Deer
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I think that memorising essays and memorising notes are quite similar, but still, you should try to memorise your notes, ie, concepts, ideas, and quotations and techniques, rather than learning an essay word for word.
Why? Essays use the concepts etc in your notes to answer a specific question. Everything you say should (if it's a good essay) be focusing on answering that question with your thesis, and it's about 99% sure that you won't get that question again.
Memorise your concepts and draw on these in the exam. Even memorise the logical order that your concepts progress in, if you feel you need a structure-you can safely plan a rough structure before you see the question.
Why? Essays use the concepts etc in your notes to answer a specific question. Everything you say should (if it's a good essay) be focusing on answering that question with your thesis, and it's about 99% sure that you won't get that question again.
Memorise your concepts and draw on these in the exam. Even memorise the logical order that your concepts progress in, if you feel you need a structure-you can safely plan a rough structure before you see the question.