English Advanced tips? (Mod A currently) (1 Viewer)

[BadBubble]

I cannot english. I hate it so much.

For the past year (Last year in year 11) I have only memorised essays throughout Year 11 disregarding the question given by all means. (Of course let's say the question given wasn't about the essay I memorised I would still attempt to answer the question with my memorised text here and there) And it hasn't really gone too well (During assessments, I received a 19/20 on my memorised essay that fit the question, but a 13/20 when it did not fit the question at all)

Right now I am doing The Tempest and Hag-Seed as a comparative text for Mod A English Advanced (Year 12). I wanted to try writing WITHOUT memorising an entire essay but more like memorising quotes and line of arguments. However, as I attempt a question I genuinely have no clue what to write about (General ideas of themes occurring pops into my head but ways to phrase it is very hard)
If I try long enough after a while I can get some nice sounding sentences that ATQ. However I'm just thinking, how people can change their essay during the middle of their exam without taking too long? My english teacher isn't bad and explains themes and contexts really well but I genuinely have no idea how to incorporate it into my essay without it sounding really really bad and incorrect. I feel like if you were to give me an MCQ on the events that occurred in the play I could get it right, but to write about it while including context and making it sound relevant to the question is actually impossible.

When I hear her explain ideas such as power/authority/hierarchal themes in the play and in the book it seems like everything makes sense and I understand it, but if I wrote about it or talked about it myself I sound incredibly literal and bad. I would really like to take a test without memorising so I can apply my knowledge to any question but I am unable to do so would anyone have some tips?

My english si so bad that I can't even explain why I am so bad at english in this thread

I genuinely just don't understand how to study English properly and I wanna know the methods you guys take? I think I really dislike english possibly because I'm learning it incorrectly? Any tips will be greatly appreciated.

Also I tend to procrastinate a lot less on my other subjects since I know exactly what to study and find them enjoyable to learn about (ie physics, chemistry, maths) However, when it comes to English I literally don't know what to do and I just procrastinate.

 

[ilovejoji69]

take this w a grain of salt, im ignoring my eng homework as we speak lmaoo

for me, and i think a lot of other people, i just memorise my quotes and themes, and the general point i am making about them. as long as your themes arent like suuuper specific and only good for one interpretation you can generally bend it to what the question is asking. if you know your text well enough, it becomes a lot easier to write about it.

but obviously thats kinda easier said than done, i think the best thing you can really do is practice. it kinda sucks but its a bit hard to get better at adapting on the spot if you don't force yourself under time pressure. i havent written like anything for hagseed/tempest yet but i try to keep writing essays for common mod and get feedback to just force myself to get better at adapting. sorry if this doesnt help much, i can elaborate if u need ^^

 

[WorkEfforts]

I cannot english. I hate it so much.

For the past year (Last year in year 11) I have only memorised essays throughout Year 11 disregarding the question given by all means. (Of course let's say the question given wasn't about the essay I memorised I would still attempt to answer the question with my memorised text here and there) And it hasn't really gone too well (During assessments, I received a 19/20 on my memorised essay that fit the question, but a 13/20 when it did not fit the question at all)

Right now I am doing The Tempest and Hag-Seed as a comparative text for Mod A English Advanced (Year 12). I wanted to try writing WITHOUT memorising an entire essay but more like memorising quotes and line of arguments. However, as I attempt a question I genuinely have no clue what to write about (General ideas of themes occurring pops into my head but ways to phrase it is very hard)
If I try long enough after a while I can get some nice sounding sentences that ATQ. However I'm just thinking, how people can change their essay during the middle of their exam without taking too long? My english teacher isn't bad and explains themes and contexts really well but I genuinely have no idea how to incorporate it into my essay without it sounding really really bad and incorrect. I feel like if you were to give me an MCQ on the events that occurred in the play I could get it right, but to write about it while including context and making it sound relevant to the question is actually impossible.

When I hear her explain ideas such as power/authority/hierarchal themes in the play and in the book it seems like everything makes sense and I understand it, but if I wrote about it or talked about it myself I sound incredibly literal and bad. I would really like to take a test without memorising so I can apply my knowledge to any question but I am unable to do so would anyone have some tips?

My english si so bad that I can't even explain why I am so bad at english in this thread

I genuinely just don't understand how to study English properly and I wanna know the methods you guys take? I think I really dislike english possibly because I'm learning it incorrectly? Any tips will be greatly appreciated.

Also I tend to procrastinate a lot less on my other subjects since I know exactly what to study and find them enjoyable to learn about (ie physics, chemistry, maths) However, when it comes to English I literally don't know what to do and I just procrastinate.

then why are you even doing english advanced?

Theres english standard (unless ur school doesnt offer it)

 

[Sorghum Sneedley]

then why are you even doing english advanced?

Theres english standard (unless ur school doesnt offer it)

did you even read what he said

 

[WorkEfforts]

did you even read what he said

yes if hes english is 'so bad' as he exaggerates it then why is he even doing advanced
this whole post screams 'I extremely struggle with english advanced when it comes to nonmemorising'
standard is an option

 

[coolcat6778]

yes if hes english is 'so bad' as he exaggerates it then why is he even doing advanced
this whole post screams 'I extremely struggle with english advanced when it comes to nonmemorising'
standard is an option

Because standard aligns horribly. I would have gotten a 60 (lowest band 3) instead of a 73 (a band 4) if I did standard instead of advanced. Both are equally boring and garbage. One has shakespeare garbage texts, which using chatgpt or any ai or the internet u can get quotes easily as you can with a normal book which u probably also use internet to find quotes anyway.

 

[MoeyNeeds90+]

Because standard aligns horribly. I would have gotten a 60 (lowest band 3) instead of a 73 (a band 4) if I did standard instead of advanced. Both are equally boring and garbage. One has shakespeare garbage texts, which using chatgpt or any ai or the internet u can get quotes easily as you can with a normal book which u probably also use internet to find quotes anyway.

i nearly failed a yr 11 assignment last yr using chatgpt for quotes and not even opening the book LOL so careful there (it generates fake quotes and say's there real)