Section one was difficult, but not too bad. The visual stimulus was rubbish though. As for the creative, I was going to pretty much make it up on the spot anyway, regardless of the stimulus/question. The essay question I wasn't prepared for at all, however I was able to adapt my knowledge of As...
Still not too stressed, just frustrated because I want to get it over with. Whoever made the final decision to timetable the exam for 1:50pm is a massive idiot.
90/105 was my trial mark, though as some others said about their trials, I am a bit concerned that the marking was too lenient.
So, I'm aiming for 80/105 at the least.
Definitely comprehension first. I go in the order of 1, 3, 2, simply because my essay writing is far stronger than my creative (which I'm horrible at).
I doubt it; communities in general, yes, but "global" communities would cause problems for the set texts e.g. As You Like It is very much community based, but only within a small-ish circle. I don't see how it could be applied to "global" communities?
Edit: I obviously wasn't thinking in terms...
Faster and less legible. The markers are used to reading some crazy shit; unless your writing is absolutely shocking it shouldn't be a problem. It's more important to get more down on the page than to be neat.