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[velox]

How did u memorise soo much? Or did you just remember dot points and formulate an essay on the sport for paper 2?

 

[Sepulchres]

Under pressure, human beings are capable of things beyond their normal capability.

 

[silvermoon]

personally, i remembered:
- quotes
- techniques and meaning
- dot points for how texts linked together contextually, thematically and technically
- lots of practice essays so i could see what i remembered and practice ways of putting the points together to suit the individual question.

don't try to memorise your essays, for most people it won't get them top marks.

 

[_blank]

Same as silvermoon. I don't memorize like word by word but in dotpoints so that I still remember basically the entire essay and what follows what. I also memorize key phrases that are good at describing a certain point since it can be quite hard to articulate in a sophisticated matter when stressed under exam situations.

 

[silvermoon]

good point - a couple of sentences (both topic and 'linking') can be a good idea. it IS muchos harder to be articulate under pressure.
...on a side note, dont you just luv it when people say they have the same opinion as you? *huggles blank*

 

[alissa_xoxo]

Same as silvermoon. I don't memorize like word by word but in dotpoints so that I still remember basically the entire essay and what follows what. I also memorize key phrases that are good at describing a certain point since it can be quite hard to articulate in a sophisticated matter when stressed under exam situations.

Same.

I just read all my notes and all my past essays over and over and over again.

Then made dot points of them. Then summarised the dot points into keywords. Then made a mnemonic. woot!

Then as soon as you get into the exam, try and scribble them all somewhere and when you remember something, add it to the scrap page.

 

[silvermoon]

going over your past essays and comparing them is another good technique - were there points that you mentioned in one but forgot in another? try to be objective --> what would you have given that essay out of 20? has it really answered the whole of the question or did you slightly change the question/ignore a key word/directive? did you answer all the question or just part? have you supported all your points with quotes or exmaples form the text? have you explained techniques used and their meaning? have you linked your texts together well? how good is your spelling and grammar? do you have a strong introduction and conclusion?

 

[Skitzo]

Critically analysing essays. This enables you to see trends, and differentiate between the low and high band responses. I haven't utilised this approach to studying yet, but l have heard from credible sources it is a good way to see what level you are at, and hope to exceed!

 

[silvermoon]

it does help but sometimes it can be hard to keep your own style --> you snconsciously try to imitate those that you have read whch may or may not turn out well for you