Revision before the HSC (1 Viewer)

[absolution*]

SOR is definately my worst subject right now. How should i revise before the HSC so i get an 85+ mark? Also post any other study tips for SOR youd like to share.

Cheers.

 

[acmilan]

What I did for the trials: get the syllabus and make sure I've answered everything it asks and see if i could reproduce those answers without looking at notes.

 

[mojako]

tips: STUDY, read and memorise notes, look at someone else's summary notes and memorise them

Files referenced in here might be helpful: http://www.boredofstudies.org/community/showthread.php?t=40763

Also, practice some HSC questions..
and if it asks to evaluate, dont forget to make a few judgements
if justify, mention somehing about why it is so.

and... set it in ur mind that u need to write fast in the exam, like in english

 

[redslert]

write essays in advance like you do for english and memorise them
questions are very predictable

 

[snapperhead]

write essays in advance like you do for english and memorise them
questions are very predictable

not for this HSC they wont...thats wh they made the changes that they did (see sticky in main forum). You can practice essays but i wouldnt rely on them for memorisation as the entire format is different in the cross depth studies


My advice.....know the syllabus and know the glossary terms....they are the difference makers. As for content, go thru. past papers to glean extra info but really, content wise the macquarie book will get you through (combined with your class notes that is). Also, have a look at the sample paper for this year and the marking criteria as they give away a lot of hints.....

 

[absolution*]

Thanks for the advice. But what do you mean 'glossary terms' in the syllabus? And also wont the essay questions have to be generalised considerably to allow for the scope of a question worth 20 marks? Also what sort of length responses will gain high the high bands in the cross-religion studies. Any tips in memorising essays. HELP ME!



Cheers.

 

[redslert]

i disagree
i think you can still pre-write essays and then memorise them
i know they are more specific now, but you can still write 3 essays per CR study and just get an idea so that you know the flow before the exam

 

[snapperhead]

the glossary terms are the words used to form the questions eg-analyse, evaluate etc.

with regards to the essays, yes, you could write three essays/area but wouldnt it be easier to work out key content areas and work towards them? i.e. an analyse in Rites=.......
Pre writing 20 mark essyas is too much work as you are really narrowing down your scope and the nnew changes for this year are aimed at eliminating the process of memorisationa s the markers found that ppl were memorising essays that they thought were going to be asked and they werent what was being asked....hence the importance of knowing the glossary terms. As absolution said, they will have to be very generalised to meet the new requirements....best to use this time and effort on solidifying content rather than structure IMO
But to each their own!!!!
LOL
cant give an answer on th elength as this is the first year under the new structure. In the past, better answers were around 2/3 books @ 4 pages /book (approx.). Have a look at the standards package to see what I mean.

 

[absolution*]

To me, memorising essays is learning the content. Does that make we weird? How else could i better memorise it?

 

[snapperhead]

To me, memorising essays is learning the content. Does that make we weird? How else could i better memorise it?

Only if it is the content you are learning and not the structure i.e. you write a Rites essay guessing that your question is going to be the question and then you apply your learnt essay to the set question..... this is my problem with memorising essays as you cant guess *the* question, maybe similar but not the.... and you would be surprised how many essay we see at marking that are pre-prepared that are just wrong as the student doesnt obviously know the glossary term or the correct context in which to answer the question.,

And yes you are weird as you are plural...hearing voices are we?? Gollum?
LOL

Damn, I need to learn to type..my last post is terrible

 

[absolution*]

I am plural?

 

[snapperhead]

I am plural?

Does that make we weird?

sorry...it was a long day when I posted this!!!


One way that I encourage my students to learn key points is to use the letters to make up a word (yes, I know there is a term for this but I cant think at the monet)

e.g. for Ab. Spirtituality, we use
ESPAIS
ie
the time phases of 'white interference' in Ab. Australia/society
ie
extermination, segregation, protection, assimilation, integration, self determination/self management.
If you can remeber this (and what they mean), 9/10's of the Ab. Spir. unit is a snap!!


Hope this helps a little

 

[absolution*]

I still dont understand why im plural?

I believe the term is mnemonic and yes i use them already for other subjects.

Im a little confused what i need to know for FS 3 : Religion and Media

An outline as to whats necessary (perhaps even incorporating an mnemonic) would be appreciated.

Im also struggling with differentiating between variants of Judaism within Religious Rites: Death and Bereavment. How important is it to mention them?

Cheers.

 

[mojako]

>> I still dont understand why im plural? <<

Probably Im sort of interrupting snapperhead here (becoz he'll answer that soon anyway)
but its becoz u typed "we" in "Does that make we weird?"

 

[snapperhead]

>> I still dont understand why im plural? <<

Probably Im sort of interrupting snapperhead here (becoz he'll answer that soon anyway)
but its becoz u typed "we" in "Does that make we weird?"

yep...thats why!

For media...not much!! Its the only unit (IMO) where the text book is good enough!!

Variants= VERY IMPORTANT..its even in the criteria at the top of the exam (in the CR section)...have a look at your trial or the sample HSC paper for this year to what what I mean

 

[absolution*]

Which textbook are you referring to?
We have both Living Religion and the Macquarie Revision Guide and from i can remember the Macquarie Revision Guide had very little on Media.

My other question is when comparing religious and non-religious belief systems in Media do you have to learn Atheism specifically because i know they specifically asked for Atheism in 2002 or 2003 in the comparision. Whereas, we were just taught to compare Humanitarianism and Christianity, not atheism. Hope you get my drift.

Oh and about the plural thing, i guess your sense of humour transcends my mediocre brain capacity....

With variants of Judaism should i just be referring to Orthdox and Liberal. What others are there?

Cheers.

 

[snapperhead]

Living Religion (from memory) is more than enough.

IMO, you should be familar with everything as most assume that when the syllabus states know X number (eg 2 egs for......), it actually means you shold know all of them but know two really well...but it doesnt mean the BOS wont specify....

Judaism....those two should suffice as you will get enough of a compare/contrast. If you were to go through all of the various sub groups (not that there are that many but....), it would be almost as bad as writing about all of the Christian variants.....


sorry to rush but its my B/Day and if I stay online, my wife will kill me!!

edited to fix a typo...I am crap!

 

[absolution*]

Happy Birthday.

Look at my other thread, i need more help. Its on teachers and interpreters.

GO GO GO!!

 

[snapperhead]

Happy Birthday.

Look at my other thread, i need more help. Its on teachers and interpreters.

GO GO GO!!

thanks and I have...you go look now!!!