2016ers Chit-Chat Thread (20 Viewers)

[leehuan]

i dont think english is that much work load honestly... its not hard to 'memorise essays' which technically is all you need to do.

Blunt memorisation is boring. (Which is why I never memorised essays)

 

[eyeseeyou]

The only workload of English is actually analyzing your texts and coming up with an essay.

Reading them (It's not worth losing marks over in the HSC just because you hate english. Not saying you hate english though), researching the historical time frame (if you feel it's relevant), analysing texts, making TEE tables, writing essays, re editing essays, studying english (studying for english is different for every individual). TBH if you compare that to maths, it's going to take much more time

 

[eyeseeyou]

Also why would people memorise an essay? Memorising a 1000 word essay is a bad idea IMO bc the essay question can be so broad and there's so much to remember and write in 40 mins

 

[mrstripedshades]

Blunt memorisation is boring. (Which is why I never memorised essays)

neither do i. but its easily good enough to get a decent mark imo. I may try it for the HSC though if im confident enough..

Basically though Im lazy and do very little improvisation, I didnt really even try to memorise my essays but they stuck in my head somehow. Only rarely do I change the techniques or quotes my 'base essay/practice essay' had in them, I only remember doing it for Discovery so far honestly. And its because I think I know the Tempest really well and to me the quotes are easy to remember.

 

[eyeseeyou]

Just curious but what did you all do in the summer holidays after the first term of yr 12?

 

[mrstripedshades]

Just curious but what did you all do in the summer holidays after the first term of yr 12?

nothing. But too be honest my study pattern throughout the year has been HORRID, which is probably why I dropped ranks in like 2 subjects by a 1-3 spots.

• you should probably make sure all your notes are finished so far,
• do some casual maths every other day or every week even so you are up to scratch
• if you have any assessments first week or something be ready for them
• make an AOS story that will work throughout the year and think about it hard
• be 100% sure for your discovery essay and ORT.

For example.
Im changing my creative AGAIN. My mark to me wasnt satisfying in both half yearlies and trials, and I had a different one in both. I thinK i have a decent idea that can get me a 14 or something. So far I got an 8 in the half yearly which was absolutely pathetic and dropped my english rank heaps for half yearly report, and a 12 in the trials which was still pretty poor as I got 14 in both other sections (even then Idk if its cus they marked hard i was 1st in AOS i think)

 

[eyeseeyou]

nothing. But too be honest my study pattern throughout the year has been HORRID, which is probably why I dropped ranks in like 2 subjects by a 1-3 spots.

• you should probably make sure all your notes are finished so far,
• do some casual maths every other day or every week even so you are up to scratch
• if you have any assessments first week or something be ready for them
• make an AOS story that will work throughout the year and think about it hard
• be 100% sure for your discovery essay and ORT.

For example.
Im changing my creative AGAIN. My mark to me wasnt satisfying in both half yearlies and trials, and I had a different one in both. I thinK i have a decent idea that can get me a 14 or something. So far I got an 8 in the half yearly which was absolutely pathetic and dropped my english rank heaps for half yearly report, and a 12 in the trials which was still pretty poor as I got 14 in both other sections (even then Idk if its cus they marked hard i was 1st in AOS i think)

DO you regret not doing practice Q's?

 

[DatAtarLyfe]

Just curious but what did you all do in the summer holidays after the first term of yr 12?

I completed my notes for all my subjects that I had covered that term, and also went a little ahead.
I practice a lot of 4u. But most notably, i taught myself the whole 3u course

 

[mrstripedshades]

DO you regret not doing practice Q's?

for what?
english?

Not really tbh. I will regret it if i dont do it for hsc english tho lol.


And on that note, what should you start studying first tbh? English or the subjects that come after? The only thing I've done since trials is prepare for my LOTE Speaking HSC exam, and done a few recent Maths HSC past papers. (4-5 for Ext 1 and Maths 2u)

 

[pikachu975]

Also why would people memorise an essay? Memorising a 1000 word essay is a bad idea IMO bc the essay question can be so broad and there's so much to remember and write in 40 mins

Because it's easier to write the memorised essay with adaptations in 40 minutes compared to thinking of a brand new essay on the spot in 40 minutes. Times this by three because of three essays.

Edit: And also lots of people aren't good at writing on the spot, so going in with a memorised essay gives some confidence

 

[eyeseeyou]

I completed my notes for all my subjects that I had covered that term, and also went a little ahead.
I practice a lot of 4u. But most notably, i taught myself the whole 3u course

Nice strategy. But how come u didn't prepare for english?

for what?
english?

Not really tbh. I will regret it if i dont do it for hsc english tho lol.


And on that note, what should you start studying first tbh? English or the subjects that come after? The only thing I've done since trials is prepare for my LOTE Speaking HSC exam, and done a few recent Maths HSC past papers. (4-5 for Ext 1 and Maths 2u)

Yeah english. Why not self learn either languages or maths in the holidays?

Because it's easier to write the memorised essay with adaptations in 40 minutes compared to thinking of a brand new essay on the spot in 40 minutes. Times this by three because of three essays.

Edit: And also lots of people aren't good at writing on the spot, so going in with a memorised essay gives some confidence

But not always can your pre-prepared essay fit in with the new essay question perfectly. You're better off remembering quotes and paragraphs rather than essays IMO bc essays are (like I said) large chunks of 1000 words which takes a lot of time to swallow up

 

[pikachu975]

Nice strategy. But how come u didn't prepare for english?

Yeah english. Why not self learn either languages or maths in the holidays?

But not always can your pre-prepared essay fit in with the new essay question perfectly. You're better off remembering quotes and paragraphs rather than essays IMO bc essays are (like I said) large chunks of 1000 words which takes a lot of time to swallow up

The top 5 in my school all memorise essays word for word except for like 1 guy, at most 2, because memorising the whole essay means you just change a few words and if the question is way different, add a few sentences. In the yearly exam I ended up writing way more than I would've thanks to memorising word for word and just adding a few adaptations throughout the essay but for some people, quotes and paragraphs work for them.

 

[RyanT7]

The top 5 in my school all memorise essays word for word except for like 1 guy, at most 2, because memorising the whole essay means you just change a few words and if the question is way different, add a few sentences. In the yearly exam I ended up writing way more than I would've thanks to memorising word for word and just adding a few adaptations throughout the essay but for some people, quotes and paragraphs work for them.

How do you personally memorise essays word to word ?

 

[pikachu975]

How do you personally memorise essays word to word ?

My memory's pretty good so it only took me like 4 hours to memorise a 1300 word one but basically I read some lines a few times then closed my eyes, tried to say it then check. At the end of each paragraph I just typed it all out without looking and checked after if it was right. For second paragraph I did the same then typed out first + second paragraphs because I'm a decently fast typer but if you're really slow, just write it out or don't re-type the first paragraph. I only typed it because it saved way more time than writing, but definitely write it out after you memorised to see how long it takes to write.

 

[leehuan]

I completed my notes for all my subjects that I had covered that term, and also went a little ahead.
I practice a lot of 4u. But most notably, i taught myself the whole 3u course

Are you going to SR 3U?

 

[eyeseeyou]

My memory's pretty good so it only took me like 4 hours to memorise a 1300 word one but basically I read some lines a few times then closed my eyes, tried to say it then check. At the end of each paragraph I just typed it all out without looking and checked after if it was right. For second paragraph I did the same then typed out first + second paragraphs because I'm a decently fast typer but if you're really slow, just write it out or don't re-type the first paragraph. I only typed it because it saved way more time than writing, but definitely write it out after you memorised to see how long it takes to write.

And you memorised a whole essay word for word? (whilst trying to change a few things in the exam)

What if they make you write a speech or make you write a letter? What r u going to do?

 

[pikachu975]

And you memorised a whole essay word for word? (whilst trying to change a few things in the exam)

What if they make you write a speech or make you write a letter? What r u going to do?

lol I doubt they would ask that in the HSC or the whole state would be outraged but I'd be screwed for that even if I memorised quotes only. Yeah word for word.

 

[KingOfActing]

lol I doubt they would ask that in the HSC or the whole state would be outraged but I'd be screwed for that even if I memorised quotes only. Yeah word for word.

They totally did that a few years ago, my teacher told me how her class was ready to just cease to exist

 

[pikachu975]

They totally did that a few years ago, my teacher told me how her class was ready to just cease to exist

Was it an assessment or trial or HSC?

 

[KingOfActing]

Was it an assessment or trial or HSC?

Either an independent trial or HSC, but I think it was HSC.