How has anyone here overcome teachers not reading work but still wanting to prepare for the exam?
They said we can prepare for exam next term but we go back to school 4 weeks before the exam and I have other subjects. I know I’m being unreasonable but I think it would be nice for those who would like feedback now to be able to access a teacher
Hi Elle just wanted to say I understand how you feel my teacher is not AT ALL prompt with returning essay feedback
. I'd encourage you to reach out to previous teachers you've had in english (if you've had a good relationship with them) if that's allowed at your school. You can also exchange work with friends (I have an english "buddy" I have worked with this year and we exchange essays all the time which is beneficial for both of us and a fantastic way to get new ideas and perspectives on the texts. I'd encourage you to find someone at a similar level, it's amazing how helpful this is). You could also reach out to any past students (if you know any) who are good at english and are happy to mark some work. And there are ANers who are always happy to help too.
Overall, you can definitely still do it! Just try to keep up the motivation and maybe ease into study (making mind maps, light rereading/memorising quotes, writing plans, etc) before you go into writing full essays under strict time, hopefully this will increase your motivation and confidence as the exam nears (and be less daunting). And yes you have other subjects but english is a primary four so it's important that you prioritise it equally (I know how hard this is as a student who would pick 5 science exams over an english essay any day of the week aha).
How many trial exams is everyone’s school holding for English? We only have one and it’s the first week back. What’s scary is our schools SACs have never been one hour in length so what’s gonna happen to the kids who haven’t written since June? I think it’s a little mean.....not to mention teachers aren’t taking work this holidays!!!!
I have one trial exam but I've already done it (we did it at home). Also don't be too worried about not having written a SAC under full time, as you practice and do your trial exam this won't disadvantage you. As long as you continue to work on timing over the next month and a half!
Good luck you've got this!!