UPDATE: 6/2/21Right. Long time no post, but whatever.
I've officially finished my first week of year 11, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't at least a little drained - probably just a shock to the system after having 2 months off. My timetable for this week's a bit smelly also - I had EngLang 3 days in a row, as well as just under 3 hours of bio on Tuesday (double double sessions are gross). Apart from that, it was good to get back into the swing of things and see all my friends and teachers.
3/4 Bio: Although I had most of it on Tuesday, it was pretty chill - going through the technical side, talking through how you get your study score and all that, then we went over our the phospholipid bilayer, which we did over the holidays anyway. Mainly revision sort of stuff, but we also did some exam multiple choice so we could get used to them. Pretty nice and easy, though I anticipate it'll get a bit heavier in the next few weeks.
- Homework: Refine notes, start work on photosynthesis if I can
3/4 R&S: Another pretty chill subject this week - we went over different worldviews, had a look at the Abrahamic religions (surface level type stuff, though I found it quite interesting), and we each had to make a resource for the 9 aspects of religion (pretty easy stuff, since I'd done a bit of it last year). I'm interested to see how next week will be, as my teacher and majority of my class will be away on year 12 camp.
- Homework: None
Methods: Working through straight lines; stuff most of us already know, so pretty breezy except some of the weird application questions are a pain. My teacher's new to the school, I like him - even though we know how to do the things in the chapter, he showed us the "why" behind it which I really enjoyed, as it's good to think about it in a way other than "this is the formula, now do it". Honestly don't think there's anything better than a teacher getting into the nitty-gritty and feeling like your brain is getting picked apart
- Homework: Get up to 2C if you can
EngLang: Felt like a bit more of a drag, probably because I had it 3 days in a row as mentioned before (and I didn't finish my holiday homework and was working on it till an ungodly hour each night... that's all I'm gonna say about that
). The stuff we're learning about is pretty interesting though, which (i guess) makes up for it. We've touched on the subsystems, what makes human communication unique, and we're currently going through phonology. We've got a fair bit of time to work through it before our SAC in March, which is good.
- Homework: Take notes on phonology in Love the Lingo, pages 4-17 in metalanguage book
History: Another breezy subject this week, we looked at Woodrow Wilson's 14 points, the German November Revolution, and the Treaty of Versailles. Pretty interesting, especially when you consider how it all lead up to WWII. Probably one of my favourite subjects at the moment, as it's a nice break from the more heavier subjects while still being stimulating.
- Homework: None
Chemistry: Woof. Saved the most "eh" for last. This is definitely not a reflection on my teacher - she's great. Not particularly enjoying starting out the year with a research SAC. Did what I thought would be most of my research over the holidays, however now I'm actually writing out my poster I need more information. As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts, my topic is examining the evidence that humans are made of stardust. Pretty straightforward, which isn't necessarily a good thing.
I have jack shit to write about.
I've essentially answered the question, and now I'm going into stuff like how the elements sustain life and looking into other creation stories and seeing how they weigh up (this is intended to tie in social impacts). I'm hoping this is relevant enough so I can go into more depth (and it's helpful since it kind of ties in with bio and R&S respectively), however I'm a bit scared that I'll get marks docked for straying too far away from the research question. I also spent a lot of time working on it yesterday since it's due on Monday, and I think I've burnt myself out a bit. Oh well, at least I know the fear of failure will drive me to get it done before it's due
Better leave it here and stop procrastinating said chem poster (today's pretty much the only day I can get it done - I'm going to Melbourne tomorrow to watch the AFLW, which I'm pretty excited for
). I'll hopefully update later this week, most likely on the weekend. Hope all you guys are enjoying the start of the school year - we're all in this together