• Best of luck to the class of 2024 for their HSC exams. You got this!
    Let us know your thoughts on the HSC exams here
  • YOU can help the next generation of students in the community!
    Share your trial papers and notes on our Notes & Resources page
MedVision ad

Year 11 2014 Chat :) (7 Viewers)

Status
Not open for further replies.
F

Fiction

Active Member
Joined
Apr 19, 2014
Messages
773
Gender
Undisclosed
HSC
2015
turntaker said:
tutoring doesn't mean you will achieve better results.. I have seen people get state rank in 4 unit English without a tutor.
Also not all subjects are rote learning.. here are a few that are not: music, drama, physics, chemistry. Even English is not rote learning, you need your own ideas to write a sophisticated essay. Memorising essays is not a good idea since they can ask you any question in an HSC exam. Your thesis needs to be general so you can adapt it on the spot. It is important to practice writing essays on the spot rather than write one essay and memorise it. I think the only real rote-learning subjects are HSIE based and Biology
Click to expand...
haha visual arts is half rote-learning in theory-ish. But then again I'm failing the theory component so maybe it isn't C:

Tutoring is, IMO, good for those with long attention spans. Agreed on eng and rote-learning bit. Although you need your own ideas for everything.
 
F

Fiction

Active Member
Joined
Apr 19, 2014
Messages
773
Gender
Undisclosed
HSC
2015
lpodtouch said:
I'm curious. How does everyone here study for English?

I'm alluding to the upcoming/recent exams with an in-class response - essays, creatives..

Does anyone here memorise a generic essay? Or just memorise quotes and the underlying themes/characters of the text? I find it immensely difficult to study whilst expected to write under such onerous time constraints.
Click to expand...
I'm planning to ~generally~ memorise an essay.
Why would your studying now affect any time constraints during the test? that came out wrong but hopefully you get the gist of what I'm asking. You studying for your english now, has no impact on your time constraints in the test. Feel free to take up to 30 hours perfecting that generic essay so you can spew it out and adapt it on the day of your exam. :)
 
F

Futuremedstudent

Ancient Orator
Joined
Oct 21, 2013
Messages
1,428
Gender
Undisclosed
HSC
N/A
I have a french speaking exam tmr and the 3 hour written section as well, hopefully I shall get 100%.
 
BLIT2014

BLIT2014

The pessimistic optimist.
Moderator
Joined
Jul 11, 2012
Messages
11,591
Location
l'appel du vide
Gender
Undisclosed
HSC
2014
Uni Grad
2018
hawkrider said:
eh, it all comes down to practice tbh

English was actually my worst subject in year 10 and I had to work my socks off to improve

having simple language is fine, is long as your thesis/point has a purpose
Click to expand...
On that note my module C trial essay marker wanted a shorter sentences.
 
matchalolz

matchalolz

Well-Known Member
Joined
Feb 18, 2014
Messages
1,179
Gender
Undisclosed
HSC
2015
I swear as I moved through high school I started to care less and less about yearly exams each year :devil:
 
hawkrider

hawkrider

all class
Joined
Jul 15, 2013
Messages
2,002
Gender
Male
HSC
N/A
matchalolz

matchalolz

Well-Known Member
Joined
Feb 18, 2014
Messages
1,179
Gender
Undisclosed
HSC
2015
le me has a le english extension essay due tomorrow but le me is not going to do le essay becoz le me is dropping le subject WOOHOO #swegswegsweg mwhahahahahahaha i'm so evil
 
Menomaths

Menomaths

Exaı̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸lted Member
Joined
Jul 9, 2013
Messages
2,373
Gender
Male
HSC
2013
This generation

Sent from my iStone I9100 using Tapatalk
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Users Who Are Viewing This Thread (Users: 0, Guests: 7)

Top