IB exams 2012 start tomorrow :o

I think I have them 1 hour after you do... and yeah i did the ghost one too... I wasn't sure whether it was mocking or mocking and trying to be scary so I said at the beginning the narrator tries to convince the reader about the presence of ghosts and then with the comic tone suggesting that Percy is mad... I hope i didn't write bull**** I was kinda confused.. I think I will get a 5 as usual

i hope so.. i know ill get a 5 most probably but i want a 6 so badly! hope i do really gd in paper 2

Oh god, me too! I think it'll be a borderline 6. Hopefully the boundaries will be low this year

I am SO nervous for paper 2! Must memorize those quotations. Any tips?

I think what we both said works :P I don't know... I checked what the book was like apparently it is supposed to be scary but because it is too old it sometimes fails to do so how nice that they have chosen such a book So i think what you said makes more sense. I think my analysis is good with the literary devices and sentence structure the tone use of vocabulary and the character analysis are all fine except probably the understanding of the text might be between 3 and 4 in the criteria... well we'll see
gotta do some math
good luck again!

what you mean a joke?

I mean I always find Maths extremely difficult. It's a joke that I studied for the past two years when I'm so lacking in knowledge.

So I'm pretty sure we can discuss the English paper now right?

Ahhh who chose the prose from TZ2 - "The Womanizer" by Richard Ford?

SL TZ2 English Paper 1 was a babe. I did the poem about the Second World War dinner party. It was reasonably simple to understand and analyse and considering in most political/social commentary-based analyses I get 7s, I'd be very surprised if I haven't this time!

Psychology P1 was ehh. I wish they asked more questions about actual theories rather than considering principles of the LOAs, ethics and the use of brain imaging technology. I talked about neuroplasticity for the Biology LAQ: Examine a link between cognition and physiology and the effect it has on behaviour. I'm pretty sure neuroplasticity would be suited better under "environment and physiology" so I hope it turns out okay. I was aiming for a 7 in the paper but I'm seriously doubting that. Hopefully I've got a 6 overall (not that we can talk about P2 and P3 :P).

I chose that too, what did anyone think of it?

I did "The Womanizer" too....... Bit worried about it though as I think I missed the extended metaphor of globalisation? With Austin being representative of the USA and the emphasis being on Josephines language etc. also American icons including the Cadillac on Leo's top. Focused a lot on the use of colours and childlike imagery too with the underlying idea of it being about the degradation of society and the removal of the stigma with divorce. E.g. Jos. use of make up a metaphor for covering over the cracks of her past. Egg perhaps chipped to show how Austin is deitful just to try and get into their lives?
Annoyed that I missed that extended met. though! What did everyone else think?
Maths studies round 2 tomorrow!

Alright, you just made me feel like a dumbass. I cannot believe I didn't see that! But don't fret too much about missing stuff because I'm sure there are a LOT of people(yeah, me) who didn't write that down. Plus, the things are never concrete. As long as you support your points well, you could do better than someone who stated the actual meaning of the passage.

Sorry I didn't mean to! :/ I know, it was so obvious once someone pointed it out, would have made for a lovely 7! Ah well... As you said.. As long as it is written well and included some literary devices linked to your own points and gave your own interpretation that like 4/5 of the marks! Looking forward to paper two?

Sorry I didn't mean to! :/ I know, it was so obvious once someone pointed it out, would have made for a lovely 7! Ah well... As you said.. As long as it is written well and included some literary devices linked to your own points and gave your own interpretation that like 4/5 of the marks! Looking forward to paper two?

I'm just barging into this conversation as I am a closet Maths Studies!

Paper 2! I used to think it was worse than Paper 1, and I used to think I was far more likely to run out of time. But I just did a past paper - it took me 55 minutes, I thought I did badly (a tricky q.5) and still got 87%. So maybe there's hope?