How to study for Advanced English Trials? (1 Viewer)

[nicoling]

Advanced English trials is freaking me out ahahah cos it seems like there is so much to study. Like notes for all common module text, notes for comparative study, notes for the poem and then like creative/discursive/persuasive + reflection practice????? and practice questions and writing example essays and memorising essays as well?
hahaha maybe it's not that hard but I'm just bad at English
How are you guys studying for adv english?? pls drop ur study methods down below ahahah.

 

[Velocifire]

Crying, but hey at least I wrote a full-on essay about crying in my bedroom

 

[#RoadTo31Atar]

My plan is to improvise during the exam

 

[RossoneriAU]

For English advanced, I started the common module and module B by typing out like three or four short dot points about the context of the texts which I would broadly address in my introduction to both of these essays. With module A, I did a small comparison table between the contexts of my two texts (Richard III and LFR) which pretty much gave me a direct comparison/contrast that formed the basis of my intro and individual ideas in each paragraph. For Mod C, I found like 4 quotes (2 from each text) that covered as many techniques/ideas as possible (E.g. tone, metaphor, third-person etc.) that, if needed, I could draw reference to when creating my mod C piece. In regards to the notes for my common module, mod B and mod C sections, I grouped my quotes under three main broad themes of the text. Under each quote, I would then put a line or two of analysis and highlight/underline the techniques used which helped me to remember them. As mod A is focused heavily on context, I also put a line relating to the quotes reflection/impact on context, and how it is meaningful in that regard. In relation to the creative/discursive/persuasive aspect of mod C, I wrote some practice creatives throughout the year, and borrowed ideas from those that both my teacher and I thought were strong and simple enough to write well under exam conditions.

This may seem like a lot, but once you get your themes and list out your quotes, you're pretty much 80% there! I know it's cliche, but the key to doing well in English advanced is PRACTISE and ANSWERING THE QUESTION! Once you feel comfortable with everything, go on THSC and do some of the practise papers there. Especially for the comprehension and mod C, the papers give you a rough idea of what can be asked, as well as the different ways these questions can be asked. (I.e. through pictures as stimulus, different wording etc.)

I didn't memorise any essays as, personally, I felt that I would get too caught up in memorising my essay and completely neglect to answer the question. It depends completely on what you guys prefer, but I personally wouldn't recommend it as I feel that it'd throw you off if you forget something important.

This may seem like a lot, but it's not too overwhelming once you break it down. Work hard and be confident in what you guys do!

Good Luck!

 

[yooook]

For English advanced, I started the common module and module B by typing out like three or four short dot points about the context of the texts which I would broadly address in my introduction to both of these essays. With module A, I did a small comparison table between the contexts of my two texts (Richard III and LFR) which pretty much gave me a direct comparison/contrast that formed the basis of my intro and individual ideas in each paragraph. For Mod C, I found like 4 quotes (2 from each text) that covered as many techniques/ideas as possible (E.g. tone, metaphor, third-person etc.) that, if needed, I could draw reference to when creating my mod C piece. In regards to the notes for my common module, mod B and mod C sections, I grouped my quotes under three main broad themes of the text. Under each quote, I would then put a line or two of analysis and highlight/underline the techniques used which helped me to remember them. As mod A is focused heavily on context, I also put a line relating to the quotes reflection/impact on context, and how it is meaningful in that regard. In relation to the creative/discursive/persuasive aspect of mod C, I wrote some practice creatives throughout the year, and borrowed ideas from those that both my teacher and I thought were strong and simple enough to write well under exam conditions.

This may seem like a lot, but once you get your themes and list out your quotes, you're pretty much 80% there! I know it's cliche, but the key to doing well in English advanced is PRACTISE and ANSWERING THE QUESTION! Once you feel comfortable with everything, go on THSC and do some of the practise papers there. Especially for the comprehension and mod C, the papers give you a rough idea of what can be asked, as well as the different ways these questions can be asked. (I.e. through pictures as stimulus, different wording etc.)

I didn't memorise any essays as, personally, I felt that I would get too caught up in memorising my essay and completely neglect to answer the question. It depends completely on what you guys prefer, but I personally wouldn't recommend it as I feel that it'd throw you off if you forget something important.

This may seem like a lot, but it's not too overwhelming once you break it down. Work hard and be confident in what you guys do!

Good Luck!

hey, can you send me your stuff please

 

[ahri]

Hiya! I did my HSC last year and got 94 for advanced english and 90 raw mark in my trial so this is how I studied.

1. Wrote and refined practice essays for all the modules (common mod + mod a + mod b)
2. Write a simplified doc with JUST the quotes + techniques and the topic sentence / point of each body paragraph (I used this to study and memorise)
3. Went through syllabus and highlighted the main phrases/objectives of each module (I had about 3-4 for each module). I practice adapting every one of my essays to fit every single one of those points, including extra quotes I could use on the day or reframing paragraphs and arguments (the doc from point 2 is helpful for this exercise)
4. Now memorise quotes and techniques and practice essays if you have time (I didn't lmao but if you do, practice writing them now!!)
5. For reading task, make sure you understand very clearly what human experiences are and practice doing other trials or HSC past papers, get tutor or friends to mark your responses and give you feedback! Timing is VERY important, so make sure you practice time management because most people don't do well because they don't finish this section!
6. For mod C I made a doc of all the different texts there are for mod c and memorised basically the key techniques from each to use in a reflection, also brainstormed basic ideas for each writing form and if I needed to draw inspiration from another mod c text (eg if I had to write a creative from the perspective of a character, I would already have the character/text chosen). Basically, my practice here was to think of GOOD ideas quickly (but that's my personal weakness, being mediocre plot ideas rather than the writing but you should focus on whatever your weakness is!)

Lol shameless plug but I'm selling an advanced eng bundle for $10 with those mod c notes + my essays so PM me if you're interested. If not, best of luck to your exams! You got this : )