UpdateThis week has been my most productive of the year by far.
On the weekend I finally decided to convert my man cave into a study room. The only issue was that Dad and I had to set up a flat-pack desk and we are the two worst handymen on the planet, so it took 2 hours to set up.
Working the public holiday was hectic as usual, so I've been trying to recover the whole week.
We won our cricket semi final on the weekend against the top team, so the grand final is on this weekend. I've never won a grand final in cricket before and I feel like we're a real chance to win.
We had a person from ANU come to the school to talk about the courses on offer. The speaker studied international relations which is one of the majors I'm looking at so it was cool to hear what's involved in the course and what the job prospects are for it.
English LanguageThis week's been mostly revising over metalanguage in preparation for our test in two weeks. There is so much to remember! Is there any tips for memorising metalanguage and how to pick it out from texts. I also got my mark back for my Analytical Commentary's, 88%. I'm quite happy with that mark as I mentioned before, I struggle to find metalanguage. My teacher said I will make a fine journalist one day.
MethodsI had the Methods test today for Functions. I studied super hard throughout the week as I've struggled with the concepts because our teacher doesn't explain them clearly. I heard it was pretty easy from the class that did the test before us but I still wasn't confident, however, I think I went really well, like really really well. As long as I didn't too many silly mistakes that I make in Maths, I reckon I should get an A on both tests.
PsychologyAgain, I feel like we've done no work in class this week, however my teacher has promised that she will set me extension work which should make class more interesting. She also reckons that I should get a state library membership and start reading research papers on the fields I'm interested in, so that's something I will need to investigate this weekend.
IndonesianThis class has also been a bludge. All we did this week was watch an Indonesian rom-com called Single. I have to admit rom-com's are a guilty pleasure of mine so I really enjoyed it. This subject is the only one where I don't have a test for the rest of the term which is nice.
P.E.This week has been all note taking which can get really dry. My class gets through notes super slowly, so I go at my own pace and get the notes done 20 minutes before the rest of the class which allows me to either revise the notes or to do the homework. We've been learning about the cardiovascular system and how it relates to exercise. I don't find this content very interesting, however I can grasp it rather easily which is helpful.
HistoryWe've been learning about the causes of WWII this week. We have gone over the post-WWI peace treaties, League of Nations, the Great Depression and territorial aggression, so we've covered plenty of content. We had a TEEL paragraph on how the post-WWI peace treaties caused WWII due on Tuesday and my teacher critiqued it in front of the class.
He said that my paragraph was worth 45% but he gave me a lot of constructive criticism to take on. I sent my teacher a 2nd draft and he said it was much improved. I've just finished another 2 TEEL paragraphs that have been sent for feedback.
My Other LifeI've listened to a lot of music this week, 9 albums to be exact. Most of it has been instrumental music to listen to while studying. I've never listened to music while studying but I found it has helped me keep my concentration on my work without distractions. I've listened to so many different genres, Indian, Electronic, Jazz, Rock, Psychedelia, Alternative and Classical. I also reckon I've discovered one of my favourite artists this week, Pond. They're a psychedelic rock/electronic band from Perth. They released a new album a couple of weeks ago that I heard good things about and I was blown away when I heard their mix of synths with rock instruments and dreamy melodies.
So overall, I've had a pretty good week that will hopefully continue into next week.