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Title: The exam - advice
Post by: BA22 on October 31, 2007, 03:37:09 pm
Hello Boys and Girls

Seems we're all a bit nervous for the impending exam on friday, but if i can borrow a phrase "Don't worry, be happy". Some here are still frantic in wrting, hoping they can pull back the time they've wasted throughout the year.

A few of the essays posted on this site seem to have the same problem
- Vague
- Lacking complexity
- Lacking relevance

This trend points to a lack of textual knowledge, suggesting that instead of pouring effort into writing, you should really go over your text notes and themes to really walk into the exam on friday with an ability to write confidently. Vague generalisations convey a lack of confidence in your knowledge of the text. There's no need to re-read it, but some could do with a refreshing of their novels to ensure they are thoroughly dealing with the topic they are attempting. If you only have a limited knowledge of the text, then you'll be drawn to discussing elements of it that you are familiar with. Being relevant is key to combat the recent perception of Huggard and his cronies that we're all obsessed with prepared responses.

I'd like to reccomend to everyone to do the writing task first, most of us already know this, but for those who don't it's really efficient time management strategy, as the material is fresh in your mind, and you can begin planning

I'd advise a refresher of how to write an editorial, they haven't been on for a few years, and could likely appear

Staying relevant to the prompt in part 2 essays will limit the confusion over the difference between the two.  part 2 prompt will engage you to discuss themes, so therfore maintaining a tight, relevant response will help you write an effective part 2 essay. Approach the structure of your essay thematically, as opposed to character based to further reinorce to the examiner than you are discussing the underlying values of the text

Nerves? We all get them, and they are helpful to a certain extent, below are some arousal reduction tecniques to quiet those butterflies.

Breathing control - Slow, rhythmical breathing will slow your HR and contribute to a relaxed mmod

Progressive muscle relaxation - Tensing and releasing groups of muscles from head to toe will allow the release of mental tension with the physical release


Plan!!! Nobody, i repeat nobody is above planning. Take at least 10 minutes to flesh out 3 dot point per paragraph in your response. This creates a map of ideas that you can follow and refer to. You'll be suprised how effective this technique is at giving you momentum and direction when writing. You wont waste that 5 minuts looking at the celing because you already have the skeleton of yor essay figured out. Filling the rest is te easy part

Having trouble starting? Sum up you opinion of the topic in one sentence, and write it down. Sounds easy? Well, it is

The most simplistic approaches can be invaluable to just get underway writing, allowing you to maximise your time management and allow that ll important revision time at the end of your essay to go over your response and chnge these simplistic sentences if you wish. You might be tempted to launch into a grand display of your vocabulary, but clarity is an underestimated component if a response. Be clear, rather than clever. It is more important to make intelligent observations than use intelligent words. If you truly have a good grasp on vocab, then the words will seamlessly enter your essay, highlighting your point, as opposed to being as conspiciously inaccurate in application (all you shift+F7's out there).

Most of all, know that every single person is in it with you, you an only do your best. Relax now, because stressing and writing your hand off will not help you. Study smart. Expose yourself to as many questions as possible. Instead of writing an essay, practise writing on single themes and implementing evidence, this will reduce pressure during practice.

All the best, the fact that so many of us spend time here getting advice shows how commited you are . .or how much of a procrastinator you are. I like to think it's the former.

I don't need to ue the word luck, because we're all going to be fantastic
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Timtasticle on October 31, 2007, 04:01:51 pm
Wow, some very wise words of wisdom right there.

Good stuff.
Title: Re: The exam - advice
Post by: brendan on October 31, 2007, 04:04:10 pm
Quote from: "BA22"

- Lacking complexity


The essay itself ought not be complex. Rather, it should show an understanding of the complexities of the text.
Title: Re: The exam - advice
Post by: BA22 on October 31, 2007, 04:06:27 pm
Quote from: "brendan"
Quote from: "BA22"

- Lacking complexity


The essay itself ought not be complex. Rather, it should show an understanding of the complexities of the text.


thats what i mean, lacking a discussion of the complexities of the text

English jargon my teachers use, and most teachers to be honest
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: joechan521 on October 31, 2007, 04:26:03 pm
thx for the wonderful advices

i don't think i can absorb much from it, brain is so stuffed up, can't remember anything
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: vce_2007 on October 31, 2007, 04:37:11 pm
wow that was probably the best english advice I have ever heard

thanks  :)
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Odette on October 31, 2007, 04:38:07 pm
Thanks for the advice :) I'm not as worried anymore :) ....Just a question, wouldn't it be better for someone to do the text responses to avoid forgetting quotes or anything? or possibly quickly jotting down some quotes before tackling the writing task? Just wondering :)
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: BA22 on October 31, 2007, 04:41:33 pm
that depends, do you think you are more likely to forget quotes you've been learning for 6 months, or stimulus material you've had for 15 minutes?
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Odette on October 31, 2007, 04:44:05 pm
Quote from: "BA22"
that depends, do you think you are more likely to forget quotes you've been learning for 6 months, or stimulus material you've had for 15 minutes?


I could always read over the stimulus material because its right there infront of me, but the quotes aren't...
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: BA22 on October 31, 2007, 04:48:49 pm
Quote from: "Odette"
I could always read over the stimulus material because its right there infront of me, but the quotes aren't...


maybe. . but then you've read the stimulus material twice. Wasting 10 minutes

Doing reading time --> listing quotes --> writing task doesn't work either because then your banking on those quotes to appear in your essay, which you won't have planned. It is possible to do the writing task last, by all means, and if that suits you, then yeh, go for it

But i know which way i'm doing it on friday
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Odette on October 31, 2007, 04:50:27 pm
Quote from: "BA22"
Quote from: "Odette"
I could always read over the stimulus material because its right there infront of me, but the quotes aren't...


maybe. . but then you've read the stimulus material twice. Wasting 10 minutes

Doing reading time --> listing quotes --> writing task doesn't work either because then your banking on those quotes to appear in your essay, which you won't have planned. It is possible to do the writing task, by all means, and if that suits you, then yeh, go for it

But i know which way i'm doing it on friday


Ok thanks :)
I'll see how i go on the day...
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: choc_bananas on October 31, 2007, 04:53:17 pm
Here is my plan for the exam. :-)

feel free to adopt/change/discard!

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Reading Time (15 minutes)

2 mins ? Skim all text essay questions for the three texts (find them!). Do any immediately appeal?
5 mins ? Carefully read and reflect on the Writing Task
   Why is it so controversial?
   Who are the stakeholders?
   How has this evolved?
   How might this be resolved?
   What stance is taken in the analytical piece?
3 mins - Return to the text questions, select question, open the dimensions of the question and brainstorm.
2 mins - Determine precise textual details / quotations you might draw upon as evidence.
3 mins - Re-read the writing task
   Hear the tone of Part 1 material.
   Identify best Part 2 question for you to do.

Writing Time (180 minutes)

5 mins ? plan language analysis
25 mins ? write language analysis

5 mins - plan point of view
25 mins ? write point of view

5 mins - plan text response part 1
50 mins ? write text response part 1

5 mins - plan text response part 2
50 mins ? write text response part 2

10 mins ? proof reading and editing
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: bilgia on October 31, 2007, 04:55:55 pm
im going with the issues first then txt response...seems logical to work on something you have just read in the reading time..

chocbanas : i think you would need more time on the issues section for analysis especially..its not something that can be done in 25mins..30-35 is more reasonable...i mean you spend the whole year studying txt's and its more of something that you should immediately know where as issues is a spur of the moment type of task with respect to picking out techniques and placing them in your natural style
but this is all just my opinion
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Odette on October 31, 2007, 04:57:59 pm
Quote from: "choc_bananas"
Here is my plan for the exam. :-)

feel free to adopt/change/discard!

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reading Time (15 minutes)

2 mins ? Skim all text essay questions for the three texts (find them!). Do any immediately appeal?
5 mins ? Carefully read and reflect on the Writing Task
   Why is it so controversial?
   Who are the stakeholders?
   How has this evolved?
   How might this be resolved?
   What stance is taken in the analytical piece?
3 mins - Return to the text questions, select question, open the dimensions of the question and brainstorm.
2 mins - Determine precise textual details / quotations you might draw upon as evidence.
3 mins - Re-read the writing task
   Hear the tone of Part 1 material.
   Identify best Part 2 question for you to do.

Writing Time (180 minutes)

5 mins ? plan language analysis
25 mins ? write language analysis

5 mins - plan point of view
25 mins ? write point of view

5 mins - plan text response part 1
50 mins ? write text response part 1

5 mins - plan text response part 2
50 mins ? write text response part 2

10 mins ? proof reading and editing


Seems like a good plan :)
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: choc_bananas on October 31, 2007, 05:01:37 pm
Quote from: "Odette"

Seems like a good plan :)


hopefully it works!

im so stressed that i wont be able to complete the language analysis, i struggle to write anything decent in such a short time... grr.. i'm hoping my TR's will subsidize the Writing Task!
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Odette on October 31, 2007, 05:05:17 pm
Quote from: "choc_bananas"
Quote from: "Odette"

Seems like a good plan :)


hopefully it works!

im so stressed that i wont be able to complete the language analysis, i struggle to write anything decent in such a short time... grr.. i'm hoping my TR's will subsidize the Writing Task!


Don't stress, you'll be fine :)

I might do something similar but i might spend 7-8 mins planning my text responses and about 45-50 mins writing each one :) Oh and less time writing my pov and analysis maybe about 25mins ..
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: joechan521 on October 31, 2007, 05:12:15 pm
choc, the analysis is likely to take more time than the point of view!
or maybe its just for me, i do it in about 40/20

and remember we have to write our student number
in figures, and then in words
and in all 3 booklets,
and in the part1 booklet we need to write down the name of the text we gonna write in that, and the name of the text we going to write in part2 booklet
and we have to do the same, in part2 booklet
all that, is gonna take a few minutes.

moreover, i'm going to do the texts first because its likely i ran out of time, as leaving a text response unfinished will lose more marks than leaving a POV unfinished
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: choc_bananas on October 31, 2007, 05:23:59 pm
Quote from: "joechan521"
choc, the analysis is likely to take more time than the point of view!
or maybe its just for me, i do it in about 40/20


I know, i'm thinking of changing it to 40/20. I will decide tomorrow once i've done a few POVs.
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: enwiabe on October 31, 2007, 05:26:04 pm
Stickied for posterity.
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Markos on October 31, 2007, 05:36:03 pm
Are you guys strictly sticking to the times you set? So strict as to stop exactly on the minute, even if you havent finished? My teacher said stop even if you are in the middle of a paragraph, but I'm not too keen on that since I usually need to be on a roll to start writing, not stopping and starting
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Odette on October 31, 2007, 05:39:36 pm
Quote from: "childofbodom"
Are you guys strictly sticking to the times you set? So strict as to stop exactly on the minute, even if you havent finished? My teacher said stop even if you are in the middle of a paragraph, but I'm not too keen on that since I usually need to be on a roll to start writing, not stopping and starting

well it depends really, you dont want to be spending more than an hour on each text response and an hour on the writing task... you need to try to finish the exam :)
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Collin Li on October 31, 2007, 05:46:55 pm
Quote from: "Odette"
Quote from: "childofbodom"
Are you guys strictly sticking to the times you set? So strict as to stop exactly on the minute, even if you havent finished? My teacher said stop even if you are in the middle of a paragraph, but I'm not too keen on that since I usually need to be on a roll to start writing, not stopping and starting

well it depends really, you dont want to be spending more than an hour on each text response and an hour on the writing task... you need to try to finish the exam :)


Well yeah, more or less. The idea is that if you're going to spend 10 minutes to finish your essay, possibly changing your mark from like 7 -> 8, it's much better to spend those 10 minutes on your next essay, where you have less diminishing returns on time: 5 (if you have 10 minutes less) -> 7 (your standard output).

So by using the concept of "diminishing returns" it's much better to get the core of all your essays done, then fine tune at the end. It would be so much easier to manage that if you were doing doing your essays on a computer though...
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Markos on October 31, 2007, 05:50:39 pm
Yeah, finishing the exam may help  :P  I can tell time will be a factor that'll be hard to deal with during the exam. I can barely get 2 pages for a text response in an hour, but I've gotta admit, I never plan. I guess planning will help..
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Odette on October 31, 2007, 05:53:17 pm
Quote from: "childofbodom"
Yeah, finishing the exam may help  :P  I can tell time will be a factor that'll be hard to deal with during the exam. I can barely get 2 pages for a text response in an hour, but I've gotta admit, I never plan. I guess planning will help..


Planning definitely will help you :) it helps you structure your essay... :)
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Markos on October 31, 2007, 05:55:53 pm
Quote from: "coblin"
It would be so much easier to manage that if you were doing doing your essays on a computer though...


I remember starting out typing all my essays and then when it came to hand writing them, I was screwed. No backspace, no neat way of adding in sentences.. editing. ARG
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Markos on October 31, 2007, 06:07:53 pm
Ahhh and another thing, do you use every line to write on? Or every second line to help legibility?
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: ninwa on October 31, 2007, 06:12:41 pm
Quote from: "childofbodom"
Ahhh and another thing, do you use every line to write on? Or every second line to help legibility?


I use every line. Aren't the script books only one-sided? So you could write on the lined bit and add in bits from the page with no lines? Does that even make any sense?


PS> OMG Vladimir Horowitz ... Claudio Arrau?? you listen to classical music??
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: joechan521 on October 31, 2007, 06:18:40 pm
but is it still ok to write on every2 lines?
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: ninwa on October 31, 2007, 06:23:14 pm
I don't see why not. One reason I wouldn't do it is because it makes it harder to show where a new paragraph begins. I always leave a line in between paragraphs
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Pencil on October 31, 2007, 06:23:42 pm
Quote from: "joechan521"
and remember we have to write our student number
in figures, and then in words
and in all 3 booklets,
and in the part1 booklet we need to write down the name of the text we gonna write in that, and the name of the text we going to write in part2 booklet
and we have to do the same, in part2 booklet
all that, is gonna take a few minutes.


oh shitt didn't think about that. Is it possible to write these things in after time is up? when the guy checks to see you've written it?
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Odette on October 31, 2007, 06:33:51 pm
Quote from: "goosefraba"


oh shitt didn't think about that. Is it possible to write these things in after time is up? when the guy checks to see you've written it?


Yes its ok to do that i think, i did that with the GAT and Methods Lol... so i guess you can :)
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: bilgia on October 31, 2007, 06:35:51 pm
i cant believe u are stressing about something so minor..
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Pencil on October 31, 2007, 06:36:43 pm
Quote from: "Odette"
Quote from: "goosefraba"


oh shitt didn't think about that. Is it possible to write these things in after time is up? when the guy checks to see you've written it?


Yes its ok to do that i think, i did that with the GAT and Methods Lol... so i guess you can :)



but then would they get cut cos you are supposed to have put your pens down, and they might think you're still writing??
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Pencil on October 31, 2007, 06:37:27 pm
Quote from: "bilgia"
i cant believe u are stressing about something so minor..


oi writing all that shit will take like 5 mins. which is a lot
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: bilgia on October 31, 2007, 06:40:16 pm
take your time...
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Odette on October 31, 2007, 06:45:33 pm
Quote from: "goosefraba"
Quote from: "Odette"
Quote from: "goosefraba"


oh shitt didn't think about that. Is it possible to write these things in after time is up? when the guy checks to see you've written it?


Yes its ok to do that i think, i did that with the GAT and Methods Lol... so i guess you can :)



but then would they get cut cos you are supposed to have put your pens down, and they might think you're still writing??


Nah they come check, and go ok fill in the details please... :)
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: ninwa on October 31, 2007, 06:46:36 pm
I'd just do it at the start. Then you won't leave the room and sit at home stressing for half the day ... "did I put my number on it or not?????"
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Defiler on October 31, 2007, 07:08:26 pm
Well, I've decided to take a slightly different approach to the 'norm' for the exam.

During reading time I'll do the usual, read over the text responses, look at the article etc etc...

However, I am going to do one text response first (the part 1) so I can 'get some runs on the board' with something that I'll know that I can get the marks on. Then I'll move onto the media part, and I believe my 'brain will be warmed up', so getting through that won't be too hard. The final hour is always the hardest in my opinion, and either way you finish with a TR. I believe going from writing task to tr for the last hour provides enough of a change to stimulate the brain to get through the final gruelling hour.

This is just my idea, but I've always found doing two TR in a row (especially the last 2 hours...) to result in poorer results compared with splitting them up.
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: joechan521 on October 31, 2007, 07:33:57 pm
that sounds logical, i did that in my practice exam, going from tr, to analysis , to tr, and didnt finish point of view -_-

if i get a shit topic for text response... im going to do that in the last hr maybe
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Markos on November 01, 2007, 12:10:59 pm
Quote from: "ninwa"
Quote from: "childofbodom"
Ahhh and another thing, do you use every line to write on? Or every second line to help legibility?


I use every line. Aren't the script books only one-sided? So you could write on the lined bit and add in bits from the page with no lines? Does that even make any sense?


PS> OMG Vladimir Horowitz ... Claudio Arrau?? you listen to classical music??


Yeah, I'd be using the "un-lined" pages for my plan

And yes, Horowitz is the bomb :P
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: maxleng on November 01, 2007, 01:38:40 pm
how many pages in a script book?
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Odette on November 01, 2007, 01:42:27 pm
Quote from: "maxleng"
how many pages in a script book?


About 10-15 pages I think, I'm not too sure.
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: dxb on November 01, 2007, 01:51:49 pm
Is anyone going to use that ear plug idea? Im seriously considering it since I'm stuck in a hall with a noisy floor.
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Odette on November 01, 2007, 02:02:11 pm
Quote from: "dxb"
Is anyone going to use that ear plug idea? Im seriously considering it since I'm stuck in a hall with a noisy floor.


Nah, I tend to block things out, without even noticing, it's a skill i've learnt through meditating :P
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: dxb on November 01, 2007, 02:08:42 pm
lucky
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Odette on November 01, 2007, 02:10:30 pm
Quote from: "dxb"
lucky

If you really can focus on something, you'll be able to block out whats happening around you... if you can't then i guess use the ear plugs :)

Good luck
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: BA22 on November 01, 2007, 03:57:09 pm
Yeh, you're concentrating so muh, you'll be in your own little world. The three hours will just fly past
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: joechan521 on November 01, 2007, 04:34:17 pm
i hope its not too fast that i dont have time to finish it off.

i just wish i can finish it, doesnt matter about quality
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Markos on November 01, 2007, 04:38:14 pm
Yup, I think I'm going to have to go in concentrating on speed, and.. not exactly giving up on quality, but trying to keep from over-thinking phrasing/word choice etc
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Odette on November 01, 2007, 04:45:55 pm
No no guys, remember it's quality over quantity, there's no use rushing to finish the exam, if your essays and writing tasks aren't upto scratch. Keep that in mind, trust me you can finish on time, if you plan your pieces. Work at a steady pace and you'll be fine. :)
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: maxleng on November 01, 2007, 04:46:08 pm
thats what pisses me off, 12 years of schooling and its mainly tested on how well our time management skills are.

you should come in get UP TO 5 hours to do it, leave when you finish. this will make for better more in depth replies and reduce stress levels

fuck vcaa are stupid, 20 mins for a point of veiw  :evil:
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: bilgia on November 01, 2007, 04:51:44 pm
calm down...its not gonna change now...LOL u mite as well get it over and done with and never worry about it again..
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: maxleng on November 01, 2007, 04:53:31 pm
yeah but its a matter of principal not just about 'my' exam, the system is gay.. i dont like it, not for english anyway (thats why its changing next year i guess)
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: bilgia on November 01, 2007, 04:57:12 pm
its gonna suck even more nxt yr...even though they change the system ..
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: maxleng on November 01, 2007, 05:02:40 pm
why am i not surprised..
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: joechan521 on November 01, 2007, 05:21:59 pm
Quote from: "Odette"
No no guys, remember it's quality over quantity, there's no use rushing to finish the exam, if your essays and writing tasks aren't upto scratch. Keep that in mind, trust me you can finish on time, if you plan your pieces. Work at a steady pace and you'll be fine. :)


quality over quantity, yes
but finishing off the exam, over quality
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Ahmad on November 01, 2007, 05:26:52 pm
Yeah, finishing > quality > quantity. If you don't finish, you're severely limiting your mark.
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: joechan521 on November 01, 2007, 05:34:06 pm
Quote from: "maxleng"
yeah but its a matter of principal not just about 'my' exam, the system is gay.. i dont like it, not for english anyway (thats why its changing next year i guess)


it seems to be harder after next year,
testing more skills
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Odette on November 01, 2007, 05:43:23 pm
Quote from: "Ahmad"
Yeah, finishing > quality > quantity. If you don't finish, you're severely limiting your mark.


But!!! think of it this way, if you write shit pieces and get say 4/10 for each, and someone else did say 2 text responses and one part of the writing tasks and got say 7 or 8/10 for each who would be better off? lol
would you rather get 16/40 or 21 or 24/40??
Think about it ...

And I KNOW the exam is out of 60... but you get my point =]
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: joechan521 on November 01, 2007, 05:57:04 pm
Quote from: "Odette"
Quote from: "Ahmad"
Yeah, finishing > quality > quantity. If you don't finish, you're severely limiting your mark.


But!!! think of it this way, if you write shit pieces and get say 4/10 for each, and someone else did say 2 text responses and one part of the writing tasks and got say 7 or 8/10 for each who would be better off? lol
would you rather get 16/40 or 21 or 24/40??
Think about it ...

And I KNOW the exam is out of 60... but you get my point =]


you calculated the weightings wrong!
its not 16/40 and 21/40,
its 12/30, and 17.5/30
but still, i don't think using the time of writing the persuasive piece, to improve your quality, will increase your marks from 4/10 to 7/10 for all 3 essays!
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: ninwa on November 01, 2007, 05:59:33 pm
what ARE the weightings?

im ignorant and didnt even know there were weightings :P
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Markos on November 01, 2007, 06:00:57 pm
All I know is the text responses make up the greater part of the overall mark, that's probably pointing out the obvious lol
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: melanie.dee on November 01, 2007, 06:05:15 pm
text response 1. examiner 1's mark x2 + examiner 2's mark x2
text response 2. examiner 1's mark x2 + examiner 2's mark x2
writing task pt 1. examiner 1's mark + examiner 2's mark
writing task pt 1. examiner 1's mark + examiner 2's mark

= mark/120

pretty sure
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: joechan521 on November 01, 2007, 06:06:55 pm
ENGLISH STUDY SCORE
  -SAC 50%
  -EXAM 50%
             --text1 1/3
             --text2 1/3
             --analysis  1/6
             --point of view 1/6
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Odette on November 01, 2007, 06:07:52 pm
Well I think its 20 marks each for the text responses and 10 for the analysis and 10 for the POV= 60 marks :)
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: BA22 on November 01, 2007, 06:08:02 pm
Quote from: "melanie.dee"
text response 1. examiner 1's mark x2 + examiner 2's mark x2
text response 2. examiner 1's mark x2 + examiner 2's mark x2
writing task pt 1. examiner 1's mark + examiner 2's mark
writing task pt 1. examiner 1's mark + examiner 2's mark

= mark/120

pretty sure


yep, thats right
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: ninwa on November 01, 2007, 06:10:21 pm
thanks for that :)

yay, my worst section is worth the least :D hehe
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Freitag on November 01, 2007, 08:02:09 pm
I don't understand why they make us write two text responses. Surely one would be satisfactory :(

12 hours to go..
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Markos on November 01, 2007, 08:13:56 pm
bah and 17 minutes left until I HOPEFULLY go to bed, 17 minutes left of me thinking about actually starting to study.

Bah.
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: melanie.dee on November 01, 2007, 08:20:35 pm
lordy. i will be going to bed at around 11.30. between then i will read a man for all seasons again (shouldnt take long), i will possibly look at a few key scenes in look both ways.. i will look at my notes.. i will straighten my hair haha.. i also want to watch a french film on sbs at 10.15 but i looking a bit pushed for time haha. clearly i wouldnt be able to see the end of the film anyway.

i will then get up at 6.30 tomoro morning eeeeeeeek
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Markos on November 01, 2007, 08:22:36 pm
Is it a foreign arthouse/drama? What's the rating..? Not that i'd watch it just for the nekkid..

errr
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: melanie.dee on November 01, 2007, 08:26:39 pm
well it is an sbs film haha, so in all likelyhood.. ha nah it sounds interesting, and its french, therefore it wins my vote
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: Markos on November 01, 2007, 09:02:59 pm
Well its time for me to head off to bed, 32 minutes late but that's ok

sort of.

To bed with essay examples and book summaries and quotes. Arg.
Title: The exam - advice
Post by: melanie.dee on November 01, 2007, 10:10:22 pm
i suppose everyone is well asleep in preparation for the exam. i am not. haha. i probably should though but i sleep will bring me closer to the dreadful day :(