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[NYPD]

How many quotes are you guys learning from each text? How do you memorise them? Any good techniques?

[broxibabi]

Hi there, is anyone else just a tad worried about Advanced Higher English?! My school hasnt ran the course since it was SYS,so basically theyv never ran this course, and we had to find out for ourselves what was in the actual exam as the teachers only bothered to find out for themselves in Feb! The first Textual Analysis we done was in the actual Prelim,thankfully we all passed it! Is anyone else doing TA,or is everyone handed in the creative writing pieces (which we were told had to be 4 pieces,not 2, and handed in in March,not at the actual exam!)

[linds]

About three, haha... Eh, no I don't know.

I don't know what to do for the exam actually. We've done Shakespeare and Muriel Spark this year, two texts from each, and I really don't fancy learning quotes from all 4. =/ Hmmm.

It's cool, kids! The written part of the exam's only 30% of the grade. We're jamming!

God, I so want to be a ned.

But, in all seriousness, it's cool. Well, it will be when I get my creative writing folio done. Must get round to that. Might do that this afty actually.

[arizona_night]

I don't fancy learning quotes for 4 texts either but i don't want to be left without a backup either, decisions desicions.

i need to finish my folio to! a week to go and one of my pieces has to be completely changed!

[DJMiche]

Oh my god, i forgot about creative writing folio - no one told me! im kaaking it - i need to revise too!

John Donne, anybody? Shakespeare?

[NYPD]

I'm starting my creative writing folio today also. Meh, now I need inspiration for what to write about. Grrr!

Mind you, I did my dissertation in the grand total of about 3 days so I really am cramming this course. I do work hard though, just more under pressure than at a steady pace throughout the year.

How many questions do you get on Shakespeare? Is it always 3 now or was that just last years paper?

Oh my god, i forgot about creative writing folio - no one told me!  im kaaking it - i need to revise too!

John Donne, anybody? Shakespeare?

[linds]

I have no idea. I've never actually seen an English paper, so this exam will be exciting for me. I'm really glad I don't need this, haha...

For one of my CW pieces I've written a story in Scots, and I've done a reflective piece on female relationships. I hope it's ok. He was trying to get me to do a drama piece, but I told him exactly where he could put that idea.

[NYPD]

I have no idea.  I've never actually seen an English paper, so this exam will be exciting for me.   I'm really glad I don't need this, haha...

For one of my CW pieces I've written a story in Scots, and I've done a reflective piece on female relationships.  I hope it's ok.  He was trying to get me to do a drama piece, but I told him exactly where he could put that idea.

lol. Sound like my type of girl.

I was going to right erotica just to be controversial but somehow I don't think it'd go down well. Worth it for the fame that would accompany it though lol

How's your studying going Lindsay?

I try a drama piece, it was total and utter rubbish - that's the nice self-critique.

[arizona_night]

i thought it was only one question for each author?

i'm doing a drama peice based on a scots ballad, its not going too well. but then nothing ever does in english!

anyone else planning on doing james joyce for the exam> i fear i am the only one!

[NYPD]

Oh a piece based on a scots ballod? I'm intrigued.

i thought it was only one question for each author?

i'm doing a drama peice based on a scots ballad, its not going too well. but then nothing ever does in english!

anyone else planning on doing james joyce for the exam> i fear i am the only one!

[arizona_night]

it sounds far more impressive than it is.
its based on "Tam Lin" , not sure if anyone actually knows the ballad.kinda modern update, i would explain it but i don't properly understand the ballad myself so rewriting it should be fun! lol basically girls family warn her not to go near tam lin but she does anyway , then she ends up pregnant but tam lin is snatched away by a fairy queen (altho this will be changed in my version) and the girl has to help set him free so they can run away together.
might turn out alright if i can get it together.

[NYPD]

That sounds ace.

What's your other piece going to be on?

it sounds far more impressive than it is.
its based on "Tam Lin" , not sure if anyone actually knows the ballad.kinda modern update, i would explain it but i don't properly understand the ballad myself so rewriting it should be fun! lol basically girls family warn her not to go near tam lin but she does anyway , then she ends up pregnant but tam lin is snatched away by a fairy queen (altho this will be changed in my version) and the girl has to help set him free so they can run away together.
might turn out alright if i can get it together.

[linds]

lol.  Sound like my type of girl.

I was going to right erotica just to be controversial but somehow I don't think it'd go down well.  Worth it for the fame that would accompany it though lol

How's your studying going Lindsay? 

I try a drama piece, it was total and utter rubbish - that's the nice self-critique.

I'm still getting round to that studying carry on. I think I'm just going to sit and think, "What sort of questions could they possibly ask me about Muriel Spark?" and write down absolutely everything that comes to mind.

I can't be bothered learning quotes from 4 texts, so I'm sticking to two. I'm a rebel.

It's cool! My creative writing is going to rule and my dissertation is, erm, all right so I should pass on those two alone. The exam's just, erm, a formality. Ahem.

Am I convincing anyone? I'm not sure I'm convincing myself. =/

[NYPD]

Yeah, i'm the same. Not started. I'm learning 2 texts as well. We can be rebels together and hope we get good essay questions for what we've learnt.

How many quotes do you think we have to learn for each text?

This is the first year our school has taught it so the guinea pig status is starting to worry me.

[arizona_night]

i did muriel spark for higher and the good thing then was the wide variety of stuff you could use it for, unfortuneatly thats not so great for Ah where theres a set question.

My other piece is about a girl who commits suicide, how joyful. everyone in my class has written depressive pieces for the narrative.!

i'm thinking of just learning two texts to, if it doesn't come up then thats just tough.

[linds]

Yeah, I did Muriel Spark at Higher, too. We're big cheats.

Actually, we were in with the AH lot last year, so we'd all to do the same texts. So I'm doing the exact same as I did last year. What fun.

[linds]

Well, kiddies?

How was it?

[bred]

How was it for you?

[Dave]

Lindsay you talk about it like you never sat it today

[arizona_night]

i thought it was...ok. the question for joyce was good but my answer wasn't reeally up to much. i'd say it was a fair paper though.