Holy shit it’s almost here. I have the worst tension in the back of my head right now, as I just realised that there’s only 10 days until paper one!!!!! I just completed a timed practice of a discovery essay and creative just then, but I read over it and ughhhhhh there are parts of it that just aren’t to standard. I guess I’m rusty because this has been my first practice since trials. But I’m going to be doing a FULL PAPER tomorrow (with a second related text for discovery - because I just know that Nesa are going to chuck us under the bus and we need to be prepared - i’ll just use the long related text in the comprehension). So I should be more on track with discovery by tomorrow - I have a really good understanding of my texts, it’s just coming down to skill. Speaking of english, I’m going to revise all of my modules today, as I definitely need to brush up on those. I want to complete a past paper for this maybe on Tuesday, as time will definitely get the better of me for those essays.
I’m feeling pretty confident with art - I’m going to do a full past paper today and (type it up ugghhhhh, is there any easier way to get a written essay to your teacher through the webs) send it to my teacher - and hope more than anything that he marks it, because knowing him he’ll open it and then leave it. I might upload it to atarnotes feedback thread and see if anyone else could maybe have a read through.
Ancient history. The bane of my existence. I’m chipping away at it everyday. My weakest spot is my Sparta long answer, so I’m going to focus on that today in my study for ancient. I also want to revise the building programs of all pharaohs - none of that knowledge is cemented in my head. I’m feel pretty good with foreign policy, as I revised this a few days ago but I might go over it again briefly today. I also definitely want to cover the modern and ancient interpretations of Akhenaten, as I’m going to do a practice response on Akhie tomorrow and use that question. I’ll also revise the efforts made to conserve and preserve Pompeii and Herculaneum as that 10 marker is always a pain in the ass and I want to practice for it wayyyy more. I’ll never feel fully prepared for ancient, which makes me sad. There’s just so much f**king content and so many areas to doubt yourself (and I’m the queen of self doubt). But I know I have the right to feel confident going into that exam, because to say I haven’t put my all into this damn subject is a lie. I know it’ll be okay - we’ve got this!!
Modern history is a stress. Not so much the content, more so the bloody questions they ask. They really try and throw you off - and it’s hard to try and wrap your head around how you’re going to go about answering it. I spend ages just looking at past questions - not even answering them - just thinking about them… Nonetheless, I’m chipping away at this too. I’m going to revise the turning points of WW1 and the treaty of Versailles, as I’ve barely revised them, as well as the role of women in the war. I’ll do this today. Then I should be solid to start answering some timed content and source analysis questions tomorrow! Happy about this - they’re not too bad, surprisingly source analysis is my strong point lol. Then today I’m also going to revise some of my national study, as this part is rusty in my brain.
Drama - wow okay I haven’t revised this yet. I sent my teacher an essay a month ago though! She hasn’t gotten back to it…I think I might go into school to see her and chat with her about it briefly, or I could send her a follow up email - but I’m not confident she’ll even respond to that. I have 2 weeks between my modern exam and drama exam though so that’s when I’ll get all the drama past papers done. But until then, in this next week I’m going to revise all of my plays, so I’m not a massive stress head leading up to that exam - and so I have all of my knowledge cemented, so that 2 weeks is just practicing.
That’s my update for the holidays! Remember, we have a week and a half left. That’s still quite a bit. I can’t believe that it’s almost over. Ahhhhhhhh that scares me.