yellowhighlighterr
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prelim tips, guys. How can I study for English? What is the best way to revise and prepare for english? For context our exams gonna look like this:
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yellowhighlighterr
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othello essay - "the other"
Short answer hsc-style questions
howcanibesmarter
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The only way to really prepare for english is to do more writing. I know. Shock.
Nah but seriously, the only way ur gonna improve for short answer response is by doing more questions and letting a teacher read ur response. We all have to start somewhere, and this is probably the best time to start.
Essay depends on how confident you are. If u think ur gonna struggle during the exam, be sure to go in with some memorised stuff. Of course theres your quotes, but also try to remember your main arguments/ideas and a little bit of analysis would do no harm too.
There isn't much you can do unless you are actually good at english, and in order to get to that point, you will just have to do more writing, and to think more in-depth rather than what's given to you. I.e. rather than similes, think about metaphors, symbolism etc
Oh, and be sure to answer the question, since you can't get full marks if your response doesn't link, even if it deserved full marks by itself.
Nah but seriously, the only way ur gonna improve for short answer response is by doing more questions and letting a teacher read ur response. We all have to start somewhere, and this is probably the best time to start.
Essay depends on how confident you are. If u think ur gonna struggle during the exam, be sure to go in with some memorised stuff. Of course theres your quotes, but also try to remember your main arguments/ideas and a little bit of analysis would do no harm too.
There isn't much you can do unless you are actually good at english, and in order to get to that point, you will just have to do more writing, and to think more in-depth rather than what's given to you. I.e. rather than similes, think about metaphors, symbolism etc
Oh, and be sure to answer the question, since you can't get full marks if your response doesn't link, even if it deserved full marks by itself.
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lots of practice writing, for both essays and short answer
it's worth reading critical papers related to your text as well for more insight + it can help strengthen your arguments. Easy to find and download some through online libraries or databases like Google Scholar or JSTOR
it's worth reading critical papers related to your text as well for more insight + it can help strengthen your arguments. Easy to find and download some through online libraries or databases like Google Scholar or JSTOR
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Try to get as much feedback as you can from teachers, markers, tutors, etc by doing a lot of example responses! Try to check out Band 6 responses in the NESA book for HSC.