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Ideally, how long is a response meant to be? (1 Viewer)
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JayJayz22
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I'm not too sure if this follows the 'usual' responses, but my essay is 1600 words and my story around 1300 words - in my trials I achieved 23/25 for them both.
IMO if your response contains your two core texts and around 3 related texts, and that you answer the question and show a deep and sophisticated understanding of your topic/module, then you are eligible for the top band.
Make sure you understand the topic, have a strong grasp of what can be asked of you, and how you are going to go about answering the question.
Be confident.
Good luck.
IMO if your response contains your two core texts and around 3 related texts, and that you answer the question and show a deep and sophisticated understanding of your topic/module, then you are eligible for the top band.
Make sure you understand the topic, have a strong grasp of what can be asked of you, and how you are going to go about answering the question.
Be confident.
Good luck.
...huh?i'm not too sure if this follows the 'usual' responses, but my essay is 1600 words and my story around 1300 words - in my trials i achieved 23/25 for them both.
Imo if your response contains your two core texts and around 3 related texts, and that you answer the question and show a deep and sophisticated understanding of your topic/module, then you are eligible for the top band.
Make sure you understand the topic, have a strong grasp of what can be asked of you, and how you are going to go about answering the question.
Be confident.
Clifford
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huh?I'm not too sure if this follows the 'usual' responses, but my essay is 1600 words and my story around 1300 words - in my trials I achieved 23/25 for them both.
IMO if your response contains your two core texts and around 3 related texts, and that you answer the question and show a deep and sophisticated understanding of your topic/module, then you are eligible for the top band.
Make sure you understand the topic, have a strong grasp of what can be asked of you, and how you are going to go about answering the question.
Be confident.
haw... my trial essay was around 1,500 (not exactly sure) and my creative is 1,350 (creative takes about 45 mins to write...)
What you've done seems to be right on the mark. From everything I've been hearing, 1500 words each (give or take) is a pretty solid amount to work with, and is achievable in the given time. Obviously length isn't everything, you just have to nail your content from then on.I'm not too sure if this follows the 'usual' responses, but my essay is 1600 words and my story around 1300 words - in my trials I achieved 23/25 for them both.
IMO if your response contains your two core texts and around 3 related texts, and that you answer the question and show a deep and sophisticated understanding of your topic/module, then you are eligible for the top band.
Make sure you understand the topic, have a strong grasp of what can be asked of you, and how you are going to go about answering the question.
Be confident.
Cheers.
em_angel23
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I'm a fan of having somewhat shorter pieces and therefore feeling more leisurely and relaxed, mine are both under 1300, but in the trial i only got 44/50! gah my story brought me down so much!!!
smelnizzle
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i looked at the book that board of studies compiled with exemplar responses and the pages written are approx 13ish bos paper.
my essay is just under 1800 (it freakn took me forevz to cut)
and the length of creative varies.
i still need to fix my creative. omg. D:
my essay is just under 1800 (it freakn took me forevz to cut)
and the length of creative varies.
i still need to fix my creative. omg. D:
I'm aiming for 12-14 pages for each one but my creative might be short enough to allow more essay writing so around 1600 words for my handwriting.
However I really really hope they give us questions we couldn't possible write a preprepared essay/creative for XD
Give us 3 core 1 related so that general chaos ensues!
However I really really hope they give us questions we couldn't possible write a preprepared essay/creative for XD
Give us 3 core 1 related so that general chaos ensues!
hitler.
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Ain't gonna happen.
*crosses fingers*
Everything else so far has been think, not necessarily add extra stuff xD.
I so agree! I don't rote learn essay's and I know all three core texts really well as well so I can pick and choose tomorrow! It would screw up 90% of the candidates which would probably work in my favour! In saying that, it would suck for that 90%
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hating being that 90% right now lol
nah i could bullshit it to some degree me thinks
the creative writing is going to be the killer last time i wrote about mice....don't ask how i went...my mind works in mysterious ways and i couldnt get past the damn mice!!
nah i could bullshit it to some degree me thinks
the creative writing is going to be the killer last time i wrote about mice....don't ask how i went...my mind works in mysterious ways and i couldnt get past the damn mice!!
Possibly there is something to your username as far as your mind working in weird ways???
But dw, my creative writing is from the point of view of a chandelier in the house of an elderly kleptomaniac who walks in circles all day
But dw, my creative writing is from the point of view of a chandelier in the house of an elderly kleptomaniac who walks in circles all day
Skinneth
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lol thx, my teacher suggested i get "help" because it was so damn out there!
brand_new_eyes
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what elective are you guys doing? anyone doing navigating the gobal?
Monsterman
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Write as much as you can..honestly.. I write shit slow so i could only manage below 3k words.. but others wrote 4k or so.... It depends on whether you get the message across though. if you can put together a good enough essay then you wont have to write alot...