I'M STUDYING - YAY

So I totally fixed the whole not studying problem. How? By simply sleeping more. I realised that if I got just enough sleep and gave up my FB time, I would become more effcient is terms of study.

And so far it's working great! I know I haven't updated here, in a while, but that's because, naturally there is a lot going on.

So I graduated. - FINALLY. Ceremony was beautiful! I got a few clips of it on camera if you guys want to see that, you can click right here!

A Word Of Advice:
If your still struggling to focus, make your self a picture/poster telling yourself what do you want to do after the summer? You need to give yourself something to look forward to, some kind of achievement or award for doing all your studies and passing ALL your exams. Not something like a holiday (because let's face it, you'll start daydreaming about how much fun that will be and next thing you know, 3 hours have passed by)

The exams a re extremely close now, but not close enough to give up and do nothing. There's still plenty of time! Start tomorrow if you haven't started yet. Send out a kindly written text to all friends and family members and BOY/GIRLFRIEND, explaining that your exams are soon, so please don't ask to hang out, to do anything or call to check on you unless they are bringing food, in which case the food can and should be left at your study/bedroom door.

Don't worry, they will understand, just ask them kindly to cooperate. As for the friends/boy/girlfriend they will survive 3 weeks without you and you will too. Do this for yourself! Try and get a grade your proud to say outloud. If you're not proud to you got 120 points, then do something about it!

1. Do exam paper questions.
2. Research online.
3. Don't learn it off. Understand it.
4. Ask smart/nerdy friends to explain it to you.
5. Set up study sessions w/ nerdy friends where you can ask questions. BUT NO CHATTING.
6. The more you practice the more confident you will feel. 
7. Trust yourself and your first instinct to be the correct answer.
8. Don't over think the question.
9. Doing a science subject? Learn your experiments +  draw your diagrams.
10. I know it's hard to start something your not sure off, but trust me once you start it, it gets easier to do it again.

Also for English poetry here is useful website that contains a huge glossary of poetic terms you may need to reference to. Poetic Glossary

Have a look through that list and learn off at least 5 poetic terms that you can use in your poetry questions. Go for the short simple terms that you do find in the poetry that you've studied, eg: Alliteration, Pun, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia & Rhapsody.

 I'll try and post some tips on french tomorrow! Bye for now, be safe and be studying. (:

One Month Left...

Do you know what date today is? That's right! It's the 6th of May 2012

At this time, one month from today we will be done English paper one and be studding like crazy for english paper two!

It's scary to think that, that is all the time we have left. So to make matter worse, specially if your anxious for your exams, I've prepared a countdown!

Don't freak out and over drive yourself! Relax you have 30 days until your first exam. That is plenty of time to get your act together and learn something off!

If your like me and have spent plenty of time planning and planning and drawing and designing study timetables after timetables, what I advise you to do is, spend a good hour tomorrow looking through your English exam paper and see what is it they are asking for. Of course you can't check for the last thirty years of exam papers so narrow it down. I'll be checking every three/four years.

Ask yourself:

• Do I know the five types of languages and their feature? 
• Do I know the logical sequence of events in Hamlet? 
• Do I know at least two themes in Hamlet? 
• Do I know how to write a letter/report/short story ?
• Do I know at least FOUR poets? 
• What's my novel about again? 
• How do I link the novel to the play and movie? 

Tomorrow is the day to answer those questions! At least for me, I will try and answer those questions! 

It might be better to be able to answer a little bit about everything rather than only having one answer prepared! 

And make posters! I'll do my best to take pictures of my wall of education tomorrow and share with you guys! 

The exam is coming whether we like it or not! It will occur whether we're there or not, so we may as well give it a shot! What's the worse that could happen?  "Show up and try" - That's all I can do and that is what i will do! My motto for the exams! :)