Paper 2 tomorrow- worth pulling all nighter?

[Lilabear123]

Hi everyone,

So i'm pretty screwed right now. I have a module A essay from term 2's task done, i have 3/4 of module C and no essay at all for mod B.

My main concern is module B. i'm doing Yeats poetry and i'm honestly not sure what 'm even supposed to do? I've read a bunch of module b exempler essays and they seem really complex. I'm also confused about whole "how have different audiences received it?". I was discussing this with a friend and she told that that her tutor told her that was the old syllabus and we don't need to talk about how its universal themes have transcended context? Does anyone know if she's right about that? And if she is, what exactly is mod b about? Since i get how mod a is context comparison and mod c is representations.

Also, with mod b being a 'personal response', does that mean we can give whatever interpretation we want as long as we back it up with evidence? I read my schools mod b feedback though and they said a few people interpreted 'Irish Airman' incorrectly, so does that mean traditional interpretation > personal response?

For mod b, how much context about the author + his time do we need. E.g. for Yeats, would i discuss the political climate of Ireland and Britain? How much would be too much?

Thirdly, should i just memorise all the quotes and some analysis for Mod a and c? Or do you reckon thesis sentences and intro are also worthy?

And for mod b, should i just memorise quotes, or would it be important to do a rough essay? I think since mod b is so difficult for me, practise would be good, however i'm also aware the question can be a curveball, so would there be any point?

Last question, all nighter or 2-3 hours of sleep? I'm honestly not prepared at all. Nap would be good, just worried i won't wake up.

Thanks for reading all these questions!!!!!!

[Mada438]

Hi everyone,

So i'm pretty screwed right now. I have a module A essay from term 2's task done, i have 3/4 of module C and no essay at all for mod B.

My main concern is module B. i'm doing Yeats poetry and i'm honestly not sure what 'm even supposed to do? I've read a bunch of module b exempler essays and they seem really complex. I'm also confused about whole "how have different audiences received it?". I was discussing this with a friend and she told that that her tutor told her that was the old syllabus and we don't need to talk about how its universal themes have transcended context? Does anyone know if she's right about that? And if she is, what exactly is mod b about? Since i get how mod a is context comparison and mod c is representations.

Also, with mod b being a 'personal response', does that mean we can give whatever interpretation we want as long as we back it up with evidence? I read my schools mod b feedback though and they said a few people interpreted 'Irish Airman' incorrectly, so does that mean traditional interpretation > personal response?

Thirdly, should i just memorise all the quotes and some analysis for Mod a and c? Or do you reckon thesis sentences and intro are also worthy?

And for mod b, should i just memorise quotes, or would it be important to do a rough essay? I think since mod b is so difficult for me, practise would be good, however i'm also aware the question can be a curveball, so would there be any point?

Last question, all nighter or 2-3 hours of sleep? I'm honestly not prepared at all. Nap would be good, just worried i won't wake up.

Thanks!!!!!!

Hey!
I can't talk about mod B as i completely BOMBED it today 

But for mod A, C definitely memorise the quotes and analysis, as they form the backbone of your essay regardless of the question.Perhaps it would be good to have a thesis statement for each up your sleeve. But not an entire intro as most of it will depend on the question.

I cannot stress this point enough. DO.NOT.PULL.AN.ALL.NIGHTER
You are doing more damage to yourself than good. Even if your exam results suffer, your health shouldn't suffer. You should look at a MINIMUM of several hours of sleep.

[jamonwindeyer]

Hey hey! Since you are short on time I'll keep my answers short:

- Mod B = Critical Study, text do good job presenting message or nah? Why?

- Personal response w/ evidence can't be incorrect. Call bullshit on your schools marking

- Little bit of context is fine, don't need much so don't make a point of learning any extra

- Whatever you can get in your head. You can always come up with ideas on the spot, quotes you must remember, so I'd be going quotes and stuff

- Focus on memorising quotes for Mod B, but do that by writing dot point essays (put the quotes in the paragraphs you would use them in). Win win.

- Way more sleep. Like, a solid half dozen if you can. Even getting to sleep at 2am and getting up at 7am would be better than an all nighter - You'll perform your best rested.

- Be. Calm. You'll be totally fine, and this is Trials anyway. Just another internal task. Realistically, not even a big deal in the grand scheme

Good luck!

[Lilabear123]

Hey!
I can't talk about mod B as i completely BOMBED it today 

But for mod A, C definitely memorise the quotes and analysis, as they form the backbone of your essay regardless of the question.Perhaps it would be good to have a thesis statement for each up your sleeve. But not an entire intro as most of it will depend on the question.

I cannot stress this point enough. DO.NOT.PULL.AN.ALL.NIGHTER
You are doing more damage to yourself than good. Even if your exam results suffer, your health shouldn't suffer. You should look at a MINIMUM of several hours of sleep.

Thanks for the tips!!! Best of luck for your next exams, you can do it!

[Lilabear123]

Hey hey! Since you are short on time I'll keep my answers short:

- Mod B = Critical Study, text do good job presenting message or nah? Why?

- Personal response w/ evidence can't be incorrect. Call bullshit on your schools marking

- Little bit of context is fine, don't need much so don't make a point of learning any extra

- Whatever you can get in your head. You can always come up with ideas on the spot, quotes you must remember, so I'd be going quotes and stuff

- Focus on memorising quotes for Mod B, but do that by writing dot point essays (put the quotes in the paragraphs you would use them in). Win win.

- Way more sleep. Like, a solid half dozen if you can. Even getting to sleep at 2am and getting up at 7am would be better than an all nighter - You'll perform your best rested.

- Be. Calm. You'll be totally fine, and this is Trials anyway. Just another internal task. Realistically, not even a big deal in the grand scheme

Good luck!

Thanks Jamon! Solid advice as always