds of approaches people would take to tackle this question.

Thank you  ;D

This is what mine was :)

The process of discovery encompasses the experiences of realising something new, lost or concealed. This can invoke a range of emotions for those involved in the process, often challenging long standing beliefs and ideas possessed by the individual, thus prompting a renewed world view. Composers show us the powers of discovery to transform lives emotionally and intellecutally in a variety of ways, through geographical, physical, personal and emotional discoveries, as evident within Shakespeare’s play The Tempest, which explores how the discovery of the hardships of others can influence individuals to alter and transform the way they perceive others and the world around them.
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Re: PAPER ONE EXAM DISCUSSION!
« Reply #112 on: December 04, 2016, 09:20:12 pm »
This is what mine was :)

The process of discovery encompasses the experiences of realising something new, lost or concealed. This can invoke a range of emotions for those involved in the process, often challenging long standing beliefs and ideas possessed by the individual, thus prompting a renewed world view. Composers show us the powers of discovery to transform lives emotionally and intellecutally in a variety of ways, through geographical, physical, personal and emotional discoveries, as evident within Shakespeare’s play The Tempest, which explores how the discovery of the hardships of others can influence individuals to alter and transform the way they perceive others and the world around them.
You must have a really good memory

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Re: PAPER ONE EXAM DISCUSSION!
« Reply #113 on: December 04, 2016, 09:21:46 pm »
You must have a really good memory

Agreed, I definitely cannot remember what I wrote  :o
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Re: PAPER ONE EXAM DISCUSSION!
« Reply #114 on: December 04, 2016, 09:22:32 pm »
You must have a really good memory

right!  8)

Hahaha I was just really lucky in the exam, question was super similar to one I had already prepared, just needed to slip the words intellectual and emotional into it a couple of times  ;)
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Re: PAPER ONE EXAM DISCUSSION!
« Reply #115 on: December 06, 2016, 09:44:46 am »

The process of discovery encompasses the experiences of realising something new, lost or concealed. This can invoke a range of emotions for those involved in the process, often challenging long standing beliefs and ideas possessed by the individual, thus prompting a renewed world view. Composers show us the powers of discovery to transform lives emotionally and intellecutally in a variety of ways, through geographical, physical, personal and emotional discoveries, as evident within Shakespeare’s play The Tempest, which explores how the discovery of the hardships of others can influence individuals to alter and transform the way they perceive others and the world around them.

Just to make an example of you sudodds - the second sentence here is something I really like. It's quite long, and there's a lot in there, but it is so beautifully written that it's broken up in a really digestible way. Especially the use of "thus" - it doesn't add on an extra twelve after thoughts, it just adds a simple rounding statement. An outstanding intro :)
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Re: PAPER ONE EXAM DISCUSSION!
« Reply #116 on: December 06, 2016, 10:01:30 am »
Just to make an example of you sudodds - the second sentence here is something I really like. It's quite long, and there's a lot in there, but it is so beautifully written that it's broken up in a really digestible way. Especially the use of "thus" - it doesn't add on an extra twelve after thoughts, it just adds a simple rounding statement. An outstanding intro :)
Haha, thank you! Was only able to write this after you and Jamon read over my responses so you guys must take some of the credit haha  :)
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