TOASTIE's toil for 8s!

I'm on post 193!! I'm getting there!! (although I'll probably finish reading it tomorrow )
Please add me to the tag list!! I love your GYG

Post 193?! gosh don’t you have some work to do?! Thanks
Of course

I'm procrastinating I've spent the last few hours on that girls vs boys thread and reading your GYG (that's not something to be proud of btw)
Thanks for adding me

I’ve done that many a time
DO THE WORK
that’s okay

ittttttttt's Thursday
the past few days (weds and thurs) have been really good days
I've felt weirdly happy which was lovely

WEDNESDAY
my day began with toast...
maths
asdfghjkl we got our mock paper ones back
I'm over the moon; I got 73/80 on a paper which we were told was the 'hardest gcse paper' our maths department have seen
we spent the rest of the paper going back through mistakes, mine were mainly from not reading the question properly
biology
...we did protein synthesis
I 60% understood it but the other 40% of me was very confused
I've been set quite a long homework on it though so hopefully it'll help consolidate my learning
French
I was dreading this lesson so much (for personal reasons) but it was actually a brilliant lesson
We started module 8 and I learnt so much
after school
volunteered at cooking club: they made blueberry muffins
then came home and did absolutely nothing

THURSDAY
whoops...this morning I ended up getting to school really early so I hung out in the library with my friends
maths
we did combinations and counting methods which we've never done before. I found it really interesting
English
after my English teacher spending a g e s describing his half term, we looked at writing to argue.
We read a guardian article about boaty mcboatface which I found hilarious
French
another great lesson
we did more of module 8, I learnt a lot of new vocab to do with climate change etc.
Music
my teacher made us flashcards and definitions for all the key parts in the Brandenburg concerto so I sat on the floor with my friend and matched them up
Mandarin
we were learning our controlled assessments
Although, yes, I got a bit distracted by the internet (though I joined the all-day revision thread so it kinda was useful?!)...I did get back on track and finish learning my presentation.
I also may have started making memes in the middle of the lesson which I sent to my friend [in the lesson] and she spontaneously burst out laughing...this led to my teacher looking so confused
1 down, 10 to go

after school
went to the library and did some tassomai with my friends (37%)
then hopped on the minibus to the physics revision session.
we did radioactivity which, fortunately, I'd revised so I didn't look like the world's biggest idiot
then I had a piano lesson...my teacher somehow didn't pick up on the fact that I'd not exactly practiced
now I'm going to have a shower before getting on with my maths homework and maybe my biology homework


TOASTIEKID
22/02/18

Really random question, How did you get so good at English Lit and Lang?

omg so proud of you for that awesome maths result!


you really underestimate how good you are

well done on your maths result! i never do particularly well in the exams what do you do to get those results?

well done for maths!!
hehe it's funny when teachers don't pick up on the fact that you haven't practiced
btw, I gave up on reading through your GYG it was taking too long and I had something else that I wanted to do

aha thanks
I’m not offended; it should not be a form of procrastination. Also, you’re here now and that’s what counts

ittttttttt's Thursday
the past few days (weds and thurs) have been really good days
I've felt weirdly happy which was lovely

WEDNESDAY
my day began with toast...
maths
asdfghjkl we got our mock paper ones back
I'm over the moon; I got 73/80 on a paper which we were told was the 'hardest gcse paper' our maths department have seen
we spent the rest of the paper going back through mistakes, mine were mainly from not reading the question properly
biology
...we did protein synthesis
I 60% understood it but the other 40% of me was very confused
I've been set quite a long homework on it though so hopefully it'll help consolidate my learning
French
I was dreading this lesson so much (for personal reasons) but it was actually a brilliant lesson
We started module 8 and I learnt so much
after school
volunteered at cooking club: they made blueberry muffins
then came home and did absolutely nothing

THURSDAY
whoops...this morning I ended up getting to school really early so I hung out in the library with my friends
maths
we did combinations and counting methods which we've never done before. I found it really interesting
English
after my English teacher spending a g e s describing his half term, we looked at writing to argue.
We read a guardian article about boaty mcboatface which I found hilarious
French
another great lesson
we did more of module 8, I learnt a lot of new vocab to do with climate change etc.
Music
my teacher made us flashcards and definitions for all the key parts in the Brandenburg concerto so I sat on the floor with my friend and matched them up
Mandarin
we were learning our controlled assessments
Although, yes, I got a bit distracted by the internet (though I joined the all-day revision thread so it kinda was useful?!)...I did get back on track and finish learning my presentation.
I also may have started making memes in the middle of the lesson which I sent to my friend [in the lesson] and she spontaneously burst out laughing...this led to my teacher looking so confused
1 down, 10 to go

after school
went to the library and did some tassomai with my friends (37%)
then hopped on the minibus to the physics revision session.
we did radioactivity which, fortunately, I'd revised so I didn't look like the world's biggest idiot
then I had a piano lesson...my teacher somehow didn't pick up on the fact that I'd not exactly practiced
now I'm going to have a shower before getting on with my maths homework and maybe my biology homework


TOASTIEKID
22/02/18

Not that random
Give me a mo...I’ll edit this and tag you with a response later

[EDIT]
@Ihatelife2
Hey, sorry this has taken a while
For literature
-knowing the texts inside out! (If you don't know the plot etc how can you answer a question on it?!)
-learning quotes! I like to use quizlet and physical flashcards for learning them. Without knowing quotes you're very limited marks-wise.
-analyse structure...so many people forget to analyse it, you set yourself apart from them by analysing it!
-hold a critical viewpoint, mention how effectively the writer achieved the effect on the reader.
-don't retell the story.ever.
-context! Don't forget about it but I try to put it in where it makes sense with the rest of the answer.
-learn key themes and quotes relating to them
-timings! Work out how long you'll need and stick to them
That's all I personally can think of for lit but these guides on unseen poetry and the power and conflict cluster are great!

For language
-reading non-fiction...I found reading newspapers really helped with my paper two section B.
-DON'T CRITIQUE
-know what exactly each question is asking you (Mr Bruff has some videos on them)
-timings are so important with all the questions!
-be unique, pick something that will interest the examiner for creative writing.
-don't go for what's obvious (except on q1 of both papers!)
-embed all your quotes in a sentence; it flows much better.
-look at model answers, see what they do and how they hit the Mark scheme.
Also I'd look at the first few pages of @troubletracking' s gyg where she's given great English language advice

For both
-practice practice practice
-explain your ideas clearly
-be unique, original and perceptive
-do your best

These are mainly things I've been told to do over and over again by my teacher, there are so many more ways to succeed in it!
How are you finding it right now? Which texts are you doing?
Good luck, I hope this helps!

you're so sweet
i guess I was using it as procrastination
will follow from now on

Thank you so much. I honestly didn't expect to get such a detailed and helpful answer so thanks again for that.
I'm doing ok in English I guess but not as good as I would like to. In English literature, I average about 25 marks in a question and in my most recent English language mock, I got 63 marks. So my grades in English are a 7 in literature and 6 in language (according to my teacher's boundaries). I really want to get a 9 in both at the end of the year but I am nowhere near that. I will try my best to follow your advice and all the other advice and tips on the internet and maybe I might get a 9.
The texts I study are:
*Great Expectations(My hatred for Pip is unfathomable)
*An Inspector Calls(Who/What is Inspector Goole?!?! We will never ever know )
*Macbeth(Probably my joint-favourite text along with AIC)
*Poetry - Power and Conflict( IMO tissue is the worst poem. Just sucks really.)

What are your opinions on any of these texts? Hate any? Love any?

Your GYG is one of my favourites btw. Really love your commitment and dedication to it. Happy I found it because it is motivating AF to read. I spent quite some time reading it all but I have no regrets.

aha me with other people’s gygs