Hey I'm doing text next year for 3/4 any advice ? I'm aiming for in the 40's too
For starters, just a warning: for me, this was the subject I had to work hardest for - there's no textbook and few resources; because there are four different sections, the study design isn't clear, simple and defined; and there's no 'right way' to do it - you just have to rely on your teacher to show you how to do it. But if you can become passionate about doing it, you'll easily get over this. At the start of the year, exactly 46 was my aim; and it's just what I got. If you work and enjoy, you can achieve.
Read my other posts with hints; these are the biggest:
- know your text INSIDE OUT, not just the special chapters - learn important quotes with their references, and the verse references for each passage/story/section
- practice writing, timed, and ensure you, the teacher, or friends, edits each piece of work afterwards to figure out how you could have improved it/what details you missed out
- ask, ask, ask specific questions (the teacher, friends, atarnotes)
- never give up! Occasionally, especially at the start, writing an exegesis or essay can just be overwhelming. But as nerdmmb says, you'll figure it out with practice and teacher support - if you've worked, by the exam you should be fine! You learn so much through the year, what seems overwhelming at the start becomes second nature by the end.
- get off to a good start by reading your set text and starting to learn the flow/order of the book, especially the special chapters, and what happens where: I suggest making cue cards of a chapter/Surah and what happens in it.