Hey Elyse,
Half yearlies are just over a month away and for Legal studies, the exam will include Crime and Family. I was just wondering if you have any tips as this will be my first exam going towards my HSC and with all the content Crime has, i feel like im going to be unprepared.
Thank you, Neha
Also,
I have 43 pages of notes for Crime.. How do it cut these down?
Mod Edit: merged posts.
Hey! Not Elyse, but I'll hopefully be able to give some good advice
With that big set of notes - I don't think 43 pages is such a bad thing
right now. I condensed mine over time. Your exam will be a great step in that direction, because you'll then have experience as to how much detail you need to be able to tackle questions effectively. Crime is tough, because you've got that MC section that can test really specific stuff
If you want to trim down, remember a few things:
- Write in dot point and use abbreviations/symbols EVERYWHERE - The notes ONLY need to make sense to you. Use tables and similar graphics to save space too!
- Try and create a version of your notes that ONLY contains evidence - Cases, laws, media, that sort of stuff. Those are like 'case files,' and you could summarise them on palm cards to prepare for your crime essay. Having a separate set for content and then a separate set for evidence is what I did and it helped me immensely. For MC, you need content. For essay, you need evidence
In terms of tips, just do
heaps of practice. Practice MC questions, practice essays, practice short answers and body paragraphs. Just spend as much time as you can actually writing and applying what you know in simulated exam conditions. Figure out what questions you don't answer as well as you'd like, and work on those!
you might also want to read this guide I wrote on getting a Band 6 in Legal, for some more general tips! I hope this helps