come drown in languages with mee ⋆˚꩜｡ alarkchism's y11 gyg
thought i'd give this a try to see if it helps cause PERHANA i'm sooo cooked
my friend told me it's time to bang biology oh merde
if ur good at biology PLS CONTACT ME WITH TIPS I WILL SIPHON UR SKILL FROM U PLSPLPSLSPLSPLS !!!!!!!!!!! biology is upside down roasting me
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English Language [iGCSE] | 9
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English Literature [iGCSE] | 9
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Maths [Edexcel] | 9
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Biology [Edexcel] | 6/7 (🥀🥀🥀)
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Chemistry [Edexcel] | 9 (on the borderlineeee)
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Physics [Edexcel] | 9 (barely over the line ugh)
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French [iGCSE] | 9
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History [Edexcel] | 9 (that one paper where i got a 7 gave me a heartattack)
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Computer Science [OCR] | 9 (my teacher took a mark off because he didn't like that i put 6767:6767::6767:6767 as my IPv6 address)
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Music [Edexcel] | 8/9 (RAHHHH i was so close 4 marks off 9)
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Additional Maths FSMQ [OCR] | U
yes i know i only have one language but i have mandarin lessons & i'm self-studying swedish & i just decided to take an old spanish GCSE textbook and learn it for the jokes & next year i may or may not be doing language ab intio.......... (send help pliz)
i would've taken more but my school nerfed me 💔
SIXTH FORM !!!!!!!!! 𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟
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i got into my dream school !!!! one of my besties is there, a friend is going, another friend who is a year above me is there and i have a really old primary classmate there too
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i'm doing the IBDP lord help meee
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HL maths AA (dankje mama), french B (so excited !), history (RAAAAAH !!)
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SL english literature A, computer science, philosophy/ab initio
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i'm hoping to do either law with european law or french & russian at univ
A BIT ABOUT ME 𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟
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i hate languages as you can seeee
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i LOVE LOVE LOVE GEOGUESSR !!!!! my phone case is bollards and i'm currently obsessed with sakhalin. plspls talk to me abt it (i should be using this as a blog to track revision why am i asking)
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j'fais la natation meeuw
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i'm very into europop and i'm loving finnish folk music rn (legit any nordic indie musik bopss)
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i'm probably hyperactive and feral (also im terrible at revising)
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there's one person on here who i think i know irl so if u ever see this just dm me
so like i'm gonna track my revision like everyone else but also share all the random sidequests i'm doing n set goalsss (prediction 25/01 that this will become a geoguessr blog instead of revision before i get to gcses).
ONTHOUND: WEES DE LAATSTE MAN DIE LACHT !!!!!!!!!!!
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[📜] complete my romeo & juliet coursework /// 18th february 2026
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[🎵] record duet performance /// 6th february 2026
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[🎵] complete themes & variations /// 26th january 2026
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[🎵] complete music for stage & screen kompsotieioner /// idk late february
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apply to multiple summer camps (or maybe just go back to debate)
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ask around for work experience /// 1st february 2026
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find work experience
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enter the john locke essay competition /// details 1st february 2026
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find other competitions to enter ASAP
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tidy up the messiest books (fre mus chem)
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iteration one of the big post-mocks list
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make a gyg
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individual subject run-through and organisation of revision resources
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music theme & variations final touch up
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post-mock revision schedule draft
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wrap severely overdue christmas gifts
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proper draft remaining to-do lists
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pack bag
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history homework
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UKMT paper
i hate being sick bruvv make sure i persuade maths to apply jaaaaaaaaaa
takatukka takatukka takatuk tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk
current song obsession: takatukka by antti paalanen !!!! (BACK HAIR!!!!!!!!!) 🙀
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ooh !! do you have passive understanding of cantonese - is it like, can you hear their conversations and understand everything they say, but you don't have the words to answer? that's exactly what my sister is like.
if that's the case, i'm gonna be honest and say you will need an accomplice if you want to surprise them :3 because speaking is an immersive act that comes with practice - so get, like, an understanding aunt or something who wants you to be able to speak cantonese, and have like 15min video calls with them every day, and force yourself to speak cantonese, when talking about mundane stuff like your day. trust me - you have WAY MORE passive knowledge of the language than you think, you need to push it out. let them correct you, and repeat.
also, when around your family, force yourself to try and think in cantonese - start by translating your thoughts to the language. it will become easier over time ! if you also want to learn the reading/writing that is a whole other story thanks to diglossia...........
good luck with this endeavour (加油啊！) and good luck with your gcses too !! ❤️ thanks for popping in :3
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if that's the case, i'm gonna be honest and say you will need an accomplice if you want to surprise them :3 because speaking is an immersive act that comes with practice - so get, like, an understanding aunt or something who wants you to be able to speak cantonese, and have like 15min video calls with them every day, and force yourself to speak cantonese, when talking about mundane stuff like your day. trust me - you have WAY MORE passive knowledge of the language than you think, you need to push it out. let them correct you, and repeat.
also, when around your family, force yourself to try and think in cantonese - start by translating your thoughts to the language. it will become easier over time ! if you also want to learn the reading/writing that is a whole other story thanks to diglossia...........
good luck with this endeavour (加油啊！) and good luck with your gcses too !! ❤️ thanks for popping in :3
I would say I have a basic passive understanding of cantonese (although I didn't know it was called that). thanks for the advice!!
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thought i'd give this a try to see if it helps cause PERHANA i'm sooo cooked
my friend told me it's time to bang biology oh merde
if ur good at biology PLS CONTACT ME WITH TIPS I WILL SIPHON UR SKILL FROM U PLSPLPSLSPLSPLS !!!!!!!!!!! biology is upside down roasting me
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English Language [iGCSE] | 9
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English Literature [iGCSE] | 9
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Maths [Edexcel] | 9
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Biology [Edexcel] | 6/7 (🥀🥀🥀)
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Chemistry [Edexcel] | 9 (on the borderlineeee)
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Physics [Edexcel] | 9 (barely over the line ugh)
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French [iGCSE] | 9
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History [Edexcel] | 9 (that one paper where i got a 7 gave me a heartattack)
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Computer Science [OCR] | 9 (my teacher took a mark off because he didn't like that i put 6767:6767::6767:6767 as my IPv6 address)
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Music [Edexcel] | 8/9 (RAHHHH i was so close 4 marks off 9)
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Additional Maths FSMQ [OCR] | U
yes i know i only have one language but i have mandarin lessons & i'm self-studying swedish & i just decided to take an old spanish GCSE textbook and learn it for the jokes & next year i may or may not be doing language ab intio.......... (send help pliz)
i would've taken more but my school nerfed me 💔
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i got into my dream school !!!! one of my besties is there, a friend is going, another friend who is a year above me is there and i have a really old primary classmate there too
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i'm doing the IBDP lord help meee
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HL maths AA (dankje mama), french B (so excited !), history (RAAAAAH !!)
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SL english literature A, computer science, philosophy/ab initio
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i'm hoping to do either law with european law or french & russian at univ
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i hate languages as you can seeee
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i LOVE LOVE LOVE GEOGUESSR !!!!! my phone case is bollards and i'm currently obsessed with sakhalin. plspls talk to me abt it (i should be using this as a blog to track revision why am i asking)
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j'fais la natation meeuw
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i'm very into europop and i'm loving finnish folk music rn (legit any nordic indie musik bopss)
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i'm probably hyperactive and feral (also im terrible at revising)
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there's one person on here who i think i know irl so if u ever see this just dm me
so like i'm gonna track my revision like everyone else but also share all the random sidequests i'm doing n set goalsss (prediction 25/01 that this will become a geoguessr blog instead of revision before i get to gcses).
ONTHOUND: WEES DE LAATSTE MAN DIE LACHT !!!!!!!!!!!
Hey, amazing grades! I also do edexcel igcse english lang and lit- please can you give me some tips to get a grade 9 plss
Thanks 🙂
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Thanks 🙂
hi there ! i'm generally better at language than lit, it's way easier to get full marks on lang. for lit do you have coursework? because if you polish your coursework obsessively and ensure you get full marks you just need 60/90 marks from englit p1 to get a 9 :3
for both lang and lit, memorise all possible prose and poetic techniques, especially higher-level ones like lexical/semantic field, polysyndeton, neologism, parataxis, etc, and just take your anthology and practice spotting where they are. the analysis doesn't matter as much (*as in, doesn't need to be what's in the mark schemes; as a matter of fact you're more likely to score higher with original points. a classmate once said that the end-stopped line in a poem about plants is the seed.) - as long as your waffle can be justified AND you link it to (a) the effect on the reader, what the reader feels and (b) what the writer's intentions were (ie. to emphasise the pitfalls of a concentration of power?), it's fine.
do tons of practice questions and get your teacher to mark every single one and ask for feedback. if you're not in a school where that is available, genuinely just send it to chatGPT or whatever AI engine you use accompanied with the mark scheme - and tell it "you don't like this work" or something negative so they mark more harshly and constructively.
also try and make up some random philosophical-sounding analysis - in my recent mock i think i wrote that loneliness was a dramatic device used by steinbeck to emphasise the something or another in american society and was a paradox of blah blah (no clue, it was THAT waffly) but if you have good writing skills the markers eat that up because they think you know what you're doing 🤣 do this for structure too, especially structure as most candidates focus on language so you'd get a huge boost if you can analyse structure in depth. look at like play-novelette form (links to claustrophobia), drawing room plays, petrarchan sonnets, or any funky type (like prayer for birth) and make up some deep-sounding analysis.
as for the creative tasks on language, if you want to maximise for full marks there - for transactional, aim to make the examiner FEEL STUFF. like make them cry with a melodramatic sad story in your transactional format, it's basically a free marks boost if they can see you manipulate language. and for the imaginative, treat it like coursework and come up with a really conceptually complex story (idk something like if you when you die you discover you are god and every other being in existence), write it, keep refining till your teacher gives you full marks and straight up memorise that for the paper lol
sorry for the long rant !!!! english is very different to the sciences and there's a lot more indirect work involved in the background compared to the sciences, so getting a top grade is not as cut-and-dried and advice generally doesn't work for everyone. if you could share like the specific questions on the specific papers i can probably give more direct tips lol
good luck with ur studies !! and dankje
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for both lang and lit, memorise all possible prose and poetic techniques, especially higher-level ones like lexical/semantic field, polysyndeton, neologism, parataxis, etc, and just take your anthology and practice spotting where they are. the analysis doesn't matter as much (*as in, doesn't need to be what's in the mark schemes; as a matter of fact you're more likely to score higher with original points. a classmate once said that the end-stopped line in a poem about plants is the seed.) - as long as your waffle can be justified AND you link it to (a) the effect on the reader, what the reader feels and (b) what the writer's intentions were (ie. to emphasise the pitfalls of a concentration of power?), it's fine.
do tons of practice questions and get your teacher to mark every single one and ask for feedback. if you're not in a school where that is available, genuinely just send it to chatGPT or whatever AI engine you use accompanied with the mark scheme - and tell it "you don't like this work" or something negative so they mark more harshly and constructively.
also try and make up some random philosophical-sounding analysis - in my recent mock i think i wrote that loneliness was a dramatic device used by steinbeck to emphasise the something or another in american society and was a paradox of blah blah (no clue, it was THAT waffly) but if you have good writing skills the markers eat that up because they think you know what you're doing 🤣 do this for structure too, especially structure as most candidates focus on language so you'd get a huge boost if you can analyse structure in depth. look at like play-novelette form (links to claustrophobia), drawing room plays, petrarchan sonnets, or any funky type (like prayer for birth) and make up some deep-sounding analysis.
as for the creative tasks on language, if you want to maximise for full marks there - for transactional, aim to make the examiner FEEL STUFF. like make them cry with a melodramatic sad story in your transactional format, it's basically a free marks boost if they can see you manipulate language. and for the imaginative, treat it like coursework and come up with a really conceptually complex story (idk something like if you when you die you discover you are god and every other being in existence), write it, keep refining till your teacher gives you full marks and straight up memorise that for the paper lol
sorry for the long rant !!!! english is very different to the sciences and there's a lot more indirect work involved in the background compared to the sciences, so getting a top grade is not as cut-and-dried and advice generally doesn't work for everyone. if you could share like the specific questions on the specific papers i can probably give more direct tips lol
good luck with ur studies !! and dankje
This is so helpful, thank you so much! yeah, I do coursework and my final one is due in on friday
Also if you do you have any top tips for poetry comparison? This is probably one of my weakest parts.
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thought i'd give this a try to see if it helps cause PERHANA i'm sooo cooked
my friend told me it's time to bang biology oh merde
if ur good at biology PLS CONTACT ME WITH TIPS I WILL SIPHON UR SKILL FROM U PLSPLPSLSPLSPLS !!!!!!!!!!! biology is upside down roasting me
CURRENT Y11 GRADES 𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟
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English Language [iGCSE] | 9
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English Literature [iGCSE] | 9
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Maths [Edexcel] | 9
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Biology [Edexcel] | 6/7 (🥀🥀🥀)
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Chemistry [Edexcel] | 9 (on the borderlineeee)
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Physics [Edexcel] | 9 (barely over the line ugh)
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French [iGCSE] | 9
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History [Edexcel] | 9 (that one paper where i got a 7 gave me a heartattack)
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Computer Science [OCR] | 9 (my teacher took a mark off because he didn't like that i put 6767:6767::6767:6767 as my IPv6 address)
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Music [Edexcel] | 8/9 (RAHHHH i was so close 4 marks off 9)
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Additional Maths FSMQ [OCR] | U
yes i know i only have one language but i have mandarin lessons & i'm self-studying swedish & i just decided to take an old spanish GCSE textbook and learn it for the jokes & next year i may or may not be doing language ab intio.......... (send help pliz)
i would've taken more but my school nerfed me 💔
SIXTH FORM !!!!!!!!! 𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟
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i got into my dream school !!!! one of my besties is there, a friend is going, another friend who is a year above me is there and i have a really old primary classmate there too
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i'm doing the IBDP lord help meee
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HL maths AA (dankje mama), french B (so excited !), history (RAAAAAH !!)
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SL english literature A, computer science, philosophy/ab initio
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i'm hoping to do either law with european law or french & russian at univ
A BIT ABOUT ME 𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟
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i hate languages as you can seeee
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i LOVE LOVE LOVE GEOGUESSR !!!!! my phone case is bollards and i'm currently obsessed with sakhalin. plspls talk to me abt it (i should be using this as a blog to track revision why am i asking)
•
j'fais la natation meeuw
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i'm very into europop and i'm loving finnish folk music rn (legit any nordic indie musik bopss)
•
i'm probably hyperactive and feral (also im terrible at revising)
•
there's one person on here who i think i know irl so if u ever see this just dm me
so like i'm gonna track my revision like everyone else but also share all the random sidequests i'm doing n set goalsss (prediction 25/01 that this will become a geoguessr blog instead of revision before i get to gcses).
ONTHOUND: WEES DE LAATSTE MAN DIE LACHT !!!!!!!!!!!
Welcome to GYG! I also strongly disliked language based subjects at gcse, very brave that youre doing the IB considering you dislike languages!
Lmk if you have any questions about revision, I did all your subjects except music and I did Spanish instead of French (some different exam boards tho) and got all 8s and 9s in these plus A on FSMQ.
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Also if you do you have any top tips for poetry comparison? This is probably one of my weakest parts.
hope your final coursework submission went smoothly ! this is just what i personally do with poetry comparison:
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you should be comparing concepts, not themes or techniques. for example (i'm yeeting this from my englit mock paper from january) the poems were 'prayer before birth' and 'half-caste' and the question was something about how the speakers express their concerns about society. your topic sentence will guide each paragraph - you could write "both poems address the reader directly to plead for change" then "however, while 'PBB' pleads the reader for assurance, advice and direction, 'half-caste' condemns the reader to demonstrate where society is lacking" and go on that :]
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quote integration is so important!!!!! you need to make the examiner not even notice there IS a quote. don't write "the quote "quote" says", write something like "the speaker implies that the ambiguous "them"". genuinely just add quotation marks to even one word.
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structure is the secret weapon here because people don't write about it enough. sprinkle analysis of the structure in every single point you make. compare where the volta is, the opening vs closing tones/shifts, the refrains (with refrains ALWAYS bring up how it represents emphasis or obsession. it's applicable all around even to unseen poetry).
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on structure you should also talk about the visual imagery and layout of the poem - blessing is in fragments representing the scarcity and unpredictability of water or something. just make it up and sound confident - as long as you've brought it up it's good :3
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and honestly just commit to what you say. doesn't matter if you think you're making it up or if you're just waffling (i'm ALWAYS waffling), use declarative, certain verbs and words. NEVER hedge and say "perhaps" unless you're really unsure. if it's original and you sound confident you'll get the marks (in my experience LOL)
and this is a cheeky one but if you're like my classmates you probably use one highlighter per anthology text and take your teacher's annotations. if you don't, good for you, but if you do, you'll have the same analysis as everyone from your exam centre so you can't capitalise on marks. i recommend straight up taking analysis points from quizlet (look up each poem on it) and using 3 highlighters per text (language + structure + form/tone). for englang, i loooove https://www.theonlinegoverness.com/english-languagehttps://www.theonlinegoverness.com/english-language. i don't think the copying is a concern here because you'll be writing it live in the exam. plus it's more fun to look at :3
what's your best subject? if it's sciences................... i'll be asking you for tips 💯
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Lmk if you have any questions about revision, I did all your subjects except music and I did Spanish instead of French (some different exam boards tho) and got all 8s and 9s in these plus A on FSMQ.
HII !!!!!! thanks for the welcome, and i am glad to find someone sharing in my strong dislike of language subjects :]
i do actually!!!!! just saw one of your a-levels is biology, which is the sole subject that has never budged beyond a 7 for me....... do you have any tips on exam technique???? like is there a secret method to answering the exam questions??
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i do actually!!!!! just saw one of your a-levels is biology, which is the sole subject that has never budged beyond a 7 for me....... do you have any tips on exam technique???? like is there a secret method to answering the exam questions??
The thing with bio exam questions really is practice and then carefully reading the mark schemes so you know what key terms were needed. Paying attention to command words is also really important, exam boards often have definitions of these you can look at so you know what youre being asked to- eg you need to know the difference between describe, compare, explain etc. Theres some guidance on command words on revisionowl which you might find helpful 🙂
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academic to-do:
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30mins spanish gcse speedrun
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french oral questions E4 (13-18)
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french HOMEWORK (mon prof est absolument une personnage.............. on a eu des devoirs sans avoir eu des cours.............)
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learn compsci T7 contents w spec for test
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swedish session !
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music film composition - start writing B section, reshape
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review compsci contents
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practice duet piece
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get new geoguessr subscription
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email school to discuss group 6 swap
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find last-min biology tutoring
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discuss gold dofe
i'm so antisocial why do i have such a stupidly long non-friends related list
ugh birthday is in 5-6 days and i used to want a sweet 16th party but after all that went down now all i want is just money robux and french books
plsbeok plsbeok plsbeokkkkkkk
song of the day: samaa taivasta katsotaan - portion boys
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you should be comparing concepts, not themes or techniques. for example (i'm yeeting this from my englit mock paper from january) the poems were 'prayer before birth' and 'half-caste' and the question was something about how the speakers express their concerns about society. your topic sentence will guide each paragraph - you could write "both poems address the reader directly to plead for change" then "however, while 'PBB' pleads the reader for assurance, advice and direction, 'half-caste' condemns the reader to demonstrate where society is lacking" and go on that :]
•
quote integration is so important!!!!! you need to make the examiner not even notice there IS a quote. don't write "the quote "quote" says", write something like "the speaker implies that the ambiguous "them"". genuinely just add quotation marks to even one word.
•
structure is the secret weapon here because people don't write about it enough. sprinkle analysis of the structure in every single point you make. compare where the volta is, the opening vs closing tones/shifts, the refrains (with refrains ALWAYS bring up how it represents emphasis or obsession. it's applicable all around even to unseen poetry).
•
on structure you should also talk about the visual imagery and layout of the poem - blessing is in fragments representing the scarcity and unpredictability of water or something. just make it up and sound confident - as long as you've brought it up it's good :3
•
and honestly just commit to what you say. doesn't matter if you think you're making it up or if you're just waffling (i'm ALWAYS waffling), use declarative, certain verbs and words. NEVER hedge and say "perhaps" unless you're really unsure. if it's original and you sound confident you'll get the marks (in my experience LOL)
and this is a cheeky one but if you're like my classmates you probably use one highlighter per anthology text and take your teacher's annotations. if you don't, good for you, but if you do, you'll have the same analysis as everyone from your exam centre so you can't capitalise on marks. i recommend straight up taking analysis points from quizlet (look up each poem on it) and using 3 highlighters per text (language + structure + form/tone). for englang, i loooove https://www.theonlinegoverness.com/english-languagehttps://www.theonlinegoverness.com/english-language. i don't think the copying is a concern here because you'll be writing it live in the exam. plus it's more fun to look at :3
what's your best subject? if it's sciences................... i'll be asking you for tips 💯
Thank you this is great! Yeah the coursework went pretty well thank you, I'm so pleased it's all done now! Welll would say i'm pretty good at science but my best subjects are definitely history, french, spanish and english (but I need as many tips as I can get due to my teacher)
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academic to-do:
1.
30mins spanish gcse speedrun
2.
french oral questions E4 (13-16)
3.
learn compsci T7 contents w spec for test
4.
swedish session !
5.
music film composition - start writing B section, reshape
6.
review compsci contents
7.
practice duet piece
miscellaneous to-do:
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get new geoguessr subscription
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email school to discuss group 6 swap
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find last-min biology tutoring
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discuss gold dofe
random thought:
i'm so antisocial why do i have such a stupidly long non-friends related list
ugh birthday is in 5-6 days and i used to want a sweet 16th party but after all that went down now all i want is just money robux and french books
plsbeok plsbeok plsbeokkkkkkk
song of the day: samaa taivasta katsotaan - portion boys
Wait that's crazy- my 16th is on the 5th- when's yours?
Hope your day has been productive so far
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Hope your day has been productive so far
MAIS NON................ IS THIS A JOKE???????????
no way do we have the same birthday AND the same favourite subjects......
sans anglais. je deteste l'anglais. c'est con, c'est facile, mais obligatoire donc je souffre 😭
what are your a-levels??? and which language do you prefer omg
terrible teachers suck man i'm so sorry - i'm lucky the bad ones at my school teach maths and compsci. take it as a blessing that your bad teacher is in your best subjects.
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to-do:
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biology hard grind - mindmap all specialised cells
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biology - mindmap difficult topics from SB1-3
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addmaths - notes, flashcards and all Qs T1
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finish yesterday's list
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go through habitica/planner and cross off list
random thought:
lak shu baby ich hab maximum rizz
AAAAAAAAAAH MANIFESTING AB INITIO LANGUAGE MMMMMMM 💢💢💢💢💢
WHY SWEDEN why could you not vote for noll2 in mello
whyyyyyy 💔 du krossade min hjärtaaaaaaa...............
song of the day: berusade ord - noll2
Reply 19
no way do we have the same birthday AND the same favourite subjects......
sans anglais. je deteste l'anglais. c'est con, c'est facile, mais obligatoire donc je souffre 😭
what are your a-levels??? and which language do you prefer omg
terrible teachers suck man i'm so sorry - i'm lucky the bad ones at my school teach maths and compsci. take it as a blessing that your bad teacher is in your best subjects.
That's actually insane!! I think we might be meant to be besties 😂
For A-levels I'm doing Eng lit and lang (combined), history and spanish- I used to prefer french pero ahora pienso que el espanol es mejor que el frances!!
Wbu?
Also at Uni I want to do history and spanish, and after that degree I will do a law conversion and become a lawyer (hopefully)- sorry i'm rambling on a bit now
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