Class of 2025 (2025 HSC CHAT) (29 Viewers)

[mr_unique08]

for anyone doing riii/lfr for mod a, my memorised essay only has two very big paragraphs, is that okay? my teacher said it was fine, but im scared i will lose marks for structure
ALSO, i only have two themes (power and manipulation), so do you reckon i should have extra backup quotes incase there is an extract specifying something else, e.g. on woman, or will it never be that specific?

i have around 3 quotes for each theme (9 in total), and yeah i'd say you should memorise a bit more quotes coz there are chances that a theme like love or guilt can come in the exam

 

[erin_4school]

guys for comprehension do u guys follow the 4 marks = 3 examples or do u do like 4 marks= 4 examples?

 

[vanaaa25]

pls give tips on memorising essays faster i take a while and theres 6 days left

dont memorise the essay word for word, know your framework inside and out and your quotes and where they go, the technique and then the effect of it. Thats all you need to know, dont make the mistake of memorising word for word, because when youre in the exam, you risk sounding robotic instead of engaging with the question throughout the entire essay

You should also keep testing yourself whether you can explain what it means and how it links, talk to yourself, write it down in paper as practice

This is what helped me over year 12 im not sure if this is effective for everyone

 

[vanaaa25]

guys for comprehension do u guys follow the 4 marks = 3 examples or do u do like 4 marks= 4 examples?

3=2/3 examples, you should take away 2 marks per question leaving you with the amount of textual evidence and techniques you need

 

[bigupsanky]

guys for comprehension do u guys follow the 4 marks = 3 examples or do u do like 4 marks= 4 examples?

4 marks = 3 examples who in the right mind would waste time overdoing every question???

 

[erin_4school]

4 marks = 3 examples who in the right mind would waste time overdoing every question???

idk my teacher said to do examples for each mark but then everyone else says to take away 1

 

[vanaaa25]

idk my teacher said to do examples for each mark but then everyone else says to take away 1

Dont do examples for each mark you will waste a lot of your time

 

[killer queen]

guys is it js me or is this class of 2025 cohort extremely big, like every schools biggest cohort is this year. does that mean its gonna be harder to get a higher ATAR cos its a rank?

I doubt it, because it's a percentile system! so 0.05% of 1000 is 50, but 0.05% of 2000 is 100 - theoretically, double the cohort would get double as many 99.95s! (plz don't fact check my math)

 

[bigupsanky]

idk my teacher said to do examples for each mark but then everyone else says to take away 1

i think taking away 1 is good as long as you have enough analysis i guess

 

[qweeosh]

guys for comprehension do u guys follow the 4 marks = 3 examples or do u do like 4 marks= 4 examples?

The rule of thumb is example= mark- 1.

 

[mr_unique08]

does anyone do design & tech here?

 

[bigupsanky]

damn bruh hsc in 6 days i just realised

 

[vanaaa25]

damn bruh hsc in 6 days i just realised

cant believe its actually happening

 

[lolcti]

guys for comprehension do u guys follow the 4 marks = 3 examples

Yeah it’s the safety precaution method in case u get one wrong but like usually they’re quiet chill about the 3 and 4 markers so I would only do it for 5-6 markers like 4 and 5 quotes/techniques respectively

 

[bigupsanky]

cant believe its actually happening

ikr

 

[yourbestfriend]

guys for comprehension do u guys follow the 4 marks = 3 examples or do u do like 4 marks= 4 examples?

1 example less than the amount of marks always. 4 marks = 3 examples

 

[erin_4school]

cant believe its actually happening

i just wanna like be at the 6th of november...like i dont want to actually do the tests

 

[yourbestfriend]

im actually so stressed for english, but ive done all the past papers since 2019, so idk what else to do
(note, my practices were terrible tho so its not much of an achievement lol)

 

[Trial&Error]

guys for comprehension do u guys follow the 4 marks = 3 examples or do u do like 4 marks= 4 examples?

Do mark-1 quotes and add a topic sentence. For 6 marks though do two BPs with 2 quotes each + intro + conclusion. Unless it’s “compare” then 4 quotes per BP is good to be safe.

 

[Trial&Error]

I feel like everywhere I check, the answer is different, but if the question specifically asks for language techniques, does that mean you can’t use structural techniques? And actually what are language techniques anyways?