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General Thoughts: English Paper 1 (AOS) (2 Viewers)

Enigmanation

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Section 1 was a pain, didn't manage to finish the last part.
Creative and Essay were alrite, not memorising my essay actually paid off this time.
8/8/6
 

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I'm not sure what they meant by "understanding" for the third section?

I created a thesis that basically was

An understanding of one's sense of self and place allows them to belong.

Is that an okay approach?
 

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It was alright

The first section was hard

But the other two were really good.

I think i wouldn't have done as well as i liked because I spent too much time on the essay which I did first and not enough time on the other two sections.

Just Glad its over :spin::spin::spin::spin::spin::spin::spin::spin::spin::spin:
 
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Overall I'm pretty happy with it, creative writing question was so open - did anyone feel the plant imagery benefited their story?
Page numbers - 9/ 10/ 11.5, my hand hurts like hell :\
YES, I had a story about a man and his garden sought of thing... there was lots to it but it tied in so well that I didn't need to adjust my story! :)
 

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lol with big writing i did 8 pages, then filled all the way to the last cover page, then last question i did everything but first page (scribbled out entire first page)

Equivalent to bout 5/8/6.5 pages to how i normally write :p

Hoping for 13/14/12 or better :D
 

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6/8/9

Just unsure about section 1 q.5.

i talked about text 1 in relation to connections with people, and talked about text 3 in relation to connections with places.

However looking back at the question, i think we were meant to link both connections to people and places to both texts :S.
 

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I thought it was alright. I was annoyed that there were four texts in the comprehension instead of the usual three. I think nerves got the better of me so I'm hoping I still did well.
7/7/10
 

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It was pretty good yeah except I prepared two related texts. Ooh for my creative I finished the booklet but had 8 words left. I didn't get a new booklet but wrote in the next blank white page instead- do you think that will be a problem??
 

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Did anyone got told that they can't take stopwatches into the exam that are not 'wrist -watches'? I freaked when i heard that but then i remembered that this wasn't modules. I told my dad and he changed the batteries of one of our old digital watches just because of this after I told him. Apparently they said something about they don't want people to be disturbed by the noise or something. Meh who gives a shit, theres plenty of noise outside and they aint doing a great job about that.
 

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One related text? grrr.

I had three prepared. oh well.

It was alright. 5/12/10
 

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in the creative writing section..could u do a negative that showed the importance of relationships..i did mine a negagtive but it showed how essential realtionships were??is this wrong???as it sid celebrate..meaining positive?
 

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omg what happens if u use TWO related texts instead of the specified ONE in section III? someone pleaseeeeeeeeeee tell me what happens? mark deductions?
 

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5,6,4

Section one was my best.

Section two was corny as per usual but it's going to grab me marks.

Section three had several mind lapses e.g. wrote two additional texts. :mad:

C'mon modules, do me proud.
 

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Did anyone got told that they can't take stopwatches into the exam that are not 'wrist -watches'? I freaked when i heard that but then i remembered that this wasn't modules. I told my dad and he changed the batteries of one of our old digital watches just because of this after I told him. Apparently they said something about they don't want people to be disturbed by the noise or something. Meh who gives a shit, theres plenty of noise outside and they aint doing a great job about that.
LOL clinton, i look up at the clock when i start, and up when im nearly finished and finally when im done, thats how u time urself :p Dude its like not hard to see, just look where big hand is and little hand if your "short" (sighted :D)
 

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Did anyone got told that they can't take stopwatches into the exam that are not 'wrist -watches'? I freaked when i heard that but then i remembered that this wasn't modules. I told my dad and he changed the batteries of one of our old digital watches just because of this after I told him. Apparently they said something about they don't want people to be disturbed by the noise or something. Meh who gives a shit, theres plenty of noise outside and they aint doing a great job about that.
yer i think thats true... our supervisor reads the rules and she clearly said u cannot hav anything programmable including a watch [ie a digital 1...but its not like they check anyway]...but yer just use a normal watch..or a chronograph... they have timer on them.
 

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omg what happens if u use TWO related texts instead of the specified ONE in section III? someone pleaseeeeeeeeeee tell me what happens? mark deductions?
I doubt they will deduct marks, probably just only mark the first related.
 

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