I use a very dumb method of mindmapping: remembering what the words look like on a physical page, what the sentences look like physically, and so on...I've heard mindmapping can help with the flow of your argument. Also apparently it helps a lot with retention idk
@lolcti !!!i know a lot of people write it down but i always found the quickest way (+most fool-proof way) to memorise is by reciting your essay out loud in chunks repetitively until you could say it aloud word for word. recite one chunk, then recite the another chunk, then see if you know those bits by heart by reciting both chunks together, rinse and repeat til you can recite the whole essay by heart. i memorised 3 essays + a discursive and a creative in the 2 days before my trials with this method without writing it down at all. i have trouble with sitting still and focusing so pacing around while reciting my essays was really helpful as well
tysm !! also @Masaken you've always been the top g
@C_masteri know a lot of people write it down but i always found the quickest way (+most fool-proof way) to memorise is by reciting your essay out loud in chunks repetitively until you could say it aloud word for word. recite one chunk, then recite the another chunk, then see if you know those bits by heart by reciting both chunks together, rinse and repeat til you can recite the whole essay by heart. i memorised 3 essays + a discursive and a creative in the 2 days before my trials with this method without writing it down at all. i have trouble with sitting still and focusing so pacing around while reciting my essays was really helpful as well
@tkb973i know a lot of people write it down but i always found the quickest way (+most fool-proof way) to memorise is by reciting your essay out loud in chunks repetitively until you could say it aloud word for word. recite one chunk, then recite the another chunk, then see if you know those bits by heart by reciting both chunks together, rinse and repeat til you can recite the whole essay by heart. i memorised 3 essays + a discursive and a creative in the 2 days before my trials with this method without writing it down at all. i have trouble with sitting still and focusing so pacing around while reciting my essays was really helpful as well
it helps heaps, I did it 100% for y11 and y12!!! the point of a memorised essay is that you've familiarised yourself with the ideas and it's generic enough such that you can adapt it to any question (practise with past papers prior to the exam if ur not confident!!)guys does memorising essays help all the time?? what if you get a very specfic question and memorising an essay wont cut it? does that happen in y11/12
it helps heaps, I did it 100% for y11 and y12!!! the point of a memorised essay is that you've familiarised yourself with the ideas and it's generic enough such that you can adapt it to any question (practise with past papers prior to the exam if ur not confident!!)
there was one q for my mod b (where out of all my essays my mod b one was the most complex in ideas and the most specific) and I remember thinking 'wow I'm cooked it's joever' cos the ideas of the q were completely different to that of my essay (it was an extract q too). but I calmed myself down after a minute and spent an extra 2 minutes planning out what to write in my head, and because I practised with past papers before it came really easily from there
and from my own experience they also make sure that you have sophisticated analysis, because your ACTUAL analysis doesn't change much, its moreso the angle thru whichu analyseit helps heaps, I did it 100% for y11 and y12!!! the point of a memorised essay is that you've familiarised yourself with the ideas and it's generic enough such that you can adapt it to any question (practise with past papers prior to the exam if ur not confident!!)
there was one q for my mod b (where out of all my essays my mod b one was the most complex in ideas and the most specific) and I remember thinking 'wow I'm cooked it's joever' cos the ideas of the q were completely different to that of my essay (it was an extract q too). but I calmed myself down after a minute and spent an extra 2 minutes planning out what to write in my head, and because I practised with past papers before it came really easily from there
okay thanks!!it helps heaps, I did it 100% for y11 and y12!!! the point of a memorised essay is that you've familiarised yourself with the ideas and it's generic enough such that you can adapt it to any question (practise with past papers prior to the exam if ur not confident!!)
there was one q for my mod b (where out of all my essays my mod b one was the most complex in ideas and the most specific) and I remember thinking 'wow I'm cooked it's joever' cos the ideas of the q were completely different to that of my essay (it was an extract q too). but I calmed myself down after a minute and spent an extra 2 minutes planning out what to write in my head, and because I practised with past papers before it came really easily from there
getting a 70 on a winged essay is crazy sounds like a recipe for 11/20fr i winged my prelims essay and got like 70 percent cuz i forgot everyting
same T-Trereading this thread bc i have to memorise one for tmr morning