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  1. CaityJane08

    How do i prepare for this english assessment?

    We had a listening task a little while ago and the best advice i can give you is to take as many notes as you can while your listening to the extract. Listen to the first extract completely without answering anything on your test, that way you won't miss any crucial parts of the extract, and...
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    2009ers: Year 12 Jerseys

    Re: Year 12 Jerseys We aren't allowed to have nicknames or anything like that, so i'll probably get something boring like i had to on my yr 10 jersey (my name):(
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    Best+Worst of Teacher Quotes and Habits

    I know this thread is for teacher quotes but some people in my class say the stupidest things. Examples: 1)Teacher: Ok, since the internet isn't working, you can access the information you need off Encarta. Student: Isn't that an insect? *Long pause* Student: Oh no wait-thats cicada...
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    What subjects are you thinking of dropping next yr?

    Hopefully drop hospo for ext 2 english and History ext:) That gives me 13 units of which 11 count towards my uai:) very nice
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    What subjects are you thinking of dropping next yr?

    I'm desperate to drop hospitality:( The content is boring,the teacher's lazy and we only do prac once a fortnight!!:(:bomb:
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    Gap year talk.

    Re: Gap year [Rollcall] OMG. Been to south Korea on exchange with school and i absolutely LOVED it!! Yeah, everything was heaps cheap and we were incredibly loved coz we were from Australia:) We went to the DMZ (Demilitarised Zone-border of South and North Korea), and got to look into North...
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    Novels!!!

    OOps-just realised i didn't answer the question:)lol. Um, yeah. i can't remember all the books i read in year 9 and 10 but the ones that stand out are Lockie Leonard, Animal Farm, macbeth(play), To kill a mockingbird (my god!-we spent like an entire term and a half on it in year 10:uhoh:), and...
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    Novels!!!

    I haven't read Saving Francesca or Looking for Alibrandi yet, but On the Jellicoe Road is definately a great book. I've read it twice now. I think some parts of it are really sad but its a good read:)
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    Scaling?

    Thanks without wings.:) So just out of curiosity, do my courses scale well on average?
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    Scaling?

    I was hoping that someone could kindly explain the concept of "scaling" to me. It may seem like a dumb question to some of you but my school wasn't kind enough to explain it to us. Anyway, what's it got to do with ranking and everything? Thanks for your assistance
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    Yr11 Legal Assignment HELP!!!!!

    Hi. I'm not sure how much this will help but i hope its useful in someway:) "A duty is any action that a group or individual is obliged to undertake". For instance:having a drivers licence gives you a right to drive, but you have a duty to obey the road laws (E.g. Sticking to speed limits and...
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    School / Subject

    Re: What school you at? nup. i go to a public school 2 hours away from sydney. Is it just me or do alot of those schools on the poll list look like private or "elite" schools? I don't know coz im not from the area, but it just seems like that.lol
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    What course are you aiming for in uni?

    I'd really like to get into a media and Communications (Journalism) course
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    Dropping Subjects (Yr 12)

    Wow. finally i found someone in the same boat as me. I've been thinking the exact same thing AND i wanna do journalism! Well i personally reckon im gonna keep 3-unit english, pick up ext 2, keep legal and keep ancient. I have a few friends who do textiles and they love it. If you enjoy it then...
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    Exam room Humour

    OMG. My year 9 teacher did the exact same thing to my class! we were all standing on chairs in a circle and he'd randomly electrocute all of us. The same lesson he also threw a plastic cup at one of the guys in my class (after telling him to catch it) and the idiot forgot to catch and it and it...
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    Mock Trial

    we have a mock trial coming up but its only an in class one. so half the class is defence, the other half are prosecution, and anyone who missed out on a role got jury duty.lol. Im the second barrister for defence, and im pretty sure we're already screwed coz (we're doing Jack and the Beanstalk...
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    1984

    http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/1984/summary.html
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    Exam room Humour

    Haha.lol. the exact same thing happened to my friend during the school certificate. she was sitting right near me when it happened and just as i looked up she fell flat on her arse coz the weight of the table pushed her off her chair. the supervisors ran over to help her but she was raw red with...
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