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Re: calamity and sanity: my journey through vce
« Reply #90 on: October 22, 2019, 03:38:27 pm »
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Super quick update guys: I just got my marks back for my English oral presentation and my bio assessment task. Both A*!! ;D Now I'm just waiting on my results for a history assignment and my biology AoS2 test. At least they're both done so there's no more stressing about them!

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Re: calamity and sanity: my journey through vce
« Reply #91 on: October 22, 2019, 05:10:40 pm »
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Super quick update guys: I just got my marks back for my English oral presentation and my bio assessment task. Both A*!! ;D Now I'm just waiting on my results for a history assignment and my biology AoS2 test. At least they're both done so there's no more stressing about them!
That's amazing, Laura! I'm really happy for you!
Doesn't it feel great to get things off your chest?
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« Reply #92 on: October 22, 2019, 06:06:05 pm »
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That's amazing, Laura! I'm really happy for you!
Doesn't it feel great to get things off your chest?
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Thank you! It really, really does! ;D

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« Reply #93 on: October 22, 2019, 07:25:42 pm »
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Super quick update guys: I just got my marks back for my English oral presentation and my bio assessment task. Both A*!! ;D Now I'm just waiting on my results for a history assignment and my biology AoS2 test. At least they're both done so there's no more stressing about them!

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Re: calamity and sanity: my journey through vce
« Reply #94 on: October 24, 2019, 11:25:13 am »
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Super quick update guys: I just got my marks back for my English oral presentation and my bio assessment task. Both A*!! ;D Now I'm just waiting on my results for a history assignment and my biology AoS2 test. At least they're both done so there's no more stressing about them!

Congratulations that's awesome! Have you got anymore assignments or is it just down to exams now?
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Re: calamity and sanity: my journey through vce
« Reply #95 on: October 24, 2019, 05:25:06 pm »
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Congratulations that's awesome! Have you got anymore assignments or is it just down to exams now?
Thanks Geo! I still have a biology assignment, which involves surveying people and looking at an ethical issue. And I still have to do an essay for 1/2 R&S before the exam. I also have to conduct an experiment for my forensics class. Once those are done, I'll just be preparing for exams.

At the minute it feels weird because I feel like I should be preparing but I also feel like since my revision has been quite consistent this term, I don't actually have a lot more to do. I guess as teachers start giving out revision sheets and practice exams, I will have heaps to do. ;D

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Re: calamity and sanity: my journey through vce
« Reply #96 on: October 30, 2019, 08:43:18 pm »
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Hello everyone,
With exactly 14 days to go until my first exam and my procrastination at its peak, I figured it was time for a lil update. Firstly, I don't know what it is, but i feel FANTASTIC!! I'm just in a great mood, which means that I'm actually being sort of productive. (Apart from the disaster that was last week... but y'know...) I also got two bio assessments back today, I got 100% on both!!!! I'm so happy.  ;D My teacher said my work had improved a lot this term and that the clarity that I wrote with was better. She said I should be aiming for a score in the high 40s next year (or even a 50). This was encouraging after the slump I was in last term.

So... I didn't manage to get any exams moved so I do have three on the same day, including my 1/2 exam unfortunately.

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Biology:
I'm feeling pretty on top of things for bio. I have to:
- do some practice tests to do on Edrolo (3)
- make summary notes for U2 AoS1
- finish my U2 AoS3 assignment (due november 6th)
- work through the revision list our teacher made
- do the practice exams school gave us (2)

Maths:
- finish off the "functions and relations" topic by doing two sets of textbook exercises, making some summary notes and going back over the questions i got wrong
- revise quadratics and inequalities
- do the practice exams my teacher is going to give us

English:
- write a practice argument analysis
- complete the argument analysis assessment next friday
- revise to kill a mockingbird (and memorise quotes)
- revise mississippi burning (and memorise quotes)
- write a practice essay

History:
- work through revision sheet
- reread my notes and make a quizlet
- make a ww2 timeline
- make a rights and freedoms timeline
- make a migration timeline
- complete practice exam

Forensics:
- finish investigation assignment (due next friday)
- make quizlets based on the psychology unit
- revise quizlet on the crimes unit
- work through revision material (when it is given to us)

Religion:
- finish refugees classwork
- write essay plan for refugees essay
- refugees essay (in class next wednesday/thursday)
- make notes about my own ethical issue
- plan my own ethical issue essay
- revise concepts from term one
- work through revision material (when it's given to us)

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Although my "to do" list is really REALLY long, I feel better having all my tasks down on paper. I just can't wait for exams to be over. Just waiting for summer. ;D

As well as my exam revision, I'm involved in a council project, so I'm chatting to the public next weekend as a way to raise awareness at a local festival. I'm also performing at that festival with my school's drama troupe.
I'm also coaching some junior debate teams which is a pretty big commitment as I have to meet with all six teams together once a week, and meet with the two teams that I am coaching individually at least once a week (but sometimes twice) on top of that. However, I am enjoying it.

Today's Playlist:
- Wonderland (Taylor Swift)
- Landfill (Daughter)
- Gasoline (Halsey)
- Sun Comes Up (Rudamental)
- We're Going Home (Vance Joy)

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Re: calamity and sanity: my journey through vce
« Reply #97 on: November 01, 2019, 08:39:15 am »
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YOU CAN DO THIS LAURA WE ALL BELIEVE IN YOU!!
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Re: calamity and sanity: my journey through vce
« Reply #98 on: November 03, 2019, 09:15:44 pm »
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YOU CAN DO THIS LAURA WE ALL BELIEVE IN YOU!!
Thanks khad! <3

Thought I'd make a list of the things I should will do tomorrow:
1. DEBATING: Meet with my junior debaters at the local library and go over their speeches with them.
2. BIO: Finish my biology assignment. I only have two discussion questions to go.
3. BIO: Make U2 AoS1 Summary Notes (and turn them into a quizlet)
3. HISTORY: Make a WW2 timeline on my wall.
4. RELIGION: Finish "Go Back to Where You Came From".
5. RELIGION: Annotate six articles.
6. RELIGION: Finish questions about Catholic Social Teaching
7. RELIGION: Write an essay plan.
8. FORENSICS: Write an introduction to my report.
9. ENGLISH: Fully annotate an article. (our homework :-\)

I'll check in tomorrow night and see how I went. ;D

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Re: calamity and sanity: my journey through vce
« Reply #99 on: November 03, 2019, 09:46:34 pm »
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4. RELIGION: Finish "Go Back to Where You Came From".
i think it shows how tired i am cuz i really thought it was some weird agenda you had going on then realised oof (i need more sleep). also so much religion work omg. is religion a big workload for you in general??
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Re: calamity and sanity: my journey through vce
« Reply #100 on: November 03, 2019, 10:20:12 pm »
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i think it shows how tired i am cuz i really thought it was some weird agenda you had going on then realised oof (i need more sleep). also so much religion work omg. is religion a big workload for you in general??
Not normally, except our teacher is completely whack. We're meant to be writing an 1000 word essay about refugees on Wednesday so all the things on that list are just things I need to do as homework because she told us to, or things I actually need to do, to prepare for the essay.

I haven't had any religion homework all term, so I guess this is the culmination of it.

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Re: calamity and sanity: my journey through vce
« Reply #101 on: November 04, 2019, 08:59:59 pm »
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So... today was semi productive. I feel like I worked all day but still barely accomplished anything.

1. DEBATING: Meet with my junior debaters at the local library and go over their speeches with them.
2. BIO: Finish my biology assignment. I only have two discussion questions to go.
4. BIO: Make U2 AoS1 Summary Notes (and turn them into a quizlet)
3. HISTORY: Make a WW2 timeline on my wall. (I also added on Rights and Freedoms & Migration, so I've made all the history timelines I needed to.)
5. RELIGION: Finish "Go Back to Where You Came From".
6. RELIGION: Annotate six articles.

7. RELIGION: Finish questions about Catholic Social Teaching
8. RELIGION: Write an essay plan.
9. FORENSICS: Write an introduction to my report.
10. ENGLISH: Fully annotate an article. (our homework :-\)

Tomorrow's Goals:
I doubt I'll get through it all because I'm going to the city with friends in the afternoon, but I guess we'll see.

1. ENGLISH: Finish a practice argument analysis.
2. BIO: Make U2 AoS1 Summary Notes (and turn them into a quizlet)
3. MATHS: Finish off the Functions and Relations work. Make a list of all of the questions I got wrong.
4. FORENSICS: Write the discussion for my report.
5. RELIGION: Annotate six articles.
6. RELIGION: Finish questions about Catholic Social Teaching
7. RELIGION: Write an essay plan.
8. RELIGION: Find quotes from Chasing Asylum

I feel like I have to set goals over the long weekend otherwise I don't do anything...
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Re: calamity and sanity: my journey through vce
« Reply #102 on: November 05, 2019, 09:32:37 pm »
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So, I have a ton of assessments in the next three days, and then in a week my exams start. It's the final push for the year and so I'm going to give it everything I have left. Tomorrow's assessments are a biology investigation (worth 100% of AoS3) and a religion essay about the ethical issues of refugees. Thankfully it's open book (for notes) and I've written an entire practice essay, so I'll take in dot points of that and reconstruct it.

On Thursday I have an argument analysis for English and I finish my refugee essay.

On Friday I have an investigation report for forensics due. (If I'm honest, I haven't even begun the discussion or conclusion.)

1. ENGLISH: Finish a practice argument analysis.
2. BIO: Make U2 AoS1 Summary Notes (and turn them into a quizlet)
3. MATHS: Finish off the Functions and Relations work. Make a list of all of the questions I got wrong.
4. FORENSICS: Write the discussion for my report.

5. RELIGION: Annotate six articles.
6. RELIGION: Finish questions about Catholic Social Teaching
7. RELIGION: Write an essay plan.
8. RELIGION: Find quotes from Chasing Asylum


I'll check on in the weekend and let you know how exam prep is going. ;D

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Re: calamity and sanity: my journey through vce
« Reply #103 on: November 08, 2019, 10:40:01 pm »
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How'd the assessment packed week go, laura?

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Re: calamity and sanity: my journey through vce
« Reply #104 on: November 11, 2019, 08:09:03 pm »
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How'd the assessment packed week go, laura?
Surprisingly, alright. I had all but one assessment (a prac report due Friday night) out of the way by 11:00 on Thursday morning and so I was a lot calmer after that. I haven't gotten any marks back yet so I don't know for sure.

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Feeling a little stressed about exams but I'm starting to get on top of it... Here's an updates to-do list (in the order of the exams I have).

THIS WEEK (Wednesday to Friday)
English:
- finish practice argument analysis and go over my assessment that i did last week
- make a list of quotes to memorise
- write practice essays (3)
- finish rewatching mississppi burning

Maths:
- finish off the "functions and relations" topic by doing two sets of textbook exercises and the review, plus redoing the stuff i got wrong
- do functions and relations practice test
- redo quadratic questions i got wrong
- work on quadratic inequalities worksheet
- finish rewriting summary notes for the exam

History:
- go over summary notes before the exam
- collect practice exam from my teacher and go over the correct answers

Religion:
- work through revision sheet
- do revision quiz (ppt)
- memorise quotes for disability essay

NEXT WEEK (Monday)
Forensics:
- make summary notes
- go over quizlets
- look at forensic science test and correct the incorrect answers
- read over memory powerpoints
- forensics practice exam

Biology:
- do some practice tests to do on Edrolo (3)
- make summary notes for U2 AoS1
- work through the revision list our teacher made
- do the practice exams school gave us (2)

Maths:
- revise maths for the second exam
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I am very much looking forward to exams being over. I'll be spending some time at a kinder for kids with disabilities as well as at a cooking class for adults with intellectual disabilities. One of my friends is having a party on the last night of exams so that should be really awesome as well!!

At the minute I'm a little obsessed with the song: I'm on Fire (Bruce Springsteen).

love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.
-laura <3